| | James Sherlock Watermark CD - Import James Sherlock Discography of CDs
James began playing classical guitar at age 7. He attended the QLD Conservatorium of Music, studying classical guitar and graduated in 1992. James moved to Melbourne in 93' and is currently based in Brisbane. James was the winner of the Ike Isaacs International Jazz Guitar Award (1997) and was nominated for the Freedman Fellowship in 2005 He has worked with a variety of bands and soloists, including Barney McAll, Scott Tinkler, Ken Edie, Dale Barlow, Sheila Jordan, Bernie McGann, Simon Barker, Brett Hirst, Ingrid Jensen, Steve Newcomb, Joe Chindamo, Allan Browne, Jim Kelly and Doug DeVries. As well as playing or recording with such diverse artists as British guitar virtuoso Martin Taylor, The Australian Chamber Orchestra, The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Queensland Orchestra, Katie Noonan & New York film composer Howard Shore. The James Sherlock Trio is featured in the ABC TV Jazz Series "The Pulse". James is currently teaching guitar at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music & Queensland University of Technology. James plays a custom Hancock Archtop - 'The James Sherlock Classic. ' and a custom amplifier made by Paul Pallister. Reviews Kevin Jones - Weekend Australian, Nov 2001 "The highlights of the recent national jazz series, The Pulse, shown on ABC TV, were the world class performances of three Melbourne musicians...(one of which was) guitarist James Sherlock. Warm and relaxed, Sherlock may favour the so called traditional guitar sound, but his fertile melodic and harmonic imagination make him a guitarist to be reckoned with.......(Southwall) is exhilarating and exciting jazz" Leon Gettler- The Age Green Guide, Sep 2001 "Another mega-hip release from Joe Camilleri's label. Behind the sense of release and abandon, lie meticulously crafted arrangements. Sherlock has an electrifying Bensonish fluency, he can sound lyrical and flowing....in other passages it's all fluid heat." Martin Leslie - Libretto, April 2001 "The James Sherlock Trio swings and how! What a gift he has! A depth of talent far beyond his years. To hear him perform is to experience everything that is sweet and good about guitar music" Peter Jordan - Rolling Stone Magazine, July 99 "Sherlock's highly developed rhythmic & melodic sense gives the material bite & lifts it out of the predictable" Adrian Jackson - Rhythms, Australia May 1999 "A hard swinging guitarist, his playing overflows with energy and ideas. A thoroughly enjoyable album" Kenny Weir - Sunday Herald Sun, Jan 1999 "Guitarist James Sherlock's flying fingers and magnificent musicality have been turning heads in Melbourne for so long that listening to his debut album comes across as a distinctly overdue pleasure". Drum Media - Australia, March 1999 "He articulates a thrilling & restlessly inventive jazz vision. His improvisations have a confident, glowing touch & the empathic band work is often thrilling. Hot. Very hot" Festival appearances • The Wangaratta Jazz Festival • The Melbourne International Jazz Festival • The Queenscliffe Music Festival • The Monsalvaat Jazz Festival • The Apollo Bay Music Festival • The Sanctuary Cove Jazz Festival • The Noosa Jazz Festival • The Paynesville Music Festival • The Bellingen Jazz Festival * The Townsville Jazz Festival • The Christchurch Jazz Festival (NZ) • The Huntington Festival * The Mackay Arts Festival • The Power House Festival * The Valley Jazz Festival Recordings 1998 Debut Album released on Jazzhead Records 1999 Volume Two independently released 2001 'Southwall' James Sherlock Quintet - Jazzhead 2006 'Watermark' James Sherlock Quartet - Pinnacles Jazztrack Recordings -1997 (trio) and 2001 (quintet) and 2005 (Quartet), live at Bennetts Lane. Live to air broadcast for PBSFM 2001 With other artists • The West End Composer's Collective "Downstream" • Movin & Groovin Orchestra' Big Bands are Back • The Pulse" Taken from the ABC Jazz Series• Nichaud Fitzgibbon "After James Sherlock Watermark Songs | 1. | Land Mullet |
| 2. | Leo Brouwer |
| 3. | No. 2 |
| 4. | Watermark |
| 5. | Aussie Praise |
| 6. | Bees |
| 7. | The Pequod |
|
Watermark Review
GuidelinesRemember to focus your comments on James Sherlock Watermark CD - Import. Check our review guidelines for specific details regarding customer review policy. To submit your review, please fill out the above form and click "Submit Review." A staff member will then verify your review meets our guidelines. Upon approval, your review will be published within a few days. Please do not use this form to comment on web site errors or for order related questions. If you have concerns of this nature, please contact customer service by filling out this form.
Purchase Watermark CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Beegie Adair Jazz Piano Christmas CD (1999)
Watermark album
 $11.55   
| | Calle 54 DVD (2001) Widescreen
Watermark CD music
 $10.55
| | Billie Holiday The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters CDs (2009) Remastered; Box Set
Watermark music CDs
$41.79
| | Vera Lynn Best Of CD (2004)
Watermark songs
$10.49
| | N'Dambi Pink Elephant CD (2009)
Watermark album
$11.79
Audio Mixer: Seth Presant.
| | Masada Quintet Stolas: Book Of Angels Volume 12 CD (2009)
Watermark CD music
$12.99
| | Leigh Harris House Of Secrets CD (1999)
Watermark music CDs
$18.95
On House of Secrets, New Orleans native Leigh Harris brilliantly explores her hometown's love of melodic song and dramatic presentation, turning what might otherwise be a folk-oriented set of emotion-laden originals and cleverly chosen covers into a lights-down-low, saloon singer's delight. A prime ...
| | Larry Williams Bridge CD (2002)
Watermark songs
$17.09
Larry Williams - trumpet,flugelhorn,composer. Larry is the sock that never turns up from the wash-room, and sometimes the apple that escapes from the basket on the way to the truck, but his music will delight you like a great chardonnay, like the feel of freshly laundered underwear.His ...
| | Sandy Dunlop Inner Fires CD (2006)
Watermark album
$12.69
Sandy's debut CD of original music is an eclectic mix of rock, blues, and folk, tinged with jazz and worldbeat, and ...
| | Dubfire Taipai CDs (2006) Limited Edition; Digipak
Watermark CD music
$22.25
| | Neal Bowens I Do Sax: Out Of The Blue CD (2007)
Watermark music CDs
$11.39
| | Jon Lee Songs For San Francisco CD (2007)
Watermark songs
$9.35
While growing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Jon Lee listened to a variety of music. "I was the only white boy in my neighborhood, so my first records were by Run DMC, Michael Jackson, and the Beastie Boys, who were solely responsible for me being accepted by my neighborhood friends. Thank you, Beasties!" As a teenage skateboarder, Jon discovered punk rock groups like The Clash, Fugazi, and Descendents. Soon he found himself behind the microphone. "In high school some friends and I formed a band called Glass Bead Game. Since I couldn't play any instruments at the time, I sang and wrote lyrics." GBG was influenced by U2, Minor Threat, and Green Day, bands they tried to cover live, with limited success. "Glass Bead Game's first show was in my parents' basement one night while they were out of town. A ton of people showed up to hear us and, athough we sucked and only knew about four songs, I was totally hooked on the experience."Eventually Jon picked up the guitar and formed another band called Shut, playing guitar and singing lead. "In Shut I played with (former GBG drummer) Nick Varano and bassist Mike Peterson, who were very Tool/Nirvana/Primus-influenced. My tastes were not quite as heavy." After gaining some success, Shut lost Varano to the well-established ska group, Mustard Plug. The remaining Shut members briefly continued with drummer Bill Hoeks. "Ultimately, Shut was really about Nick, Mike and me. Without all three of us involved, it just wasn't the same band." The next group Jon was in was called Friends of Durrutti, named by lead singer Jeff Danielski, a close friend and band mate from Glass Bead Game. "In Friends of Durrutti I played guitar and sang a few songs, as well as background vocals." FOD also gave Jon the opportunity to play guitar alongside his younger brother, Josh. Lars Engstrom played the bass and Chris Nienhuis covered the drums. "Most of the FOD songs were written about Grand Rapids girls that Jeff and I were dating. We called them the 'Rotten-Rottens.' ...
| | Jazz Philosophy Trio ' 99 "Timeless" 2 CD Set CD (2007)
Watermark album
$25.35
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Email a Friend
