Art Exhibit-Ed Berger: Jazz Photographer

Ed Berger, (1951-2017) was former Associate Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. In addition he was an award-winning author, jazz record producer, label owner, discographer, editor, historian, photographer, and educator. This exhibit celebrates his life and work, presenting a series of his photographs taken over a 40 year career span. Berger photographed events including jazz rehearsals and concerts, memorials and tributes, festivals, museum openings and gallery exhibitions, and a variety of lectures and educational events. The photographs were taken on stage, in offices and classrooms, and at homes, representing an extensive range of venues associated with a life in jazz.