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Luke Bergman

Luke Bergman is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and recording artist based in Seattle, WA. His voice, bass and guitar work have been utilized in groups he writes for like Heatwarmer as well as sideperson work with Bill Frisell, Cuong Vu, Andrew Bird and others. His output as a solo artist focuses on his arranging abilities of jazz, folk and pop repetoire. He's made an album of solo guitar, and multiple albums that feature his pedal steel guitar playing. His most recent release, "Worx," is a home-recorded collection of ten original compositions. Recording all the instruments he plays, the album focuses on contrapuntal melodies and creative orchestration and has the feeling of the soundtrack of "Donkey Kong Country as a Hallmark movie."

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Cuong Vu: Leaps of Faith

Read "Leaps of Faith" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Over the last 10 years, trumpeter Cuong Vu has made an impact as an innovator who filters music through the prism of his imagination. He has been agile enough to fit into bands as diverse as those led by Myra Melford and Pat Metheny, and has also carved a niche for himself as a leader who turns his compositions into distinctive portraits of startling imagery. On Leaps of Faith, he focuses his attention on three jazz standards, two pop tunes ...

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Cuong Vu 4-Tet: Leaps of Faith

Read "Leaps of Faith" reviewed by Stephen Wood


Cuong Vu's Leaps of Faith is one of the most creative and thoughtful jazz recordings released so far this year, suggesting that jazz remains alive and thriving. Like the best of contemporary jazz, it's mixture of worlds is both atonal and melodic; free, but following form; complex, while also accessible. This record is rich in musical experiences, beginning with a free-flowing interpretation of the classic “Body and Soul," that drifts along on Vu's tender trumpet lines. Another ...

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Cuong Vu 4-Tet: Leaps of Faith

Read "Leaps of Faith" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


The order and presentation of music on a recording or in a recital are every bit as important in the music producer's skill set as is choosing what music to include. Had trumpeter Cuong Vu introduced his Vu-Tet's Leaps of Faith with the title piece, or “Child-Like (for Vina)," it would have been easy to dismiss the recording as a well-intentioned experiment, descending into noise and chaos before making its point. Instead, Vu and co-producer/bassist Luke Bergman wisely introduce the ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Electric City

Self-Released
2020

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King Tears Bat Trip

Table & Chairs
2012

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Leaps of Faith

Origin Records
2011

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Leaps of Faith

From: Leaps of Faith
By Luke Bergman

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