DIVAS
Daryl Sherman redefines and nourishes romanticism and musical warmth in contemporary Jazz!! By Maximillien de Lafayette
The critics wrote: "She's
sophisticated, she's straightforward, and she can swing!"
Although she is relatively a “new” leading
presence of the new generation of singers and pianists, Daryl Sherman has
been already recognized by peers and critics as the brightest shining star
of the contempo jazz artists caravan. Influenced by Ella Fitzgerald,
Rodgers and Hammerstein, Julie Andrews,
Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Mildred Bailey and Sarah Vaughan,
formidably trained by her father Sammy Sherman (a former Jazz trombonist in
New York city during the golden big band era) at an early age and fueled
with passion for music and singing, Daryl had to make her mark on the world
of music and entertainment, for singing, performing and playing the piano
were and still are a major part of her soul and life.
At age 5, Daryl began to sing American standards and imitate
her father on a daily basis. "I think the first thing I sang when my dad
actually let me sit in with the band was, 'Over the Rainbow.' I was about
twelve." Wrote in her biography. Daryl adds: "As a kid I was the one who
embraced the music of my Dad, which was the standards and jazz. I was the
kid who was awakened at two in the morning when my dad would come back from
a music job." Said Daryl. Upon entering high school, Daryl became involved
with everything musical, ranging from school small musicals production,
stage performance to school band and theater. And when she was not on
campus, Daryl would play at small events like New Years Eve parties and try
to get gigs here and there. "One of my first gigs was in a neighborhood
restaurant/bar, where they had some kind of a top-40 band. The little piano
sat above the bar. My job was to play when the band took a break. I played
things like, 'Misty,' Beatles songs, show tunes. I got $20 for that."
Nostalgically said Daryl Sherman.