Recent Performances:
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Inverness Courier: pdf - 979kb
Irish Independent: pdf - 85kb
Karel Van Keymeulen: pdf - 574kb
The Irish Times: pdf - 1023kb
Vancouver Jazz: pdf - 145kb
An Interview With Andy Hamilton: Page 1
The New York Times: Page 1
Reader: Page 1
The Guardian: Page 1
Down Beat: pdf
Start Here, Finish There:
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All About Jazz. April 18, 2004: pdf - 170kb
Columbia Daily Tribune: pdf - 361kb
JazzTimes, May 2004: pdf - 145kb
Mid West Records Recap: pdf - 43kb
The Saratogian: pdf - 134kb
Sounds of Timeless Jazz: pdf - 83kb
E Jazz News: pdf
Greenwich Time: pdf
Independent Online: pdf
Jazziz: pdf
M.I.Daily: pdf
O's Place Newsletter: pdf
Pittsburgh Tribune: pdf
Leaving Home:
"If this fine release doesn't push composer and pianist David Berkman into the mainstream jazz foreground, nothing will. Berkman is a dynamic writer (whose) striking solos are often overlooked as the compositions have such seamless organic unity."
Marcus Crowder, Sacramento Bee
"With Leaving Home, (Berkman) has ascended to a new height of creativity. Tracing the trajectory of mapped out by his earlier CD's we can see a greater level of melodic sophistication and more intense coalescing of compositional elements."
John Stevenson, CD Reviews.com
#5 Yellow Dog Jazz Chart
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Knight Ridder Newspapers: Page 1
Hartford (CT) Courant: Page 1
CD Reviews: Page 1
Jazzmosaik: Page 1
Jazz: Page 1
JazzIz: Page 1
Jazz Review: Page 1
Los Angels Times: Page 1
Birmingham Post: Page 1
Jazzmosaiek: Page 1
Ottawa Citizen: Page 1
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Page 1
Jazz Report: Page 1
Acoustic Music Review: Page 1
Yellow Dog Jazz Chart: Page 1
Communication Theory:
#1 CMJ Jazz chart
(charted on Gavin Jazz chart)
Top 5 Jazz Records of 2000
--Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes
Top 10 Jazz Records of 2000
--Jim Macnie, SonicNet, Providence Register
"Berkman follows Handmade, his dauntingly intelligent debut with a disc that is even more complex and rewarding..."
Carlo Wolff, Metroland Albany, Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Berkman is a scintillating composer and improviser..."
Steve Futterman, Entertainment Weekly
"Communication Theory is a terrific achievement and a sure sign of great things to come from Berkman."
David Adler, AllAboutJazz.com
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CMJ Online: Page 1
Jazz Times: Page 1
SonicNet.com: Page 1
Metroland: Page 1
Entertainment Weekly: Page 1
AllAboutJazz.com: Page 1 Page 2
CityPaper.net: Page 1
Dallas Morning News: Page 1
Down Beat: Page 1
Jazz Grooves: Page 1
Jazz Review: Page 1
Handmade:
Top 10 records of 1998
-- The New York Times and JazzIz magazine
Top 5 Records of 1998
-- JazzTimes magazine
4 and a half stars
-- DownBeat
"…an often stunning collection of great melodies and intelligent improvisations …"
Richard Kamins, Hartford Courant
"Berkman doesn't rely on old formulas and he isn't risk-averse. In his tunes, harmonies flow in unanticipated directions, silences open suddenly like trap doors, and quirky rhythmic displacements keep both listeners and bandmembers on their toes (His) music is also full of romance, mystery and good spirits …"
Ed Hazel, JazzIz magazine
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Jazz Times: Page 1
Jazz Times Collectors Edition: Page 1
Down Beat: Page 1
JazzIz: Page 1
Jazz Messenger: Page 1
Middletown Extra: Page 1
New York Times: Page 1
