Steven M. Berlin(born September 14, 1955, inPhiladelphia) is an Americansaxophonist,keyboardistandrecord producer,best known as a member of therockgroupLos Lobosand, before that,Top Jimmy & the Rhythm Pigs,theBlasters,andthe Flesh Eaters.[1]Berlin is married and lives with his wife and children inPortland, Oregon.Berlin joined the bandTuataraas a side project in 1998 on their secondalbum,Trading with the Enemy.

Steve Berlin
Berlin in 2009
Berlin in 2009
Background information
Born(1955-09-14)September 14, 1955(age 69)
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, songwriter

Background

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As either asession musicianor producer, Berlin has worked with theSoul Survivors,Crash Test Dummies,Backyard Tire Fire,The Beat Farmers,John Lee Hooker,thePaladins,Faith No More,Dave Alvin,R.E.M.,theGo-Go's,theSmithereens,theReplacements,Leo Kottke,Sheryl Crow,theAct,Los Super Seven,Rickie Lee Jones,Leftover Salmon,String Cheese Incident,Alec Ounsworth(Clap Your Hands Say Yeah),Raul Malo,Rick Trevino,Jackie Greene,theTragically Hip,Great Big Sea,theBridge,Nathan Wiley,theDandy Warhols,Making Movies,No Te Va Gustar,Brownout,Deer TickandJohn Wesley Harding.[2][3]

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  1. ^Chris Morris Los Lobos: Dream in Blue 2015 - Page 57 1477308520 "At many of these early gigs, Los Lobos were augmented by another musician who started showing up at their shows, instrument in hand, just for the love of it: the Blasters' saxophonist Steve Berlin. Born in Philadelphia, John Coltrane's longtime home base, in 1955, Berlin was a hard-blowing, R&B- and jazz-savvy saxophonist..."
  2. ^Timothy Finn"Making Movies: 'An Amazing Special Band'".Kansas City Star, December 14, 2012
  3. ^Hanson, Geoff (September 24, 2024)."The wolves have survived".Aspen Daily News.RetrievedNovember 3,2024.
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