Jeff Berlin Born January 17 1953 Is An American Jazz Jazz Fusion And Progressive Rock Electric Bass Player. Jeff Berlin's Bass Playing Is Somewhat Similar To That Of Jaco Pastorius Though Berlin Plays A Fretted Bass And Has Stated His Distaste For Jaco Imitators. Early Life Jeff Berlin Was Born To Parents Who Were Both Musically Inclined His Father An Opera Singer And His Mother A Pianist . As A Child He Was Considered A Prodigy On The Violin But Switched To Bass Guitar At 14 Years Old. His Early Bass Training Included Time At The Berklee College Of Music In Boston. As A Musician Since The 1970s Jeff Berlin's Career Has Been Primarily As A Sideman To More Well-Known Musicians But He Has Also Released Several Solo Albums. He Played For Some Years With Bill Bruford And Turned Down An Offer To Join Van Halen. As An Educator Berlin Is Well-Known As A Particularly Outspoken Advocate Of Formal Music Education. He Was A Founding Member Of The Bass Institute Of Technology In Los Angeles And Later Founded The Players School Of Music In Clearwater Florida. Among His Notable Pupils Is Bass Guitarist David Hughes. Additionally He Regularly Writes Articles And Columns For Bass Player Magazine. Discography Solo Recordings 1985 Jeff Berlin/Vox Humana - Champion 1986 Jeff Berlin - Pump It! 1997 Jeff Berlin - Taking Notes 1998 Jeff Berlin - Crossroads 2000 Jeff Berlin - Star Licks VHS 2000 Jeff Berlin - In Harmony's Way 2004 Jeff Berlin - Lumpy Jazz 2006 Jeff Berlin - Aneurythms/Ace Of Bass 2006 Jeff Berlin - Mel Bay Bass Logic DVD 2010 Jeff Berlin - High Standards Sideman Appearances 1976 Patrick Moraz - The Story Of ! 1976 Esther Phillips - Capricorn Princess 1976 Patti Austin - End Of A Rainbow 1976 David Matthews With Whirlwind - Shoogie Wanna Boogie 1977 Ray Barretto - Eye Of The Beholder 1977 David Liebman - Light'n Up Please! 1977 Ernie Krivda - Satanic 1977 Bill Bruford - Feels Good To Me 1978 Don Pullen - Montreux Concert 1979 Bill Bruford - One Of A Kind 1980 Bill Bruford - Gradually Going Tornado 1980 Poussez! - Leave That Boy Alone! 1980 Passport - Lifelike 1983 Allan Holdsworth - Road Games 1985 Schumate-Reno Jazz Quintet - Hurricane 1986 Bill Bruford - Master Strokes 1978-1985 1987 Henderson-Berlin-Smith-Lavitz - Players 1987 Kazumi Watanabe - The Spice Of Life 1988 Kazumi Watanabe - The Spice Of Life Too 1989 KD Lang - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues 1993 Anderson-Bruford-Wakeman-Howe - An Evening Of Yes Music Plus 1994 Nathan Cavaleri Band - Nathan 1995 Richie Kotzen - The Inner Galactic Fusion Experience 2002 Twinemen - Twinemen 2002 Various Artists - Grand Theft Auto Vice City Soundtrack 2004 Catie Curtis - Dreaming In Romance Languages 2004 Weepies - Happiness 2004 Novocento - Featuring... 2006 Chambers-Berlin-Fiuczynski-Lavitz - Boston T Party 2007 Paddy Saul - One Town Tasted 2007 Bill Bruford - Rock Goes To College DVD 2008 Meg Hutchinson - Come Up Full 2009 Bill Bruford - Best Of Winterfold 2010 Meg Hutchinson - The Living Side 2010 Dann Glenn - Eleven Eleven Orchestra