MARK SHERMAN

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Not to be confused with Associated Press reporter Mark Sherman, the Mark Sherman profiled in this bio is a jazz vibist/composer with a post-bop/hard bop orientation. This Mark Sherman (who also plays acoustic piano, electric keyboards, marimba, drums, and percussion) has been greatly influenced by Bobby Hutcherson and the late Milt Jackson, and his other direct or indirect influences on the vibes have included Gary Burton and Mike Mainieri; there is also some of Cal Tjader's sophistication in Sherman's vibes solos.

The native New Yorker grew up in the Bronx, where he was born on April 17, 1957. As a teenager, Sherman attended the High School of Music and Art and hoped to become a jazz drummer -- Elvin Jones was his hero, and he studied the drums with that post-bop giant. But eventually, the vibraphone became the primary instrument of Sherman, who recorded his first album as a leader,
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MARK SHERMAN Fulcrum Point album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Fulcrum Point
Fusion 1980
MARK SHERMAN A New Balance album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A New Balance
Hard Bop 1986
MARK SHERMAN The Motive Series album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Motive Series
Post Bop 2004
MARK SHERMAN One Step Closer album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
One Step Closer
Post Bop 2005
MARK SHERMAN Family First album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Family First
Post Bop 2006
MARK SHERMAN L. A. Sessions album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
L. A. Sessions
Post Bop 2012
MARK SHERMAN The Mark Sherman Tim Horner Quartet : Good Rhythm Good Vibes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Mark Sherman Tim Horner Quartet : Good Rhythm Good Vibes
Post Bop 2012
MARK SHERMAN My Other Voice album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
My Other Voice
Hard Bop 2019

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MARK SHERMAN Live at the Bird's Eye album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at the Bird's Eye
Hard Bop 2008

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