Dialogues | Black LP

Dan Berkson | Dialogues - Black LP

Release date: 17.09.2021

Following a move to London from across the pond and an immersion in the city's deep house scene, Dan Berkson's subsequent rediscovery of his earliest musical foundations and the drawing of inspiration from the capital's buzzing contemporary jazz scene would lead to Dialogues - an accomplished and rewarding body of work pulled together during his final days in London before relocation to California, now proudly released by Freestyle Records.

Features in Bandcamp Weekly, Uncut, San Francisco Chronicle, Jazziz & HiFi Choice, plus radio play on Maconie's Freakzone on 6Music, Jazz FM, Worldwide FM and regular rotation on Soho Radio's Morning Glory show

It was inevitable that Dan Berkson would make a jazz album like Dialogues: joyful, danceable, entertaining, driven by the pleasure principle, and filled with virtuosity. It represents Berkson's experiences in London, where jazz is a living, breathing, dancing scene. It's his love letter to the city, bristling with British talent such as bassist Andrea di Biase (Heidi Vogell, Maria Chiara Argiro, Bruno Heinen) and drummer Jon Scott (Kairos 4Tet, Sons Of Kemet, Mulatu Astatke) and recorded in his final days in the city before relocating to California. It's also rich with history: the musical journey that brought him to this point covers almost 40 years and 4,000 miles.