Sasha Berliner

Sasha Berliner (1998-Present) is one of the up-and-coming figures in today’s jazz scene. Born in San Francisco, she first approached music from behind a rock drum kit before permanently transitioning to vibraphone. As a student of acclaimed vibraphonist Stefon Harris, she attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and later received the LetterOne “Rising Star” Jazz Award, granting her the opportunity to headline numerous jazz festivals across the U.S. and Canada. She’s shared the bandstand with names such as Tyshawn Sorey, Christian McBride, Quincy Davis, Nicholas Payton, and Marcus Gilmore. Her debut album as a bandleader, Azalea (2019), was subsequently nominated for a JazzTimes 2019 Readers’ Poll “Best New Release”, and employs digital effects, speech samples, and strings to produce a highly alternative jazz style. The original band initially assembled at Rosnes’ behest for a European festival tour eight years ago. “I chose musicians whom I respected and wanted to make music with,” the pianist says, “and after performing together, I realized we had a brilliant chemistry. We decided to explore the possibilities of what might develop over time - and that’s how ARTEMIS was born.”

The group is distinctive not only for bringing together five singular artists, each renowned for their own remarkable solo careers; but for its multi-generational and multinational line-up, with members hailing from America, Canada, and Japan.