Shelly Berg
Encyclopedia
Shelton Glen Berg (born August 18, 1955) is a jazz pianist
from Cleveland, Ohio
. His father was trumpet player Jay Berg. At the age of six Shelly Berg entered the Cleveland Institute of Music
studying classical piano. Berg earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of Houston School of Music
.
He has mostly devoted himself to being a music educator, but has also recorded critically acclaimed albums. In 2006, he arranged most of the songs on the album entitled Ray Sings, Basie Swings
(Concord 2006). Shelly Berg was previously the McCoy/Sample Professor of Jazz Studies at the USC Thornton School of Music
. In April 2007, he was named Dean of the Frost School of Music
at the University of Miami
.
Jazz piano
Jazz piano is a collective term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic and harmonic capabilities...
from Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. His father was trumpet player Jay Berg. At the age of six Shelly Berg entered the Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland Institute of Music
The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean....
studying classical piano. Berg earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of Houston School of Music
Moores School of Music
The Rebecca and John J. Moores School of Music is the music school of the University of Houston. The Moores School offers the Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Arts in Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in music performance, conducting, theory and composition, music history...
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He has mostly devoted himself to being a music educator, but has also recorded critically acclaimed albums. In 2006, he arranged most of the songs on the album entitled Ray Sings, Basie Swings
Ray Sings, Basie Swings
Ray Sings, Basie Swings is a posthumously created album that mixes previously unreleased Ray Charles vocal performances, recorded at live concerts in the mid-1970's, together with newly recorded instrumental tracks by the contemporary Count Basie Orchestra....
(Concord 2006). Shelly Berg was previously the McCoy/Sample Professor of Jazz Studies at the USC Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music
The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premier music schools in the United States...
. In April 2007, he was named Dean of the Frost School of Music
Frost School of Music
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music or Frost School of Music of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, known from 1926 to 2003 as University of Miami School of Music, is a music school in the United States....
at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
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Discography
- The Joy (DMP 1995) with Lou Fischer, Steve Houghton, Randy Drake
- The Will: A Tribute To Oscar Peterson (CARS 1998) with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen
- Pieces Of String (Viewpoint 2003) with John Fremgen and Peter Erskine
- Blackbird (Concord Records 2005) with Chuck Berghofer and Gregg Field
- The Nearness of You (Arbors Records 2009) solo piano
External links
- http://www.shellyberg.com/index.html Official Website