BOB BERG

'Bob Berg', (April 7, 1951 - December 5, 2002) was a jazz saxophonist originally from Brooklyn, New York City. He started his musical education at the age of six when he began studying classical piano. He began playing the saxophone at the age of thirteen. Berg became widely known through his period in the Miles Davis band. He subsequently released a series of solo albums and also performed frequently with pianist Chick Corea. He was killed in a traffic accident in East Hampton, NY.
He often played at the 7th Ave South NYC club and was loved.
The person who crashed into him accidentally was a good friend of his driving a dump truck which skidded into oncoming traffic in ice.

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Discography

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Discography

★ ''New Birth'' (1978; Xanadu Records)

★ ''Steppin': Live in Europe'' (1982)

★ ''Short Stories'' (1987)

★ ''Cycles'' (1988)

★ ''In the Shadows'' (1990)

★ ''Back Roads'' (1991)

★ ''Virtual Reality'' (1992)

★ ''Enter the Spirit'' (1993)

★ ''Riddles'' (1994)

★ ''The Best of Bob Berg'' (1995)

★ ''Another Standard'' (1997)

★ ''Jazz Times Superband'' (2000)

External links

★ Official Bob Berg Website

★ Jazz Professional article about his death

★ Interview with Bob Berg