Sheryl Bailey

{{Short description|American jazz guitarist and educator (born 1966)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Sheryl Bailey

| image = Festival de Cornouaille 2014 - David Krakauer - 03.jpg

| image_size = 250

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| caption = Bailey with David Krakauer, Festival de Cornouaille, Quimper, Brittany, 2014

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|05|20|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Guitar

| years_active =

| label = Orchard, Pure, MCG Jazz, Whaling City Sound

| website = {{URL|www.sherylbailey.com}}

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Sheryl Bailey (born May 20, 1966){{Cite web| title =Sheryl Bailey| work =All About Jazz| date =April 25, 2006| url =http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=13568| access-date =June 15, 2010| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110519145354/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=13568| archive-date =May 19, 2011}} is an American jazz guitarist and educator. She teaches guitar at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Biography

Bailey grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and started playing guitar at 13.{{Cite web| last = Guidry| first = Nate| title = Diary of a jazz guitarist: Sheryl Bailey's music expresses essence of the artist| newspaper = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette| date = September 3, 2006| url = http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06246/717900-42.stm| access-date = January 27, 2010| archive-date = June 4, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604022317/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06246/717900-42.stm| url-status = dead}} At first she was primarily interested in rock music, but she discovered jazz after hearing guitarist Wes Montgomery on the radio. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, and after college she taught music at Towson State University in Baltimore. In 1998, she moved to New York City to pursue a career as a performer.{{Cite web| last = DuLong| first = Jessica| title = Jazz lovers| newspaper = The Advocate| pages = 50–51| date = July 22, 2003| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SmUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50 | access-date =January 27, 2010}}

She released her first album, Little Misunderstood, in 1995 with George Colligan, Vince Loving, and Chris Battistone.{{Cite web|last = Hinte|first = Terri|title = New MCG Jazz CD by Guitarist Sheryl Bailey, Due for Release Feb. 2, Pays Tribute to Emily Remler|work = All About Jazz|date = January 9, 2010|url = http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=47573|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120717190058/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=47573|url-status = dead|archive-date = July 17, 2012|access-date = January 27, 2010}} In 2001, Bailey she released Reunion of Souls with guitarist Chris Bergson, Ashley Turner, and Sunny Jain. Stewart Mason of Allmusic called one of the tracks "charming" and one "perfectly sweet" but said the album was "nothing groundbreaking".{{cite web |last1=Mason |first1=Stewart |title=Reunion of Souls |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reunion-of-souls-mw0000040680 |website=AllMusic |access-date=23 August 2018}} This was followed in 2002 by The Power of 3, which contained eight tracks all written by Bailey. Allmusic's Rick Anderson said that each track was "a gem" and "more complex than you'd guess at first listen". He said the album was "highly recommended".{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Rick |title=The Power of 3! |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-power-of-3%21-mw0000332778 |website=AllMusic |access-date=23 August 2018}} Her next album was Bull's Eye! in 2004.

In 2006, Bailey released Live @ The Fat Cat and was a headline act at the Pittsburgh Jazz Festival. Her sixth album, A New Promise, was released by MCG Jazz on February 2, 2010, and was a tribute to jazz guitarist Emily Remler.{{cite web |last1=Hinte |first1=Terri |title=New MCG Jazz CD by Guitarist Sheryl Bailey, Due for Release Feb. 2, Pays Tribute to Emily Remler |url=https://news.allaboutjazz.com/new-mcg-jazz-cd-by-guitarist-sheryl-bailey-due-for-release-feb-2-pays-tribute-to-emily-remler.php?width=1600 |website=All About Jazz |access-date=24 August 2018 |date=9 January 2010}}

In the August 10 edition of DownBeat, reviewer Phillip Booth called Bailey "one of the new greats of her chosen instrument". She has taught at Berklee, summer workshops at Stanford University, and the Collective School of Music in New York City.

Discography

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!Year released

!Title

!Label

!Personnel/Notes

1995

|Little Misunderstood

|Oasis Productions Limited

|With George Colligan (keyboards), Glenn Cashman (tenor sax), Chris Battistone (trumpet), Vince Loving (electric bass), Dave Ephross (acoustic bass), Jon Seligman (drums), Lenny Robinson (drums), and Rob White (percussion).

2001

|Reunion Souls

| PureMusic Records

|With Chris Bergson (guitar), Ashley Turner (bass) and Sunny Jain (drums).

2002

|The Power Of 3

| PureMusic Records

|With Gary Versace (Hammond B-3 organ) and Ian Froman (drums).

2004

|Bull’s Eye

|PureMusic Records

|With Gary Versace (Hammond B-3 organ) and Ian Froman (drums).

2006

|Live At The Fat Cat

|PureMusic Records

|With Gary Versace (Hammond B-3 organ) and Ian Froman (drums).

2010

|A New Promise

|MCG Jazz

|With "Three Rivers Jazz Orchestra": Mike Tomaro (co-director, soprano and alto saxophones); Jim Guerra (alto saxophone); Eric DeFade (tenor saxophone); Rick Matt (tenor saxophone); Jim Germann (baritone saxophone); Steve Hawk (co-director, lead trumpet); Joe Herndon (trumpet); Steve McKnight (trumpet); James Moore (trumpet); Ralph Guzzi (trumpet); Reggie Watkins (lead trombone); Clayton DeWalt (trombone); Ross Garin (trombone); Christopher Carson (bass trombone); Paul Thompson (bass); David Glover (drums). Special guests: Jay Ashby (trombone, percussion); Marty Ashby (acoustic guitar); Hendrick Meurkens (vibes).

2013

|A Meeting Of Minds

|Cellar live Records

|With Ron Oswanski (Hammond B-3 organ) and Ian Froman (drums).

2015

|Plucky Strum

|Whaling City Sound

|With Harvie S (bass)

2017

|Plucky Strum Departure

|Whaling City Sound

| With Harvey S (bass)

Source:{{cite web |title=Sheryl Bailey {{!}} Album Discography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sheryl-bailey-mn0000021519/discography |website=AllMusic |access-date=9 March 2019 |language=en-us}}{{cite book|last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |author-link=Scott Yanow|title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date=2013 |publisher=Backbeat |location=San Francisco |isbn=978-1-61713-023-6 |page=13}}