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DANIEL BERKMAN, MUSICIAN INSTRUCTOR
Daniel Berkman, Musician Instructor |
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Daniel Berkman started playing the drums at age 10 and soon after began independently writing and recording hundreds of songs. He studied percussion and composition at the Hartt School of Music, cofounded by his grandfather, Samuel Berkman, and grandmother, Irene Kahn Berkman. Though he originally taught himself to play Berimbau and Tablas with the help of a book and record by Usta Keramatullah Khan, he later studied Tabla with Swapan Chowdhuri at the Ali Akbar College. While studying Kora with Alan Perlman and experimenting with electronics, he eventually combined the two art forms and developed a unique music fusing Kora and electronics, creating a virtual one-man band. Berkman regularly plays clubs and festivals and has played on numerous recordings, including his own two Kora releases, Heartstrings and Feverdreams. Since 1998 he has been a dance accompanist at ODC for Liz Roman, Janice Garret, and Ellie Klopp. In addition to his work as an artist in residence for the San Francisco Ballet Center for Dance Education, Berkman composes scores for local choreographers and recently concluded production on a follow-up to his last Kora CD. |
