Evan Sherman

Evan Sherman Sextet via Smalls (Live Stream)

Gig Alerts | Feb 26, 2021

Evan Sherman Sextet via Smalls (Live Stream, then Archived Stream)
Mon., March 1. Sets at 5PM and 7PM. Sponsored Sets /  SmallsLIVE Members

Although he’s still in his twenties, Evan Sherman is a veteran jazz drummer and arranger. He’s toured with Wynton Marsalis and for the past 7 years he’s led the Evan Sherman Big Band, where he gets to show off his composition and arranging chops. Keeping a big band together is a tall order at the best of times, which these definitely are not. But Sherman also has a slightly smaller group, a sextet, and they are doing two streaming sets live at Smalls this evening. 

Here's the Evan Sherman Big Band, recorded live at Lincoln Center, playing a piece called "Salute to Cedar," presumably referring to the late jazz pianist Cedar Walton: 

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