All About Jazz -- Album Review

By Karl Ackermann

Published on 09/05/2010

Manifesto, the debut release from Dan Berg & The Gestalt, may be one of 2010's best recordings. The composer/keyboardist—a Brooklyn native and former student of reed man Marty Ehrlich—has created a smart, versatile and accessible collection that bridges genres and techniques, while remaining at home in the jazz idiom.

Amazon MP3 -- Album Review

By Grady Harp

Published on 09/14/2010

Dan Berg has correctly named this album of DAN BERG & THE GESTALT 'The Manifesto' — as though this collection of works will be the vanguard for his fame. Berg is a man of many interests — jazz, classical, rock, and world music — and he marries them all on this unique recording.

Manifesto by Dan Berg and the Gestalt: An Album Review

By Daniel J. Kushner

Published on 11/03/2010

This eight-song collection, released in September 2010, represents the debut offering from composer/keyboardist DAN BERG and his contemporary jazz outfit, simply called The Gestalt.

One is struck almost immediately by how Berg and company distinguish themselves from the musical pack, irrespective of genre.

Manifesto

By Dan Bilawsky

Published on 11/20/2010

The idea of creation through inclusion seems to be lost on a lot of musicians today. Jazz-like every other area of music-has become highly compartmentalized.