Will Bernard — artist
Will Bernard has 3 upcoming shows, next at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro on Fri, Oct 2. Dates, venues and tickets on Ckord.
Guitarist Will Bernard, a Berkeley, CA native and Brooklyn NY transplant studied guitar and piano from an early age with Dave Creamer, Art Lande and Julian White later developing and interest in classical music composition . He received a a degree in music from UC Berkeley where he studied with Andrew Imbrie and others. He began playing and recording on an international level as a member of Peter Apfelbaum’s Hieroglyphics Ensemble,who made their recorded debut with Don Cherry on “Multikulti” (A&M 1989). Since then, Bernard has participated in a host of boundary stretching groups, ranging from jazz, hip-hop and world music to experimental music, with many stops in between. In the 90’s Bernard recorded and performed with many projects under the direction of acclaimed producer Lee Townsend and worked with groups ranging from the Hindustani-influenced Jai Uttal to the political hip-hop group the Coup. The most commercially successful of these projects was the group T.J. Kirk (with Charlie Hunter) whose sophomore album “If Four Was One” on Warner bros. was nominated for a Grammy in 1997. Will made further inroads with the Stanton Moore trio which toured extensively and made 3 albums on Telarc and a Hal Leonard drum instructional video and book.
Will Bernard upcoming shows
- Super Session: Wil Blades, Donald Harrison & Mike Clark — Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Oct 2, 2026
- Super Session: Wil Blades, Donald Harrison & Mike Clark — Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — Oct 2, 2026
- Will Bernard Group — The Django — Oct 28, 2026
Will Bernard past shows
- WILL BERNARD — Barbès — Jul 15, 2026
- WILL BERNARD — Barbès — Feb 13, 2024
Venues Will Bernard has played
- Barbès — 2 shows, last played 2026