Review: Zachary Berns - canvas/rendezvous (zalenci)

New York based composer/producer/drummer Zachary Berns declares the new 2-track EP is "jazz house from the NYC cats, pushing it foward" and who are we to disagree?  'canvas' and 'rendezvous' is where jazz n' house meet!

These tracks lean heavily on the late night trumpet a la Roy Hargrove to Herb Alpert in a swingin' hipster East Side Story way - finger poppin' jazz daddy-o; as you'll recall in our review of Mr. Berns last release, on Apparel Music, 'Oh Yes' (see review HERE) there were hints of  the setting for the famous black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians, 'A Great Day In Harlem' (Art Kane for Esquire magazine in 1958).

Well, they all know there jazz heritage here and Jesse Klirsfeld (trumpet) and Luke McCrosson (bass) are an essential part of the mix as even the the jazzier 'rendezvous' has a heavy bass beat like a train that'll work in a jazzdance/club environment (Ed. if you check his insta, he does line a train scene background to his videos).

This is a big week for big tunes but this is not one to be missed.

BUY LINK: canvas / rendezvous | zachary berns

Artist: Zachary Berns (Zbeeez)

Title: canvas/rendezvous EP

Release date: 26th March, 2026

Label : zalenci

Catalog Number :TBC

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Zachary Berns (Zbeeez) - Oh Yes! EP (Apparel Music)

New York based composer / producer / drummer Zachary Berns declares 'Oh Yes!' from the jazz n' choir meets house that sits between gospel at one extreme and classical at another!

The title track 'Oh Yes' reminds me of a church choir in amongst the setting for the famous black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians, 'A Great Day In Harlem' (Art Kane for Esquire magazine in 1958) as a modern studio production.  A track counter balanced by a jazzy classical cut up called 'Living Room' and the opener 'Shadows' with the trust of the live drumming and a service call bell for supper's ready.

This EP has the genre skipping cool that's over K&D/Ninja Tune/house edits to jazzdance clubs.

Any of these tracks would fit musically on the album, 'Apparel Music: B-Day 15' (see review HERE: if not on the time-line) and this will equally cross-over with any jazz-fused crowd so it's big in our world.

P.S. Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s, Jazz FM, Gooner and more) is a fan - see below.

BUY LINK: https://apparel-music.lnk.to/APDEXTRA062

Artist: Zachary Berns (Zbeeez)

Title: Oh Yes! EP

Release date: 6th February, 2026

Label : Apparel Music

Catalog Number : APDEXTRA062

Format: Digital / Bandcamp