Art Sherrod Jr.
Recording Jazz Saxophonist
United States

In 2005, Art released his freshman project entitled “All 4 Love” which featured an incredible arrangement of the Hall and Oates mega hit, Sara Smile. In 2009 he was signed to Pacific Coast Jazz record label and soon after released his second project, “Seasons”. This project featured a laundry list of industry superstars like Will Downing, Chuck Loeb, Gerald Albright, Frank McComb, Tracy Hamlin, Marcus Johnson, U-Nam, Alex Al and others.
The success of the two projects were satisfying to Art on so many levels; however, he desperately wanted to give something back that truly reflected the totality of what defines him – his love for the Lord, love for his family and his passion to express this love through music. With the foundation of the previous projects, Art endeavored to record his first gospel project. With the support of his label, a cadre of uber talented and equally connected musicians that he could lean on to assist in creating his dream Gospel Jazz project, on January 15, 2016 “Intervention” was birthed, featuring the soulful sound of Incognito’s lead vocalist, Maysa Leak, on a very funky arrangement of Edwin Hawkins' Oh Happy Day.
“Intervention” has13 spiritually enriched tracks that highlight Art’s roots in Gospel, Jazz, R&B and Funk. By no means is “Intervention” your ordinary gospel jazz project, as it features some nontraditional songs like Frankie Beverly’s I Wanna Thank You and Sam Cooke’s A Change Gonna Come, in addition to some traditional gospel songs like It Is Well, He Looked Beyond My Faults, My Soul Has Been Anchored and a funky horn section infused arrangement of Walter Hawkins’ Going Up Yonder. The contemporary side of Art is revealed as he interprets Vashawn Mitchell's Nobody Greater and William McDowell’s I Give Myself Away, Chris Tomlin’s How Great is Our God featuring guitarist Alan Scott, How Excellent featuring world-renowned bass guitarist, David Dyson, and Donnie McClurken’s mega-hit Stand.
Art plays a Signature Serie 3.00 on Soprano, Alto and Tenor and Artist Signature Series and 3.25 on Bari