Avery Sharpe

Musician / Composer / Educator / Producer

Avery Sharpe is one of his generations greatest and most imaginative bassist. His unique and versatile style, have captured the respect and attention of musicians and critics. His influence is mimicked and embodied by those who have followed him. The Great Jazz pianist , McCoy Tyner was once asked to describe Avery Sharpe in two words, his response was "Impeccable Rhythm". Avery continues to touch fans around the world with his distinct and enjoyable musical style.

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I Am My Neighbors Keeper My Friend, Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help

New Release: My Friend, Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help

May 29, 2024

I Am My Neighbors Keeper new release recorded April/May 2023 with Avery Sharpe double bass/ 6 string double bass and 6 string electric bass

New Release: My Friend, Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help

May 29, 2024

I Am My Neighbors Keeper new release recorded April/May 2023 with Avery Sharpe double bass/ 6 string double bass and 6 string electric bass

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I Am My Neighbor’s Keeper

I Am My Neighbor’s Keeper, that highlights “concern and compassion for each other,” intended to recognize our common humanity at a time when there are deep divisions in the country.

Sharpe and collaborating musicians and artists will perform 10 compositions that will combine bass, voice, drums, piano, two violins, a cello, a percussionist and an African dancer into ten movements. The music will be laden with Jazz, Blues, Latin, African and Gospel idioms.

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Jazz musician Avery Sharpe and his band perform a special concert at the Hampden County Correctional Center. Photo credit Masslive.com.

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Hampden County sheriff Nick Cocchi greets jazz musician Avery Sharpe before a special concert at the Correctional Center in Ludlow.

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Albums

Sharpe Meets Tharpe a Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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“Even in these times of extraordinary bass players, Sharpe stands out.”

—Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times
“The key to the thrusting power of Mr. Tyner’s current trio is the bassist, Mr. Sharpe. . . . Alternating between acoustic and electric bass, [he] maintains such a commanding presence on both that he is a center around which everything else rolls.”

—John S. Wilson, the New York Times
“Heavy gospel influences are often evident in Sharpe’s original work. The way his solos slowly enlarge, like the sermons of a pulpit-thumping preacher, reflect the spirits of his childhood home.”

—Mike Ervin, JazzIz
“Long-time bassist for McCoy Tyner, Sharpe excels on his instrument and shows creative composing and arranging skills as well.”

—Sunsh Stein, JazzTimes
“Sharpe is amazing on the electric bass. . . . His guitar-like solos display a musicianship and a melodic quality that are almost unheard of on that instrument.”

—Jim Fuller, Minneapolis Star and Tribune
“Sharpe’s technique on both electric and acoustic bass is always used to further the music … [and] his fellow musicians have noticed.”

—Jim Roberts, Guitar Player
“Forget about categories like mainstream and fusion and neobop … because if there’s one thing you can say about Avery Sharpe, it’s that there’s no label worth hanging on him except musician. And at that, he’s extraordinary.”

—Gene Santoro

NEWS

New Release: My Friend, Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help

May 29, 2024

I Am My Neighbors Keeper new release recorded April/May 2023 with Avery Sharpe double bass/ 6 string double bass and 6 string electric bass

Legendary Bassist Avery Sharpe to Release New Album

By BASS MAGAZINE • April 11, 2024

A new recording will be released on JKNM Records by internationally renowned bassist/composer Avery Sharpe, “I Am My Neighbors Keeper” is schedule for release in June 2024. Sharpe has composed a new work which highlights our commitment to one another. Avery initiated the project as a response to the political and racial division that has grown over the past seven years in the country. “The U.S political climate has drastically changed in the past 40 plus years, especially during the last seven of those years. In this age of greed, which Sharpe refers to as “IGM,” I Got Mine, basic human compassion has been eroded. Racial, economic and social strides are being turned back.

Avery Sharpe, Jazz à la Mode” as a program host

New jazz host at NEPM, abstract art in Amherst, dance concert at Smith College

By Daily Hampshire Gazette • November 10, 2023

Avery Sharpe, the acclaimed bassist and composer who got his start at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is now on “Jazz à la Mode” as a program host alongside longtime host Tom Reney

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Avery Sharpe is available for Concerts, Festivals, Colleges, Master Classes, Film Scores, Commissions for Jazz Ensembles, Gospel Choirs, Chamber Groups and Symphonies.

For general booking, contact:
TMO Entertainment
(908) 868-1322
t moentertainment@gmail.com

www.tmoentertainment.webs.com

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Avery G. Sharpe

Jade Enterprises/JKNM Records

P.O. Box 177

Amherst, MA 01004

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Avery Sharpe

Musician / Composer / Educator / Producer

music

New Release: My Friend, Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help

New Release: My Friend, Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help

L I V E

Video

I Am My Neighbor’s Keeper

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Albums

“Even in these times of extraordinary bass players, Sharpe stands out.”

“The key to the thrusting power of Mr. Tyner’s current trio is the bassist, Mr. Sharpe. . . . Alternating between acoustic and electric bass, [he] maintains such a commanding presence on both that he is a center around which everything else rolls.”

“Heavy gospel influences are often evident in Sharpe’s original work. The way his solos slowly enlarge, like the sermons of a pulpit-thumping preacher, reflect the spirits of his childhood home.”

“Long-time bassist for McCoy Tyner, Sharpe excels on his instrument and shows creative composing and arranging skills as well.”

“Sharpe is amazing on the electric bass. . . . His guitar-like solos display a musicianship and a melodic quality that are almost unheard of on that instrument.”

“Sharpe’s technique on both electric and acoustic bass is always used to further the music … [and] his fellow musicians have noticed.”

“Forget about categories like mainstream and fusion and neobop … because if there’s one thing you can say about Avery Sharpe, it’s that there’s no label worth hanging on him except musician. And at that, he’s extraordinary.”

NEWS

New Release: My Friend, Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help

Legendary Bassist Avery Sharpe to Release New Album

New jazz host at NEPM, abstract art in Amherst, dance concert at Smith College

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