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Richard Alan Berk (May 22, 1939 – February 8, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.[1]
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![]() Berk at Wilfs in 2009 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Richard Alan Berk |
Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | May 22, 1939
Died | February 8, 2014 74) Portland, Oregon | (aged
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Drums |
Years active | 1960s–2014 |
Labels | Discovery, Trend, Reservoir, Nine Winds |
Website | www |
A native of San Francisco, California, he studied at the Berklee College of Music and played in the Boston area early in the 1960s. In 1962 he moved to New York City and played with Ted Curson and Bill Barron in a quintet from 1962 to 1964. Following this he played with Charles Mingus, Mose Allison, Freddie Hubbard, and Walter Bishop, Jr., among others. He moved to Los Angeles late in the 1960s, where he played with Milt Jackson, Frank Rosolino, George Duke, Cal Tjader, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Blue Mitchell. He founded the Jazz Adoption Agency in the early 1980s, playing into the 2000s; the group included Andy Martin, Mike Fahn, Nick Brignola, Jon Nagorney, Keith Saunders, Tad Weed, and John Patitucci.
He died in 2014 at the age of 74.[2]
With Walter Bishop, Jr.
With Ted Curson
With Don Friedman
With Milt Jackson
With Jean Luc Ponty-George Duke
With Blue Mitchell
With Cal Tjader
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