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A preoccupation with waves, especially of light and sound - has led me deep into music, photography, and a tech career developing some of the technologies we all use every day.
Life too comes in waves, and this one has me as focused on music as when my first album of originals "Take Me Home" was released back in 1979. Every week you can find me somewhere on trumpet, guitar, or voice, collaborating with fine musicians in the bay area to create recordings and shows that exhilarate and sometimes even bring tears of joy. See upcoming shows
new releases:
new releases:
YouTube now has videos from our Pioneer Saloon show celebrating Neil Young - such a fun night!
The first studio album by What's Cookin' now streams worldwide, and is available for download from ManholeMusic.com
From bandleader Mark Patron:
“If there's a philosophy or mission behind 'What’s Cookin’ Music', it is that the music we’ve been graced with for the last 100 years has been so delightfully voluminous that it's a shame so much has slipped by and gone unrecognized. I want to bring attention to just some of the great composers and beautiful melodies that have moved me and made life that much better."
This album includes our take on compositions by Chick Corea, Horace Silver, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dave Holland, Russ Freeman, Cal Tjader, John Coltrane, and yours truly. Click the drum head to listen.
UltraCombo's jazzy arrangements of video game tunes are now streaming worldwide
UltraCombo's jazzy arrangements of video game tunes are now streaming worldwide
Back in 2019 I recorded and released an album of originals by Bay Area sax man Joe Newman. Joe is also an attorney specializing in the video game biz, in which one of the catchiest aspects of the gaming experience is the music composed for the games. So after the pandemic Joe formed UltraCombo as a sextet of jazz heads bringing interpretations of video game music to live audiences. The ensemble honed its sound to where a new album was warranted, and came into my home studio in late 2024. In April 2025 the album was released by Materia Collective - a record label that focuses exclusively on video game music.
Bert's interview with American Songwriter
Bert's interview with American Songwriter
Adam Lisicky featured Bert on the "Bringin' it Backwards" podcast series. Bert's weave of tech and music is full of surprises, you can listen here
Eight coffee table books of Bert's photography are available at Blurb.com/user/bzbert, telling stories with images and commentary that make for a nice rhythmic experience.
Highlights are occasionally added to the BertsEye photoblog you can view here.
Starting with a fanfare for the Fort Hunt High School Band, Bert has composed 20 or so tunes mostly in folk, rock and jazz. This linked page is where you'll eventually find sheet music for each.
I first dove into digital photography to capture the sights while making psychedelic sounds, touring the US as guitarist in the Flying Other Brothers. Eight coffee table books of my photography are available at Blurb.com/user/bzbert.
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