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Shelly Berg, Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California, talks about his background. He is a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He touches on the fact that playing can be considered its own industry. Berg shares that he orchestrated Kiss's last album. He also has worked on top ten recordings in a variety of areas such as alternative rock, Latin, classical, and country. Berg has composed for television and films as well.
Berg, Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California, briefly discusses the critical importance of approaching your personal and business relationships entrepreneurially.
Shelton Berg, professor, jazz studies, is an accomplished jazz pianist, composer, orchestrator and educator. His solo CDs include The Joy, on DMP records, and The Will, for CARS Records. The Will reached the top ten in the definitive Gavin Report. The full range of his versatility is expressed with an overview of his recent credits. Mr. Berg is the pianist and arranger for trombonist Bill Watrous, and has appeared and/or recorded with top industry professionals such as Woody Herman, Louis Bell...
Shelly Berg, Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California, talks about the yin and yang quality of music. Everything comes from the opposite. There is a technical well and a spiritual well that must be filled up. Berg also shares what he considers to be the most difficult thing to teach - surrendering one's self to the music. Also in this segment, he discusses what he expects his jazz students to understand. They must know the lyric and understand what's unique about the ...
Shelly Berg, Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California, lists some of his heroes such as Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Herbie Hancock, and Hank Jones. Berg also shares the importance having a hero, especially when starting out. It's a benchmark. He suggests to jazz band directors to have the same song playing each day to help students gain a deeper understanding of the piece. There is a correlation between that and a hero.
Shelly Berg, Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California, talks about the importance of developing a relationship with the audience. The audience will give a musician encouragement and pull things out of the musician that he or she didn't know was possible. Therefore, Berg points out that it is never too early to develop one's own audience. The music industry is a business of relationships. One must make those relationships with other musicians and the audience.