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==Personal life==

Jeff Berlin was born to parents who were both musically inclined (his father, Sam Berlin an opera singer and his mother Helen Berlin a pianist). As a child he was considered a prodigy on the violin, but switched to bass guitar at 14 years old. His early bass training included time at the [[Berklee College of Music]] in Boston. In 1988 married a pianist and singer Vicky Fulop-Berlin from Venezuela. They had two children. Jason Berlin ( 1993 ) a cancer survivor and Sean Evan Berlin ( 1996 ). Jason Berlin is following Jeff's footsteps in the music industry as a very talented drummer.


==As a musician==
==As a musician==

Since the 1970s, Jeff Berlin's career has been primarily as a sideman to more well-known musicians, but he has also released several solo albums. He played for some years with [[Bill Bruford]] and turned down an offer to join [[Van Halen]].


Jeff Berlin's bass playing is somewhat similar to that of [[Jaco Pastorius]], though Berlin plays a [[fret]]ted bass and has stated his distaste for Jaco imitators.<ref>http://www.bassinside.com/2002/september/jberlin.htm</ref>
Jeff Berlin's bass playing is somewhat similar to that of [[Jaco Pastorius]], though Berlin plays a [[fret]]ted bass and has stated his distaste for Jaco imitators.<ref>http://www.bassinside.com/2002/september/jberlin.htm</ref>
==As an educator==

Berlin is well known as a particularly outspoken advocate of (formal) music education. He was a founding member of the [[Musicians Institute|Bass Institute of Technology]] in Los Angeles and later founded with Vicky Fulop-Berlin The Players School of Music in Clearwater, Florida. Among his notable pupils are bass guitarists [[David Hughes (bass player)|David Hughes]] and [[Christopher Maloney]]. Additionally, he regularly writes articles and columns for Bass Player Magazine ( USA ) and Bass Guitar Magazine ( UK ).

==Equipment==

Berlin had [[Dean Guitars]] produce a Jeff Berlin signature model electric bass. Previously, [[Peavey Electronics|Peavey]] made a Jeff Berlin signature bass dubbed the "Palaedium". Berlin's current gigging bass is the Dean Jeff Berlin Signature Model.

He also has a signature amplifier combo made by MarkBass, the CMD 151P. This consists of one 15" speaker powered by an integrated solid state head (with power output of 300 watts @ 8 ohm or 500 watts @ 4 ohm). This combo lacks a [[tweeter]], which Berlin prefers not to use. Berlin is also involved with the development of MarkBass equipment (manufactured in Italy).

==Discography==

;Solo recordings:

* 1985 '''Jeff Berlin/Vox Humana''' - ''Champion''
* 1986 '''Jeff Berlin''' - ''Pump It!''
* 1997 '''Jeff Berlin''' - ''Taking Notes''
* 1998 '''Jeff Berlin''' - ''Crossroads''
* 2000 '''Jeff Berlin''' - ''[[Star Licks Productions]]'' (VHS)
* 2000 '''Jeff Berlin''' - ''In Harmony's Way''
* 2004 '''Jeff Berlin''' - ''Lumpy Jazz''
* 2006 '''Jeff Berlin''' - ''Aneurythms/Ace Of Bass''
* 2006 '''Jeff Berlin''' - ''Mel Bay Bass Logic'' (DVD)
* 2010 '''Jeff Berlin''' - ''High Standards''
* 2013 '''Jeff Berlin''' - ''Low Standards''


;Sideman appearances:

* 1976 '''Patrick Moraz''' - ''The Story of !''
* 1976 '''Esther Phillips''' - ''Capricorn Princess''
* 1976 '''Patti Austin''' - ''[[End of a Rainbow]]''
* 1976 '''David Matthews with Whirlwind''' - ''Shoogie Wanna Boogie''
* 1977 '''Ray Barretto''' - ''Eye of the Beholder''
* 1977 '''David Liebman''' - ''Light'n Up, Please!''
* 1977 '''Ernie Krivda''' - ''Satanic''
* 1977 '''Bill Bruford''' - ''[[Feels Good to Me]]''
* 1978 '''[[Don Pullen]]''' - ''[[Montreux Concert]]'' (Atlantic)
* 1979 '''[[David Sancious]]''' - ''Just As I Thought''
* 1979 '''Bruford''' - ''[[One of a Kind (album)|One Of A Kind]]''
* 1980 '''Bruford''' - ''Gradually Going Tornado''
* 1980 '''Poussez!''' - ''Leave That Boy Alone!''
* 1980 '''Passport''' - ''Lifelike''
* 1981 '''Joe Diorio''' - ''20th Century Impressions''
* 1981 '''Bruford''' - ''The Bruford Tapes''
* 1983 '''Allan Holdsworth''' - ''[[Road Games]]''
*1983 '''Janis Ian''' - ''Uncle Wonderful''
* 1985 '''Schumate-Reno Jazz Quintet''' - ''Hurricane''
* 1986 '''Bruford''' - ''Master Strokes 1978-1985''
* 1986 '''[[T Lavitz]]''' - ''Storytime''
* 1987 '''Henderson-Berlin-Smith-Lavitz''' - ''Players''
* 1987 '''Kazumi Watanabe''' - ''[[The Spice of Life (Kazumi Watanabe album)|The Spice of Life]]''
* 1988 '''Kazumi Watanabe''' - ''[[The Spice of Life Too]]''
* 1989 '''KD Lang''' - ''Even Cowgirls Get the Blues''
* 1993 '''Anderson-Bruford-Wakeman-Howe''' - ''An Evening of Yes Music Plus''
* 1994 '''Nathan Cavaleri Band''' - '' Nathan''
* 1995 '''Richie Kotzen''' - ''The Inner Galactic Fusion Experience''
* 2002 '''Twinemen''' - ''Twinemen''
* 2002 '''Various Artists''' - ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Soundtrack)''
* 2004 '''Catie Curtis''' - ''Dreaming in Romance Languages''
* 2004 '''Weepies''' - ''Happiness''
* 2004 '''Novocento''' - ''Featuring...''
* 2005 '''Chambers-Berlin-Fiuczynski-Lavitz''' - ''Boston T Party''
* 2007 '''Paddy Saul''' - ''One Town Tasted''
* 2007 '''Bill Bruford''' - ''Rock Goes To College'' (DVD)
* 2008 '''Meg Hutchinson''' - ''Come Up Full''
* 2009 '''Bill Bruford''' - ''Best of Winterfold''
* 2010 '''Meg Hutchinson''' - ''The Living Side''
* 2010 '''Dann Glenn''' - ''Eleven Eleven Orchestra''
* 2012 '''Scott Henderson & Jeff Berlin & Dennis Chambers''' - ''HBC''


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.jeffberlinmusic.com Official Jeff Berlin Website]
* [http://www.jeffberlinmusic.com Official Jeff Berlin Website]
* [http://www.playerschool.com Players School of Music]
* [http://www.pathofpalms.com Path Of Palms Studios]
* [http://www.globalbass.com/archives/nov2000/jeff_berlin.htm Interview in Global Bass Online (November 2000)]
* [http://www.bass-musician-magazine.com/General/bass-musician-magazine-detail.asp?year=2009&month=6&article-id=312854835 Bassist Jeff Berlin, an Interview With Editor Jake Kot]


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Jeff Berlin
Background information
Birth nameJeff Berlin
Born (1953-01-17) January 17, 1953 (age 71)
OriginUnited States Queens, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
Jazz fusion
Progressive rock
Occupation(s)Bassist
Instrument(s)Bass guitar
Years active

Jeff Berlin (born January 17, 1953) is an American jazz, jazz fusion, and progressive rock electric bass player.


As a musician

Jeff Berlin's bass playing is somewhat similar to that of Jaco Pastorius, though Berlin plays a fretted bass and has stated his distaste for Jaco imitators.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.bassinside.com/2002/september/jberlin.htm

External links

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