John Sheridan

The John Sheridan Trio: Artistry 3

by Michael P. Gladstone
January 13, 2005

This is a time when it seems like a score of new jazz piano trio albums are released daily. Many of these pianists, promising and established, seek to establish their credentials per their own compositions. It all tends to make a fella forget the joy of hearing a well chosen set of The Great American Songbook played in this setting.

For his fourth album for Arbors, John Sheridan and his trio provide the listener with a sparkling, and ...

John Sheridan and his Dream Band: Get Rhythm in Your Feet

by Mike Neely
May 1, 2003

If you like swing music, you ought to check out John Sheridan and his Dream Band. Get Rhythm in Your Feet is the third recording from this spirited octet that can boast of excellent soloists, elegant arrangements, and a chemistry that could only have been cooked up in a very hip kitchen. Vocalist Becky Kilgore has charm, technique, and a deft sense of rhythm that is fluidly in synch with the band. John Sheridan is a gifted pianist, arranger, and ...

Hail, King Louis: Bob Barnard, John Sheridan, Arnie Kinsella at Chautauqua 2010

Source: Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
September 30, 2010

Both of Louis Armstrong's birthdays—July and August—had passed by the time that Jazz at Chautauqua started its informal Thursday night sessions this September 2010. But celebrating Louis Armstrong's music needs no occasion besides itself, and always refreshes the most tired soul. A beautifully empathic trio gathered for four Louis-associated numbers, and did the great man honor. Trumpeter Bob Barnard saw Louis on his four Australian tours, played for him, followed him around, saw every show, even tried to get a ...
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