BOB BERG
Genres: Post Bop, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Classic Fusion, Bossa Nova • United States

The tragic death of saxophonist Bob Berg in an automobile accident has stunned the jazz community world-wide. Berg was driving with his wife, Arja, through a snowstorm when his car was struck by a cement truck. His wife was thrown clear, and although badly injured, is expected to recover, but the saxophonist was killed in the impact. Berg was regarded as a major figure in his generation. He served an apprenticeship working with Jack McDuff, Horace Silver and Cedar Walton in the Seventies, then emerged to wider notice as a member of Miles Davis’s band from 1984-86. He went on to lead or co-lead his own groups, as well as working with other top names like Chick Corea. The saxophonist was a strong and highly resourceful improviser in both acoustic and electric jazz settings, and developed a rich, hard-edged and beautifully articulated tenor sound. He had recently recorded with the read more...