Sasha Berliner

[8] As a teenager, she continued working in a number of genres as a singer and multi-instrumentalist, and in 2013 arranged a version of Beck's "Please Leave a Light On When You Go" from the Song Reader for the San Francisco Rock Project;[9] she also ran a fashion blog, in part inspired by her mother's work running a boutique in San Francisco.

[2] Shortly after returning from the workshop, in late September of 2017, she published an open letter on her experiences and observations of sexism in the jazz community.

[15] The letter began spreading rapidly just a few weeks before the #MeToo hashtag went viral, leading to heightened media attention to issues of workplace harassment and assault.

[16] Then a 19-year-old college sophomore, Berliner was invited to perform as "one of the youngest bandleaders" at the 2018 NYC Winter Jazzfest,[17] and in the following months, her letter received wide coverage in publications including The New York Times[18] Hot House Jazz Magazine, and PBS NewsHour.

[8] Berliner has played with artists including Nicholas Payton, Quincy Davis,[27] Christian McBride,[4] Cecile McLorin Salvant,[6] Justin Brown,[11] and Warren Wolf,[28] as well as solo and in her own groups.