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Jamil Sheriff

General Info

  • Genre: Jazz

    Location UK

    Profile Views: 28413

    Last Login: 1/11/2011

    Member Since 4/10/2006

    Website www.jamilsheriff.com

    Record Label GLP ( Groove Laboratory Productions )

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. Download Daydreams now from iTunes .. .... .. .... Excellent northern pianist who brings together a range of classic, contemporary and urban approaches.. The Times.... The writing is thoughtful and imaginative, and never overrides melodic development in the interests of harmonic complication. It is backed up with creative soloing in an accessible post-bop style... well worth checking out...The Scotsman.... Backchat is the second album by Sheriff's excellent Octet, and a fine album it is too.The music is both swinging and sophisticated, with Sheriff showing himself once again to be a constantly inventive arranger. Just when you think you've heard it all, he'll come up with something fresh...Jazz UK.... BACKCHAT is distinguished by piquant tunes that stitch together like little symphonies, to say nothing of timeless jazz virtues like swing and clarity. The nonchalance suggests seasoned players, but the undercurrent of joy gives the game away: the band comprises of young guns led by Leeds piano player Jamil Sheriff. An instinctive melodist, the frontline is an extension of his own colourful piano: At a superficial level, Backchat is cool and bright and conventional. Close listening reveals a wealth of detail and texture. A quiet marvel. ..Manchester Evening News.... These tracks display Sheriff's enterprising arrangements, which make interesting use of the ensemble. That adventurous spirit is illustrated by Sheriff's handling of the closing tune, Harold Arlen's Over the Rainbow... Andrew Colman takes a poignant flugelhorn solo, backed by questing accompaniment from the rhythm section, followed by an equally delicate piano solo from Jamil... ..Tony Augarde Jazz CD Review.... In the octet of pianist/composer Jamil Sheriff, parochial loyalties are transcended through classy contemporary jazz with a personal stamp. The vitality of Sheriffs horn writing has been making waves for a while.....The Guardian.... This is intelligent and original music and it is highly accessible as well as being beautifully recorded. There are many post-bop influences, balancing disciplined, through-composed sections with highly articulate solos from some of the best young musicians in the country. Little wonder that there are long queues for the CD wherever the Jamil Sheriff Octet plays .. Yorkshire Post.... Daydreams is a record that clearly demonstrates that Sheriff is not intimidated by writing for four hornsbalancing early influences of Horace Silver with a Wayne Shorter-like commitment to narrative composition. There is no shortage of fine soloists immaculate taste soul and lyricism.. The Guardian.... A notable debut c.d. from pianist composer sheriff.a fierce introduction grabs the attention then follows a succession of carefully crafted pieces which not only demonstrate jamils talents as composer and arranger but provide fine settings for the rising stars in the band..jazz U.K..... Jamil has succeeded on two fronts his compositions are as imaginative and enjoyable as ever and he has put together an ensemble which showcases his writing talents as much as it does the considerable individual skills of his all star cast of musicians.. Northern Exposure.... Jamils music moves from driving blues inflected melodies to sensitive, cleverly arranged melancholic moods, to odd time shuffle grooves, all underpinned by a beautiful sense of melody.. Leeds Guide.. .. .. .... .. ...... THE JOEL PURNELL QUARTET: .. www.joelpurnell.com......Joel Purnell (Saxophone)..Jami Sheriff (Piano)..Zoltan Dekany (Bass) .. John Perry (Drums).... .. GLP Records 2008 ..............<< BUY ALBUM ...."Red Shift" by the "The Joel Purnell Quartet" is also available from: ..Napster.., ..Emusic.., ..Rhapsody.., ..MTraks.., ..Amazon MP3........ <mspmb allowScriptAccess="never" allownetworking="internal" src="http://widget-39.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="site=widget-39.slide.com.com&channel=5995321&cy=ms" width="700" height="220" name="flashticker" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="
  • Members

    OUT NOW:- "BACKCHAT" - The long awaited second album from The Jamil Sheriff Octet! The CD is available now, online from ..JAZZ CD's.... .. .. BACKCHAT .... .. This sensational, brand new album is now available from .. .... .... .. Also available from:.. ..NAPSTER.. .. ..AMAZON MP3.. .. ..RHAPSODY.. .. ..EMUSIC.. ..> ..PASSALONG.. .. ..MTRAKS.. .. Ringtones available from ..GROUPIETUNES.... .. .. The Jamil Sheriff Octet are;.. Jamil Sheriff, John Perry, Zoltan Dekany, Pat McCarthy Kevin Hollborough, Ben Martin, Joel Purnell and Andrew Colman... .. .. .. .. GLP JAZZ .. .. OUT NOW - GLP Jazz - A compilation of some of the finest new Jazz from some of the best new UK musicians on GLP's catalogue. Featuring "Walk the Walk" and "Sly Dog Blues" from the Jamil Sheriff Octet. Available now from .. .... .. .. Also available from ..Emusic.... ..SONY Connect.... and.. ..Napster.... .. CD version available now direct from GLP £9.99 GBP - Secure payment with Paypal. As a special introductory offer we will mail copies worldwide at no extra cost. Also available from Amazon and CD Baby. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Listen to tracks by Jamil Sheriff and other GLP artists on GLP Radio, part of the Live365 network.... .. .. type="text/javascript" src="http://widget.live365.com/widget/js/widget.js" charset="utf-8">..>.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..Myspace Editor.... ..Pimp MySpace.. .... .. .. .. DAYDREAMS .... Buy your CD copy of Jamil's album "Daydreams" direct from his record label GLP, just £9.99 including shipping! Secure payment with Paypal;.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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  • Richard Harris


    PLEASE VOTE ON NOV 6TH!  Your COUNTRY NEEDS YOU Jamil!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE RIGHT TO VOTE ...

    Many BRAVE MEN and WOMEN have given their

    lives to give us FREEDOM and the RIGHT TO VOTE!

    Don't WASTE this PRECIOUS RIGHT by not voting

    and remaining silent!  There is TOO MUCH AT STAKE!

    PLEASE LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!

    VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6TH!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    6 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    It's Time to Give the Man SOME RESPECT Jamil!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT RODNEY DANGERFIELD ...

    "I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest."

    "I have good looking kids. Thank goodness my wife cheats on me."

    "I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap."

    "I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth: that she was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender."

    "My wife wants sex in the back of the car and she wants me to drive."

    "What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bees and he told me about the butcher and my wife."

    "This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the fruit-of-the-loom guys laughing at me."

    ~ Rodney Dangerfield

    A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    7 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    What does it take to be a LEADER Jamil?
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" -  MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LEADERSHIP ...

    "If your actions INSPIRE OTHERS

    to DREAM MORE,

    LEARN MORE,

    DO MORE

    and BECOME MORE,

    you are a LEADER."

    ~ John Quincy Adams

    A LEADER IS A DEALER IN HOPE!

     With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    7 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Sending Lots of Love to you Today Jamil!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" -  MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ...

    "A FRIEND is someone who
     
    UNDERSTANDS YOUR PAST,

    BELIEVES in your FUTURE,

    and ACCEPTS YOU just the WAY YOU ARE.”

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    8 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    It's Time to Give the Man SOME RESPECT Jamil!
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW CD THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT RODNEY DANGERFIELD ...

    "I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest."

    "I have good looking kids. Thank goodness my wife cheats on me."

    "I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap."

    "I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth: that she was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender."

    "My wife wants sex in the back of the car and she wants me to drive."

    "What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bees and he told me about the butcher and my wife."

    "This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the fruit-of-the-loom guys laughing at me."

    ~ Rodney Dangerfield

    A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    10 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Clint Eastwood says ~ Make My Day Jamil!
     

    I AM RECORDING A BRAND NEW CD THIS SUMMER! WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT NOT SETTLING ...

    "DON'T SETTLE for LESS.

    DON'T SETTLE for someone YOU DON'T LIKE as your partner.

    DON'T SETTLE for a JOB you don’t like.

    DON'T SETTLE for "friends" who make you feel like a lesser person.

    DON'T SETTLE for a LIFE you are UNHAPPY WITH.

    GO FOR what you REALLY WANT.

    STRIVE FOR the BEST – you don’t deserve anything

    LESS THAN THAT."

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    11 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Thank You for Being a FRIEND !
     
     
    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ...

    It has been said that VICTORY has a thousand fathers,

    while DEFEAT is an orphan.

    "REAL FRIENDSHIP is shown in TIMES OF TROUBLE;

    PROSPERITY is FULL OF FRIENDS."

     ~ Euripedes

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND FRIENDSHIP!

    A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com


     

    1 year ago
  • Richard Harris


    Give Generously Jamil!
     
    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT GIVING ...

    "I have learned to GIVE

    NOT because I have TOO MUCH,

    BUT,

    Because I know the feeling of NOT HAVING

    and HAVING TO DO WITHOUT."

    FOR IT IS BY GIVING THAT WE RECEIVE!

    ~ St. Francis of Assisi

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com


     

    1 year ago
  • Richard Harris


    Always use COMMON SENSE Jamil!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT COMMON SENSE ...

    "STUPID is FOREVER,

    IGNORANCE can be FIXED."
     
     ~ Don Wood

    IT IS A THOUSAND TIMES BETTER TO HAVE COMMON

    SENSE WITHOUT EDUCATION THAN TO HAVE

    EDUCATION WITHOUT COMMON SENSE!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    1 year ago
  • Richard Harris



    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Make GOOD THINGS HAPPEN today Jamil!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT PEACE OF MIND ...

    "SUCCESS, HAPPINESS, PEACE OF MIND and

    FULFILLMENT – the MOST PRICELESS of human

    treasures – are available to all among us, without

    exception, who MAKE THINGS HAPPEN – who

    make ‘GOOD’ things happen – in the world around them."

    ~ Joe Klock

    THERE IS NO GREATER JOY NOR GREATER REWARD

    THAN TO MAKE A FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE IN

    SOMEONE'S LIFE!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please give my music a listen!

    Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    1 year ago
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