" data-original-title="" title="">Leo Sherman knows a thing or two about turns in tone connected to life, time, language and music. Born in Russia, in a repressive, antisemitic atmosphere that eventually drove his family from their homeland, he overcame several layers of adversity some 5,000 miles away, where he was raised in Baltimore, Maryland. There, he became fluent in English and Spanish, developed a passion for music, flirted with a career in globalism, and eventually channeled his efforts into a life in jazz. Now based in New York, and carving out his place on the scene, Sherman is sharing his experiences—personal challenges, cultural fluidity and flexibility, a broad understanding of different worldviews, a musical voice informed by a rich and diverse color scheme—on this, his debut release.

Tapping into biographical veins and broader themes, Sherman creates a blended sound that embraces diversity in every sense of the word. With "In Flight," optimism is held aloft as a virtue while well-wrought lines dovetail and thread through one another. Masterful solo statements from the likes of guitarist