Bert Seager
Pianist and composer Bert Seager has been a leading player on the jazz scene in Boston Massachusetts since 1981. He has led tours with his band in Japan, Canada, Jordan, Bulgaria, and the United States. His ten internationally released compact discs have won him unanimous critical acclaim from the New York Times, Keyboard Magazine, The Boston Globe and many other publications.
He has performed and recorded with Joe Lavano, Tim Hagans, George Garzone, Bob Moses, Joe Hunt, and Richie Barshay. He has performed in ensembles on stage with George Mraz, Miroslav Vitous, Mick Goodrick, Tom Harrell, Ben Street, Chris Speed, and Billy Drewes. Bert has been a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant for jazz and is on the current New England Foundation for the Arts Massachusetts Touring Roster. Most recently he has been awarded a MacDowell Artists Colony fellowship / residency for this coming fall – 2007.
For further information, please visit: www.bertseager.com
New Releases
Jones St. – a new duo CD from Mark Kleinhaut & Neil Lamb
Bert Seager’s newest release “Lima Beans”, recorded on January 29 and March 26, 2009, features Jorge Roeder on bass and Jorge Perez Alebela on drums.
This is the third CD of the KJB band. All three musicians share a similar feeling for groove and dynamics and their time together shows in their intuitive musical rapport.
The release of Canción Para Mi Amor by Scott Oakley Y Sus Incomparables features a new band playing an exciting brand of Cuban jazz.