February 24, 2017
Jamil Sheriff is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator. About 20 years after finishing studies in Leeds College of Music, the pianist became the head of the jazz department in the same institution; today he is regarded as one of the top jazz educators in the UK. Among many things Sheriff teaches composition, aural awareness, and ensemble. Known for his composition skills, he worked with large ensembles and recorded with them in the past: Daydreams (2003) and Backchat (2008) with an octet; Ichthyology (2010) with a big band. His latest release Places Like This (2016), however, presents the pianist in a different role. A more intimate and subtle piano trio setting brings attention to minor details that make the album so rich: colorful harmonic language, dynamic rhythm sections and its interplay with the leader, unconventional approaches to form and structure, or a fine line kept between tonal and atonal dichotomy. We asked Sheriff to share his views on jazz, teaching, and performing.
All About Jazz: Not too long ago, I interviewed one of your ex-students, Dominic J Marshall, who felt that people are less and less interested in listening to jazz. You recently released a new album, and at the moment your trio is touring around the UK—how do you feel about it?
Jamil Sheriff: Quite different, actually I feel more connected to the audience than I ever felt in my career. So far we've done 8 or 9 gigs with the trio, plus around five more with Andy Scofield, who came up from Prague and joined us. We've performed for some very good audiences—people have really been turning out for the gigs.
read more at: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jamil-sheriff-on-being-a-musician-teaching-and-all-that-jazz-jamil-sheriff-by-rokas-kucinskas.php
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