Harlem Rent Party with Evan Sherman plus Special Guests

Evan Sherman was born on August 17, 1993 in New Jersey. His parents, not professional musicians but avid fans of all music, got him a drum set when Evan was five years old. His first musical influences included The Rolling Stones and when an eight-year-old Evan saw his idol, Charlie Watts (drummer of The Rolling Stones) play jazz at the Blue Note in New York City, his musical palette immediately expanded.

This past July, the Evan Sherman Big Band was created, with 17 of the most talented up-and-coming jazz musicians alongside veterans of the industry, including Cyrus Chestnut, Johnny O'Neal, Lew Soloff, and a host of others. The band performs monthly at Jazz at Lincoln Center's increasingly-popular "Dizzy's Dance Party", where people of all ages and cultures congregate, dance and socialize into the wee small hours. The band was created as an opportunity for the new wave of jazz musicians to play jazz's orchestral music and focus on dance music; studying the masters like Duke Ellington, Don Redman, and Fletcher Henderson. Playing for dancers is an invaluable experience that educates and enlightens most musicians, in addition to being engaging for the audience.

In May 2015, Evan graduates from the Manhattan School of Music with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He will continue to live in New York City and perform all over the world.