VIBRAPHONIST AND COMPOSER SASHA BERLINER PRIORITIZES IDEAS AND SOUND FIRST WITH FANTÔME, A METAPHORICAL CHALLENGE TO THE STATE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, OUT MARCH 28, 2025 (OUTSIDE IN MUSIC) The backdrop of the music scene contemporarily can appear to resemble the apparent divisiveness of broader culture surrounding it, as different views seek to define what … Read More
by Nate Chinen, WBGO “Now Berliner is about to release a much-anticipated follow-up, Onyx, on JMI Recordings. Due out on July 22, it sports an illustrious ensemble with Berliner on vibraphone, James Francies on piano and Fender Rhodes, Burniss Earl Travis II on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums. Among the album’s special guests is alto saxophonist … Read More
Ascending vibraphonist Sasha Berliner augments her effervescent and contemporary signature on sophomore release ‘Onyx’ due out July 22 via JMI Recordings After an impressive foray on her debut album, Azalea (2019), in-demand vibraphonist Sasha Berliner presents her vigorous, unabashedly avant-garde sophomore recording, Onyx. Due out July 22, 2022 via JMI Recordings, Onyx finds the budding, … Read More
