Jazz Articles about Mark Sherman

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Mark Sherman: Bop Contest

by Pierre Giroux
December 9, 2025

Vibraphonist and composer Mark Sherman has long been recognized as one of the music's most articulate advocates for straight-ahead values, grounding his virtuosity in the clarity and craftsmanship that define the bop lineage. Bop Contest, his 2025 release, continues that tradition with poise and conviction. Surrounded by a top-tier rhythm section comprising pianist Donald Vega, the legendary bassist Ron Carter, the exuberant drummer Carl Allen, and guest trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, Sherman delivers a program that balances reverence for ...

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Mark Sherman: Bop Contest

by Jack Bowers
October 23, 2025

Following four well-received albums on which he played piano, the versatile Mark Sherman has placed the keyboard in the capable hands of Donald Vega and returned to his main instrument, the vibraphone, for the eloquent and delightful Bop Contest, Sherman's twenty-second recording in a prestigious career that has spanned nearly half a century. Although Sherman has shared the studio with a who's who of renowned bassists, he had never released an album, until now, with the Hall ...

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Mark Sherman: Truth Of Who I Am

by DanMichael Reyes
February 27, 2014

Vibraphonist Mark Sherman likes using the term consummate to describe musicians and colleagues that he's played with. While it would be difficult to speak to every notable musician that Sherman's played for and ask about their opinion about Juilliard graduate and professor, it is safe to assume that they would also describe Sherman as a consummate musician. Mark Sherman has enjoyed a career as a leader with over a dozen albums under his name. While Sherman's albums as ...

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Mark Sherman: The L.A. Sessions

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 4, 2012

E' in un percorso tra i grandi nomi del jazz che il vibrafonista Mark Sherman decide di avventurarsi rivisitando in versione per quartetto standards e altri brani legati al mondo bebop. La scaletta si apre con “Woody'n You" di Dizzy Gillespie e si percepisce da subito l'empatia tra i musicisti, qualità che sarà più evidente nel finale del brano. Dopo l'esposizione dell'assolo di John Chiodini, inizia il vero dialogo all'interno del gruppo, scambi estemporanei che evolvono in una forma discorsiva ...

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Mark Sherman: L. A. Sessions

by Larry Taylor
March 13, 2012

Vibraphonist Mark Sherman has had a longstanding desire to release an album featuring some of his favorite bebop and standard tunes. Now, in L.A. Sessions, this dream comes true, with happy results.These jazz gems from a half-century ago are played in the tradition, but Sherman and his cohorts lovingly add luster. Chief help comes from Bill Cunliffe, on Hammond B-3 organ (rather than his usual piano), and masterful guitarist John Chiodini, a favorite on the Southern California club ...

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Luigi Ruberti: Dedicated to Bill Evans

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 21, 2010

Al terzo album per la Splasc(H), il contrabbassista napoletano Luigi Ruberti cambia ospite speciale (passando da Flavio Boltro al vibrafonista americano Mark Sherman) e musica (concentrandosi sulle composizioni del pianista Bill Evans). Da contrabbassista, un ruolo importante nelle formazioni guidate da Evans grazie in particolare al genio di Scott LaFaro, Eddie Gomez e Marc Johnson, Ruberti non poteva non appasionarsi all'opera del pianista di Plainfield (New Jersey) che ha lanciato un ponte fra la muscia occidentale e quella afroamericana. Una ...

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Mark Sherman at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles

by Jim Santella
February 25, 2009

Mark Sherman Jazz Brasserie at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Los Angeles, CA January 29, 2009

The Jazz Brasserie at LA's Crowne Plaza Hotel is perfect for jazz, with its informal seating and focused performance platform. Situated not far from LAX, it's convenient for both Los Angelenos and longer haul travelers.

When vibraphonist Mark Sherman came to town--and hooked up with old friends pianist John Campbell, bassist Tony Dumas and drummer Paul Kreibich--he ...