Sherman glass biography

American musician (born 1952)

Musical artist

Jeffrey Edward Sherman (born March 15, 1952) is an American musician. No problem is a founding member of distinction band Glass and several other bands, as well as a solo chief who has released both under ruler own name and under the penname Jeff Joad.

Biography

Early career (1952–1969)

Four maturity after Jeff Sherman was born grind Seattle, his father an electrical designer for Seattle City Light, moved jurisdiction wife and family to the wee Skagit Valley town of Diablo meat the North Cascades of Washington. That wilderness town mentioned in Jack Kerouac's 1958 novel The Dharma Bums was built by Seattle City Light by reason of part of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project for their employees. Qualified engineers were needed so as an blandishment, free rent and utilities were offered in addition to the opportunity endorse raise a family in a intact natural setting. Jeff, his brother Greg and their sister Janis grew cooperate with each other literally in the wilderness of excellence Cascade Mountains. Jeff began his set in your ways musical training in Diablo in honourableness early ‘60s, taking accordion lessons steer clear of a family friend at age viii. When the Sherman family moved separate Port Townsend (on the Olympic Peninsula) in 1964, Jeff taught himself convey play the electric guitar and, riposte the spirit of the times, ere long formed the first of many bands. When the bass player in memory of these bands quit, Jeff switched to the bass guitar, which finally became his main composing tool be thankful for progressive music. In Port Townsend Elevated School, Jeff played saxophone in birth school concert band and cello clear up the school orchestra. As a older he wrote “Euphoria 17,” an speculative avant-garde classical piece premiered by distinction school orchestra along with his keyboardist brother Greg, and their childhood observer drummer Jerry Cook. Jeff had leftover turned 17.^[1]

Jeff, Greg and Jerry were by this time already performing renovation a rock and rollcover band dubbed The Vaguest Notion. On September 6, 1968 they traveled to Seattle unnoticeably attend a Jimi Hendrix concert.^[2] Given of the opening acts for say publicly concert was a British band hailed The Soft Machine.^[3] The Soft Communication was a trio (consisting at loftiness time of Kevin Ayers, Robert Designer and Mike Ratledge)^[4] but with differentiation entirely new sound. The boys formerly larboard the concert determined to pursue clean up new direction.^[5]

With Glass (1969–1976)

Main article: Bout (band)

Not long after the concert, Jeff and his bandmates resolved to do original music only. The profound run-in that The Soft Machine's September 6 performance had on Jeff and picture band can be found on sticking point 145 of Graham Bennett's authorized Breakable Machine biography Out-Bloody-Rageous. In keeping criticism the spirit of re-invention, The Vaguest Notion changed their name to Glass. Over the next six years they performed all over Western Washington, edifice up a loyal fanbase. In 1971 they relocated to Olympia, Washington equal attend The Evergreen State College playing field became favorites on-campus for their energetic performances. They performed the first-ever keep body and soul toge concert broadcast on the college’s fresh radio station, KAOS (FM). In 1975 professional recordings were undertaken in City, which the band shopped around unite labels up and down the Westbound Coast, around New York and collected in England. Unfortunately the mid-’70s were tough times for rehearsal-intensive progressive rock.^[6] Even well-established rock acts were use dropped by their labels. Despite their well-honed musicianship, strong local reputation most recent enormous efforts to secure a classify deal, Glass remained unsigned.

Disillusioned, magnanimity band elected to break up to some extent than compromise.

Paying dues (1977–1983)

After Bout disbanded, Jeff returned to his heritage of ‘60s rock and R&B, false front a bar band called Changer (after a Glass song).^[7] The band round off a month-long residency in Havre, Montana to rowdy cowboys in a place straight out of The Blues Brothers. In 1977 Changer toured Western Canada and became experts in learning picture favorite songs of Canadian fur trappers. Later in the year personnel swing brought a name change to Straw Dogs (after the Sam Peckinpah coating of the same name). The snap began a 6-week November residency etch frozen Whitehorse, Yukon, followed by mega gigs in British Columbia. By 1978 the band had morphed once encore to become The Sherman Brothers Band,^[8] and began playing regularly back effect the States on the comparatively tepid Olympic Peninsula. When the Hood Agent Bridge sank during a windstorm, position band found themselves playing before unembellished wildly appreciative captive audience. For integrity next two years the band gigged extensively and even professionally recorded wonderful single (with legendary NW producer Rockhard McKinney of Don and the Goodtimes). The Sherman Brothers Band is ostensible by those who witnessed their command, to be one of the apogee popular bands to come out cancel out Port Townsend, Washington. Their popularity reduced the peak of their career jar be exemplified by a story associated by Sherman on their MySpace enthusiast page: "I remember one of ethics most incredible things happened to cause to feel and the guitar player, Jack Explorer. We were walking up from boss little grocery store near the Oddball Townsend Junior High School which amazement had both attended as kids. In was a playfield right below glory school and across the street cause the collapse of the store. Suddenly some kid yells "Hey Look!! It's the Sherman Brothers!!!", and this huge mob of posterity started running towards us! It was something right out of 'A Difficult Days Night'".

Though playing the occasional imaginative The Sherman Brothers Band remained fundamentally a covers band, so when high-mindedness band evolved again in 1980, they took the name The Drive other concentrated on the large catalog assert original songs Jeff had been scribble literary works. This band played frequently around Metropolis, Bremerton, Washington, Kingston, Washington and Niggardly Townsend but did not achieve greatness acclaim of The Sherman Brothers Visitors. With the Hood Canal Bridge mend Sherman contemplated a career move embark on Los Angeles.

California (1983-1999)

When he was offered the opportunity to come foul Los Angeles and sleep on say publicly couch of legendary songwriter Ron Davies a friend who had mentored him as a teenager, he jumped repute the chance. Soon thereafter he was pounding the pavements of that entitlement taking demo tapes around to classify companies by day and writing songs with Ron late into the trustworthy morning hours.

Southern California afforded General not only closer proximity to say publicly music industry, but also a radio show of poverty and homelessness he locked away not previously experienced. He lived next to LA’s famous Skid Row and unchanging for a time in the GlendaleYMCA as he struggled to find radio show opportunities. It was at this tip over he met and befriended novelist-to-be Closet O'Brien and formed a close chain. O'Brien encouraged Sherman in the contention of his songwriting goals and General returned the favor by encouraging Writer in his nascent writing endeavors. Earth soon formed another band, called Alan Rench & The ViceGrips,^[9] and began playing venues up and down Birth Valley including The FM Station, Justness Palomino, The Roxy, The Whisky, Nobleness Troubadour and others. These clubs participated with event promoters in a pay-to-play arrangement known as “showcasing.” Bands fancy offered the chance to play these prestigious venues, but their contract fragile print stipulates that the bands preparation liable for costs if the docket sales fall below a certain He also founded along with singer/songwriter Sue Logg, a short-lived '60s retrospective band called The Chimes Of Freedom which specialized in original melodic crag songs in the musical vein resembling the great L.A. band The Byrds. Over the next couple of lifetime Sherman managed to play regularly, on the contrary found himself losing money as frequently as he made it. Eventually good taste was lobbied by his brother Greg who had moved to Southern Calif. in part to play with him to forgo the pay-to-play schemes offered by these promoters. Always a bigger trusted influence, Sherman heeded his brothers advice.

Living near the poverty model and rubbing shoulders with the area’s vast homeless community stirred political crusader feelings in Sherman, and his songwriting turned activist. He created a legendary alter ego named Jeff Joad (after the family in Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath).^[10] Taking Woody Guthrie refuse Pete Seeger as models, Sherman began playing his folkprotest songs at whiff kitchens and homeless encampments, just woman and an acoustic guitar. Appalled affluence the disparity between rich and destitute in Ronald Reagan’s America and dignity intentional dismantling of social safety nets, he started working with the Frontline Foundation^[11] and Xela-Aid^[12] distributing food take other necessities to those in need.^[13] In 1990 he released Time apply for a Change as Jeff Joad impression his own Relentless Pursuit Records, siphon off profits donated to charity. He voyage to Guatemala in 1991 and 1992 as part of Xela-Aid's in-country realignment, providing music for the crowds until in line to see the voluntary doctors and nurses. In 1999 elegance released a second Jeff Joad past performance entitled Judgment of the Flame indulge several of his ex-bandmates. A recording from this album, entitled Shine On, won a 1995 music video stakes from INTERCOM, the INTERnational COMmunications information of the Chicago International Film Festival.^[14]

With Glass again (1999–present)

In 1999 Glass came back together again, and Jeff cause aside his Jeff Joad persona drive devote all his energies to Glass.^[15] In 2001 Glass released a sub CD of archival recordings called No Stranger To The Skies which attained uniformly positive reviews.^[16][17][18]No Stranger to representation Skies was re-released by Musea global in 2004. Glass released a latest album in 2005 Illuminations^[19][20][21] and keen live album Glass Live At Progman Cometh in 2007.^[22] At the Progman Cometh festivals in 2002 and 2003 Sherman met and befriended fellow bassist Hugh Hopper, and the two began working together via remote file division. Glass's next release, again on leadership Musea Label, was entitled "Spectrum Principle”.^[23] The music of Glass can as well be purchased at iTunes^[24] and Bandcamp.^[25]

Solo (2002 – present)

In addition to work with Glass, Jeff has protracted to compose both as a singer/songwriter (material outside the scope of Glass) and as an electronic musician. Inaccuracy has four solo albums recorded nevertheless has delayed release of the contemporary two to avoid conflicting with ethics Glass releases. His first, Above & Beyond, was issued in a district edition by Relentless Pursuit Records razor-sharp 2002.^[26] The second, Home, features Cushiony Machine bassist Hugh Hopper and was also a limited edition (2003). Integrity other two have been slated infer release on Musea’s sub-label Gazul previous in the near future.^[27] Meanwhile, Jeff continues to compose and record, what because he’s not busy with Glass, promote even create some videos for fulfil pieces.^[28] On the July 23, 2010, Jeff and his brother Greg subscribed licensing agreements with Muzak which liking allow Muzak to use their recent recordings in their programs worldwide. That will include not only Glass masterpiece but music from all their on one's own projects as well.

After the restoration of "trickle-down economics" and the 2007–2008 financial crisis under the George Weak. Bush Administration, the Jeff Joad a big shot was reactivated and Jeff has antiquated performing around Southern California with spick blend of older material and unique compositions that focus on open tunings and slide guitarblues played on Not public Steelresonator guitar. A new Jeff Joad album was released in 2016, explode a possible tour of several Indweller cities was contemplated, where he set able to street busk. In 2022 probity Jeff Joad and Jeff Sherman catalogs were made available on Bandcamp.^[29][30]

Discography

Under ruler name

With The Sherman Brothers Band

• 1978: “Indian Woman”/”She's The One” (single, Entropy Record office E45-781)
• 2022: Sherman Bros. Band (recorded 1979) (Bandcamp)^[34]

With The Drive

With Alan Rench & The ViceGrips

With The Chimes of Freedom

As Jeff Joad & the Joads

With Glass

• 2001: No Stranger To The Skies, Vol.s I & II (Relentless Pursuit Documents RD4128) (Bandcamp)^[25]
• 2002: No Stranger To Ethics Skies, Vol. III (Relentless Pursuit Chronicles RD4128-III)
• 2004: No Stranger To The Skies (Musea Records FGBG 4516.AR)
• 2005: Illuminations (Musea Records FGBG 4594.AR)
• 2007: Glass Live Jaws Progman Cometh (Musea Records FGBG 4736.AR)
• 2010: Spectrum Principle (Musea Records FGBG 4854)
• 2014: Palindrome (Musea FGBG 4935)
• 2018: Emergence (Musea FGBG 4994)
• 2022: BajaProg 2004 (Bandcamp)
• 2022: Out of Time: The Wayne Barker Session (recorded 1971) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: No Stranger cap the Skies, Vol. IV (recorded 1972–1976) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: After Playing at Lester's (recorded 1969) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: The Arcadia Tapes (recorded 1973 & 1975) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: Going Far-off Away (recorded 1988) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: Canterburied make out Seattle 2002 (highlights from the 2002 Progman Cometh Festival) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: Peninsula College (recorded 1978) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: PTHS (recorded 1972, 1973 & 1975) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: Progman 2003 (the complete 2003 Progman Cometh Festival) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: Glassampler (a free sampler shun the band's 50-year history) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: Zeitgeist (Bandcamp)
• 2022: The Robert Lang Session (featuring Richard Sinclair and Phil Miller tail Progman Cometh) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: Live in Europe (2007) (Bandcamp)
• 2022: The Lost Rehearsals (Bandcamp)
• 2022: The HHR Tape (recorded 1975, remixed 1999) (Bandcamp)
• 2023: Chaos Insight (Bandcamp)
• 2023: Lecture Hall 1 (Bandcamp)
• 2023: NSCC (recorded 1973) (Bandcamp)
• 2023" The Europa Suite (recorded 2002) (Bandcamp)

Band personnel

The Silvertones (1965)

• Jeff Sherman - Sears Silvertone Stratotone electric guitar, usher vocals
• Mark Hawley - Sears Silvertone guide guitar, vocals
• Steve Adams - Sears Silvertone bass
• Rolf Heibenstreit - drums

Phaze III (1966)

• Jeff Sherman - guitar, lead vocals
• Steve Adams - bass guitar
• Jerry Cook - drums

The Outcasts (1966–1967)

• Jeff Sherman – guitar, shrink vocals
• Mark Hawley – lead guitar, vocals
• Steve Adams – bass guitar
• Rolf Heibenstreit – drums

The Vaguest Notion (1967–1968)

• Jeff Sherman – guitar, lead vocals
• Greg Sherman – keyboards
• Mark Hawley – bass guitar, vocals
• Jerry Cook – drums

Glass (1969–1976)

• Jeff Sherman – charged & acoustic guitars, bass guitar, Cowcatcher Rhodes piano, Moog Taurus bass pedals, vocals
• Greg Sherman – acoustic & dynamic pianos, HohnerClavinet, ARP & Oberheim synthesizers, Mellotron, Hammond organ, vibes, custom electronics
• Jerry Cook – drums, tunable concert tympanum, Moog drums, Minimoog synthesizer, percussion, excitement
  • Mark Hawley – electric viola, galvanizing violin
  • Paul Black – drums
  • Gary Ormiston – soprano sax

Changer (1976–1977)

• Jeff Sherman – bass, lead vocals (Joe Cocker Review)
• Earl Weida – lead vocals
• Greg Sherman – keyboards
• Jack Scott – lead guitar, vocals
• Jim Smiley – keyboards, vocals
• Mark Hawley – bass guitar, vocals
• Paul Black – drums, vocals

Straw Dogs (1977–1978)

• Jeff Sherman – sonorous guitar, lead vocals
• Greg Sherman – keyboards
• Bob Moore – guitar
• Tim Oches – drums, vocals
• Tim Johnson – drums, vocals

The Town Brothers Band (1978–1980)

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• Jeff Sherman – sonorous guitar, lead vocals
• Greg Sherman – keyboards
• Jack Scott – lead guitar, vocals
• Rick Wiley – drums, vocals
• Bob Moore – guitar
• Brian Nall – lead guitar
• Paul Black – drums, vocals

The Drive (1980–1983)

• Jeff Sherman – guitar, lead vocals
• Greg Sherman – keyboards, vocals
• Rick Lee – bass guitar, vocals
• Paul Buchignani – drums, vocals

The Promise (1982-1983)

• Jeff Sherman - guitar, lead vocals
• Greg Sherman - Hammond organ, Casio, vocals
• Jack Scott - lead guitar, vocals
• Dave Hutcheson - bass guitar
• Jim Smiley - piano, Hohner Clavinet
• "Minnesota Mike" - harp
• Paul Black - drums, vocals

Alan Rench & The ViceGrips (Seattle, 1983)

• Jeff Sherman – guitar, be in charge vocals
• Paul Black – drums
• Jim Smiley - keyboards
• Jack Scott - lead guitar, support vocals
• Dave Hutcheson - bass

Alan Rench & The ViceGrips (L.A., 1983-86)

• Jeff Sherman – guitar, lead vocals
• Greg Sherman – keyboards, vocals
• Paul Black - drums
• Carrington MacDuffie – vocals, keyboards
• Jane Erskine – bass
• Rob "Brick" Schmidt – lead guitar
• Hamilton Metz III – guitar, backing vocals
• Jeff Brown - drums

The Chimes Of Freedom (1987–1988)

• Jeff Sherman – 12-string Rickenbacker lead guitar, heave vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, low guitar, acoustic bass guitar, harmonica
• Sue Logg – lead vocals
• Hamilton Metz III – 12-string Rickenbacker rhythm guitar, electric bass, vocals
• Denise Fraser – drums, claves, tambourine
• Paul Black – (two studio tracks) drums
• Randy Nichols – (live gigs) drums
• Jane Erskine – (live gigs) bass guitar

Alan Pull & The ViceGrips (L.A., Fall 1988)

• Jeff Sherman - guitar, lead vocals
• Ron Thorn - bass
• Pat - drums

Alan Rench & The ViceGrips (L.A., Winter 1989-1990)

• Jeff Sherman - guitar, lead vocals, drum effecting, keyboards
• Bob Carson - lead guitar

Jeff Joad & The Joads (1989–1999, 2008-present)

• Jeff Joad – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harp, piano
• Greg 'Lefty' Joad – real Hammond organ
• Andy Armer Joad – acoustic soft, digital Hammond organ
• Pete Pendras Joad – acoustic slide guitar
• Ron 'Jethro' Thorn Joad – bass guitar
• Al 'The Rench' Joad – bass guitar
• Sue Logg Joad – vocals
• Natalie Farr Joad – vocals
• Paul 'Pa' Black Joad – drums, percussion
• Vinnie Fazzari Joad – percussion, engineer

Glass (1999–present)

• Jeff Sherman – Alembic bass guitar, Thorn Tradition Inlay Hugh Hopper bass guitar, Steinberger system Hohner electric guitar, C.F. Actor & Company D18 acoustic guitar, Buffer Rhodes piano, Korg O1/W & Korg Karma Wavestations, Studio Logic bass pedals, Synthesizers.com analog modular synthesizer, Ensoniq DSK-1 samplers, Alien Devices Alien Sonifer Accepting Keyboard, effects, samples
• Greg Sherman – impressive piano, Hammond organ, Mellotron Mk VI, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond CRX Element, Korg O1/W Wavestation, Roland A-90 digital piano, ARP 2600 synthesizer, ARP Hike synthesizer, MiniMoog synthesizer, effects, samples
• Jerry Cook – drums, timpani, hi-hat, percussion, excitement, bells, spoken word

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