January 19, 2005
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]
Tuesday 2/1/05 The John Birks Gillespie Auditorium at the Baha'i Center 53 East 11th St (between) University and Broadway 8pm and 10pm $15 admission $10 Students
The Mark Sherman Quintet Mark Sherman-Vibes Joe Maganarelli-Trumpet/Fluegelhorn Allen Farnham-Piano Dean Johnson-Bass Tim Horner-Drums
“...sensitive virtuoso on the vibraphone..." Andrew Porter, New Yorker Magazine
Mark Sherman is a fresh, clear, bright voice on the vibes. This is apparent from the first track of The Motive Series, where the often-lugubrious “Nature Boy" bolts out of the tepid jungle into daylight: in this arrangement, it snaps, crackles, and swings. His unique sound is also obvious on the material that follows, mostly original pieces that are varied and tuneful, spanning the gamut from burners (the dynamic Motive #10 Judaican," with a blistering Brecker) to lovely ballads ("Motive #3 That Moment") and moody pieces ("Motive #11" being the perfect sonic translation of its subtitle, “Always Reaching").
But while Sherman is fresh, he's hardly new. Part of Larry Coryell's group for over five years and trained at Julliard, where he's given clinics, he's played with the New York Philharmonic and the Joffrey Ballet as well as Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, and Ruth Brown. Sherman has also produced releases for Rodney Jones and Coryell. The Motive Series is his sixth CD since 1986, three of which appeared on his own label, Miles High Productions. This one comes with generous praise from Joe Locke, another fine vibist, who says,
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]
Tuesday 2/1/05 The John Birks Gillespie Auditorium at the Baha'i Center 53 East 11th St (between) University and Broadway 8pm and 10pm $15 admission $10 Students
The Mark Sherman Quintet Mark Sherman-Vibes Joe Maganarelli-Trumpet/Fluegelhorn Allen Farnham-Piano Dean Johnson-Bass Tim Horner-Drums
“...sensitive virtuoso on the vibraphone..." Andrew Porter, New Yorker Magazine
Mark Sherman is a fresh, clear, bright voice on the vibes. This is apparent from the first track of The Motive Series, where the often-lugubrious “Nature Boy" bolts out of the tepid jungle into daylight: in this arrangement, it snaps, crackles, and swings. His unique sound is also obvious on the material that follows, mostly original pieces that are varied and tuneful, spanning the gamut from burners (the dynamic Motive #10 Judaican," with a blistering Brecker) to lovely ballads ("Motive #3 That Moment") and moody pieces ("Motive #11" being the perfect sonic translation of its subtitle, “Always Reaching").
But while Sherman is fresh, he's hardly new. Part of Larry Coryell's group for over five years and trained at Julliard, where he's given clinics, he's played with the New York Philharmonic and the Joffrey Ballet as well as Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, and Ruth Brown. Sherman has also produced releases for Rodney Jones and Coryell. The Motive Series is his sixth CD since 1986, three of which appeared on his own label, Miles High Productions. This one comes with generous praise from Joe Locke, another fine vibist, who says,
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