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Sasha Berliner Quintet Makes its Debut in the Jazz series @ the cell

the cell has not only been incubating new music but also giving exposure to new, high-concept ensembles.

Sasha Berliner is a 19 year old multi-faceted musician from the Bay Area. She specializes in percussion and song writing. Already, her voice is key in the way generations (new and old) perceive music in order to shape the Jazz to come.

PRAISE FOR SASHA BERLINER

"I'm betting money on her - she's going places." - Ambrose Akinmusire, award winning jazz trumpeter, 2007 Thelonious Monk Competition winner, Blue Note artist.

"(Sasha's) playing is impressive and passionate; a joy to hear." - David Friedman, renowned educator and percussionist, Berlin University of the Arts chair.

"I love that (Sasha) is so intellectually curious and insightful. (Sasha's) talent and drive are undeniably clear." - Stefon Harris, multi-Grammy nominated vibraphonist and educator, Associate Dean of Jazz Arts at Manhattan School of Music.

A "brilliant young composer-vibraphonist." - Vijay Iyer, Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, and educator, 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Professor of the Arts at Harvard University Department of Music.

An "excellent soloist...a great risk-taker." - Andrew Cyrille, renowned jazz and avant-garde drummer, performed with Cecil Taylor, Carla Bley, Reggie Workman, Coleman Hawkins, and more.