Mark Cherrie
hard bop contemporary jazz post-bop
Influences: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jimi Hendrix
Mark Cherrie leads his quartet on steel pan, bringing a Trinidadian-rooted voice to jazz standards like Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" and Wayne Shorter's "Footprints", alongside originals and reworkings of Hendrix and The Police. Backed by John Donaldson (piano), Eric Ford (drums) and Mick Hutton (double bass), the sound is melodic, laid-back and innovative, with vocals from Sumudu on "Like Lovers Do". Cherrie comes from a family pan tradition: his father Ralph was a leading figure in establishing Notting Hill Carnival, and Mark has over 30 years of playing experience alongside a parallel career writing music for TV and film.
Personnel:
Mark Cherrie (steel pan)
John Donaldson (piano)
Eric Ford (drums)
Mick Hutton (double bass)