Sasha Berliner and Eva Klesse

Sasha Berliner, from San Francisco, is a genre-defying vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader known for collaborating with Tyshawn Sorey and Nicholas Payton. A New School alum, she's headlined major jazz festivals and was SF Jazz's 2018 Rising Female Instrumentalist. She was the first US recipient of the LetterOne “Rising Stars” Jazz Award in 2018 and is a Downbeat Readers’ Poll nominee. Sasha endorses Vater, Sabian, and Marimba One.