Karl Berger (1935-2023)

Last Sunday, we lost a true titan of the Hudson Valley—and planetary—music community: influential jazz composer, musician, and educator Karl Berger. Born in Germany in 1935, Berger and his wife, vocalist and educator Ingrid Sertso, immigrated to the US in the 1960s.…

I had the privilege of seeing and hearing Karl and his wife Ingrid perform live a couple of times. A great loss.