Evan Sherman

American drummer, bandleader, and arranger Evan Sherman (b.1993) has recorded and toured internationally with music icons Ron Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath, Branford & Wynton Marsalis, and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars. Sherman grew up in New Jersey, starting on the drum set at age 5 and playing professionally by age 13. He has performed on four continents at renowned venues such as the Kennedy Center, Village Vanguard, Queen Elizabeth Hall (London), Palau De La Mu?sica (Barcelona), Tchaikovsky Hall (Moscow), and numerous international jazz festivals including Newport, Detroit, Caramoor, Vail, St

Festival International de Jazz de Montr��al 2025

by Mark Sullivan
July 16, 2025

Various Venues Festival International de Jazz de Montr��al Montr��al, Canada June 28-July 2, 2025 The headliners of the 45th edition of the festival included names like Gospel legend Mavis Staples, Canadian rockers Blue Rodeo, Canadian Inuk musician Elisapie, New Orleans musician Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Nigerian singer/songwriter Ayra Starr, Canadian ...

Portrait

By Samara Joy

Label: Verve Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: You Stepped Out of a Dream; Reincarnation Of A Lovebird; Autumn Nocturne; Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True; A Fool In Love; No More Blues; Now And Then (In Remembrance Of��); Day by Day

The New Jersey Sessions

By Jeremy Monteiro

Label: Jazznote Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Dewey Square; A Weaver Of Dreams; I Want To Talk About You; Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You; When Sunny Gets Blue; Out Of Nowhere; Bag's Groove; Life Goes On; Sophisticated Lady.

Remembering Dan Morgenstern

by Sanford Josephson
October 1, 2024

This article previously appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. In 1938 when Dan Morgenstern was eight years old, he and his mother fled Nazi-controlled Austria for Copenhagen. Nine years later, they arrived in New York, and Morgenstern was not interested in seeing the Statute of Liberty or the Empire State Building. He just wanted to ...

Samara Joy at The Carver

by Katchie Cartwright
July 7, 2024

Samara Joy The Carver Community Cultural Center Jo Long Theatre San Antonio, Texas June 1, 2024 Samara Joy, 24, describes herself as a rookie despite her numerous awards, including three Grammys and the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, not to mention her acclaimed recordings as a leader, all ...

Sean Hong Wei & Jeremy Monteiro: The New Jersey Sessions

by Pierre Giroux
July 1, 2024

The New Jersey Sessions is a testament to the vitality of jazz brought to life by pianist Jeremy Monteiro and tenor saxophonist Sean Hong Wei, with the iconic Houston Person adding his legendary sound to a couple of notable tracks. The album serves up a rich tapestry of eight jazz standards (and one original from Monteiro) ...

Detroit Jazz Festival 2023: A Tribute to a Great Jazz City

by Paul Rauch
September 11, 2023

Detroit Jazz Festival 2023 Hart Plaza & Campus Martius Detroit, MI September 1-4, 2023 Opening night is always a gas. Whether it takes the form of the annual rite of spring in baseball, the long anticipated opening of a Broadway play, or for that matter, the opening salvo of a world ...

Samara Joy at the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center

by Mark Robbins
June 4, 2023

When Samara Joy performed last June at the Vocal Jazz Summit in Virginia Beach she was fairly new on the scene and even though she could deliver a song like a seasoned pro she was a little shy interacting with the audience. What a difference one year and two Grammys make. The singer, who appeared at ...

If I Knew Then

By Naama Gheber

Label: Sassy's Back In Town
Released: 2022
Track listing: If I Knew Then (What I Know Now); I'm A Fool To Want You; Old Mother Hubbard; Dream Dancing; The Very Thought Of You; Dream Of You; You're Driving Me Crazy.