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The John Sheridan Trio: Artistry 3

By Michael P. Gladstone

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

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 ...