MARK SHERMAN MUSIC

02.22.10 | DVD of Mark Sherman Quintet "Live At Sweet Rhythm NYC now available
This new live DVD of The Mark Sherman Quintet has finally arrived. Recorded July 23 2009 featuring Joe Magnarelli, Allen Farnham, Dean Johnson, and Tim Horner. it is complete with 10 full length cuts and interviews of each player discussing the music and the band members. Finally after 6 years, 5 European tours and countless concerts in the US and Canada there is great video documentation of this band. It is a very informative look at the music and the playing of these fantastic musicians. Get it now on the Listen and Buy CD's page of this site!

11.14.09 | Mark Sherman/Tim Horner 4tet selected for Rhythm Roads Tour 2010
I am proud to have been selected for the 2010 Rhythm Roads Tour sponsored by Lincoln Center Jazz and The United States State Department. I consider it a huge honor as "Rhythm Roads" is the new name for the "Jazz Ambassadors Tour" also sponsored by the state department for many years and featured such legends as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and all the legendary artists who took part in it over the years. We will go for 6 weeks in May and June throughout Eastern Asia representing the US globally with concerts and workshops daily.

09.21.09 | What a great week
Just wanted to keep everyone updated about last week:

Thursday after teaching 5 students at NJCU I went to a soundcheck and concert with Aretha Franklin. I have been working with Aretha on and off for many years now. She is definitely the Queen of Soul, and after hearing her sing some of the beautiful ballads in her show, I was absolutely knocked out by her natural approach to the music.

Aretha's got the blues, the gospel, and the jazz of it all scrambled together. The church in her shines through. JUST AMAZING! She sounded great Thursday and Friday night at Radio City Music Hall. Totally packed house. Just amazing to watch an artist pack a hall like that.

A funny thing happened after the Thursday night show. Tim Reis ( sax player with The Rolling Stones and formidable headliner himself) text messaged me from the audience of the Thursday night show. I was surprised yet amused as I asked Timmy "why are you here?" He replied, " It's Aretha!!

He's right. Aretha is worth the price of admission. I have many times said I think Jennifer Holiday is the greatest singer I have ever worked with. Jennifer has everything in her singing. All the attributes, but I now see that she got some of it from Aretha. Both can just melt you when singing a ballad.

Saturday night was the opposite end of the spectrum for me. I performed two strong shows at Trumpets Jazz Club in Mont Clair NJ with my working Quartet of Allen Farnham, Dean Johnson, Tim Horner and special guest Marc Momaas the Dutch sax player. The music was loose and swung hard. I felt great after we finished.

It re confirms to me that playing like that is what I live for.

Thanks for listening!!

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