eXpanseplane

Berg is a bassist first. He will confide that each of his songs starts with the bass.  His training and experience leave him in unquestionable command of the “rhythm section” — drums+percussion+bass – throughout Hymn to the Endless Creator. Is it a diversity or unity of talent at work here?  Both.  The compass needle moves to an imperative that is eXpanseplane’s alone. As a songwriter Berg’s arrangements bring the right instruments to bear at the right time and, most interestingly, in the right time signature. A student of the bass for several years, Berg explored classical jazz and contemporary jazz as he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a specialization in free improvisation. (If ever we’re asked whether we actually used that stuff we learned in school, you can be sure it is absolutely true in this case.)