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Tim Berne

Tim Berne has been played on NTS shows including Sees to Exist Show, with N.Y.C. Rites first played on 12 March 2017.

Tim Berne (born 1954) is an American jazz saxophone player and composer.

Though Berne was a music fan, he had no interest in playing a musical instrument until he was in college, when he purchased an alto saxophone. He was more interested in rhythm and blues music--Stax records releases and Aretha Franklin, especially--until he heard a recording by Julius Hemphill.

Hemphill was known for his integration of soul music and funk with free jazz. Berne moved to New York City in 1974. There Berne took…

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N.Y.C. Rites
Tim Berne
Screwgun Records1999
N.Y.C. Rites
Tim BerneScrewgun Records1999
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San Antonio, The Unknown Factor
Tim Berne
Empire Productions1982
San Antonio, The Unknown Factor
Tim BerneEmpire Productions1982
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The Water People (For Brian Horner)
Tim Berne
Empire Productions1980
The Water People (For Brian Horner)
Tim BerneEmpire Productions1980
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Federico
Tim Berne
Columbia1987
Federico
Tim BerneColumbia1987
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