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Sherri Roberts - Vocalist Jazz and Unusual Standards

David Udolf- piano Alex Baum - bass Wally Schnalle - drums. Sherri Roberts blurs the line between cabaret and jazz singing. She performs the tunes of Broadway and Tin Pan Alley in modern jazz settings, while her great affinity for Brazilian music and the lyricized compositions of contemporary artists such as Dave Brubeck, Marian McPartland and Bill Evans keeps her song choices personal and exciting. She takes her innate feeling for melody and rhythm and mates it with an attraction for less-known and wrongly-neglected songs.

Ms. RobertsÂÂ interpretation of this repertoire draws inspiration from the Vo-Cool jazz era. Her velvet voice, laid-back phrasing, impeccable diction, and subtle understated delivery have invited favorable comparisons to June Christy, Chet Baker and Helen Merrill. Yet her pillowy sound and intimate approach are all her own.

The Sky Could Send You, her latest recording is produced and arranged by bassist Harvie S with special guests, legendary saxophonist Phil Woods and trumpet virtuoso Lew Soloff. ÂÂSweet, sensitive, and sassyÂÂ is how Jesse ÂÂChuyÂÂ Varela of the Bay AreaÂs KCSM FM describes SherriÂs vocals on this outing.ÂÂSkyÂÂ, to be released in February of 2006 on the Blue House Recordings/Pacific Coast Jazz labels, marks SherriÂs third collaboration with Harvie S (formerly Harvie Swartz) following their critically acclaimed recordings on the Brownstone label:Twilight World (1996) and Dreamsville (1998).