Pianists · 1935–2023

Karl Berger

German jazz vibraphonist, pianist and composer (1935–2023)

Born
30 March 1935
Heidelberg
Died
9 April 2023
Albany
Country
Germany
Record labels
Enja Records, ESP-Disk
Discography
18 albums

Biography

Karl Berger was a jazz musician who played piano and vibraphone. Karl Berger was born on 30 March 1935 in Heidelberg and died on 9 April 2023 in Albany. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Enja Records and ESP-Disk. The discography here lists 18 albums, from “From Now On” (1967) to “Heart is a Melody” (2022).

Karl Hans Berger (March 30, 1935 – April 9, 2023) was a German-American jazz pianist, vibraphonist, composer, and educator. He was a leading figure in jazz improvisation from the 1960s when he settled in the United States for life. He founded the educational Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York, in 1972 with his wife and Ornette Coleman, to encourage international students to pursue their own ideas about music.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

From Now On 1967
We Are You 1972
With Silence 1974
All Kinds of Time 1976 · Sackville
Interludes 1977
Jazzdance 1987
Transit 1987
Crystal Fire 1992
Conversations 1994
No Man Is an Island 1999
Strangely Familiar 2010
Reverie 2014
Moon 2015
Live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival 2016 · Live
The Hitchhiker 2016
In a Moment 2018
Heart is a Melody 2022
Musica Poetica

Also plays on

Albums where Karl Berger is credited as a sideman

1966 Symphony for Improvisers — Don Cherry piano, vibraphone
1969 Albert Mangelsdorff and His Friends — Albert Mangelsdorff vibraphone
1971 Where Fortune Smiles — John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin & Dave Holland vibraphone, piano, producer
1976 Creative Orchestra Music 1976 — Anthony Braxton glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone
1990 The Lee Konitz Duets — Lee Konitz vibraphone
1997 The Lee Konitz Duets — Lee Konitz vibraphone
1998 Jazzonia — Bill Laswell conductor
2002 Black Ivory Soul — Angélique Kidjo conductor, instrument arranger

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Karl Berger play?

Karl Berger is known for playing piano and vibraphone.

When and where was Karl Berger born?

Karl Berger was born 30 March 1935 in Heidelberg.

What are Karl Berger's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include All Kinds of Time (1976), From Now On (1967), We Are You (1972) and With Silence (1974).

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