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Jake Sherman Gets Sexy
ByJake Sherman
organ, Hammond B3
Larry Goldings
organ, Hammond B3b.1968
Abe Rounds
drums
Jacob Collier
vocalsb.1994
Maybe you heard him playing with

MeShell NdegeOcello
bass, electricb.1968

Andrew Bird
violin
Bilal
vocalsYes, all of this is true. But who is Jake Sherman really?
Born in Boston, Jake Sherman learned classical piano by listening to his father play Bach every morning. If not for an interventionstumbling upon the catalog of Weird Al Yankovic at 11 years oldhe would have followed in his father's path or perhaps become a jazz purist. But Weird Al changed everything. Fast forward some years beyond his time studying at Berklee College of Music and it's clear Jake has found a way to combine his appreciation of great songwriting with his piano/organ-playing prowess.
We spoke recently about his love of the Hammond organ and Weird Al Yankovic, surrealist comedy, finding his lane, learning to sing, what he learned from

Dr. Lonnie Smith
organ, Hammond B31942 - 2021
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