Sheryl Bailey
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sheryl Bailey is an American jazz guitarist and educator. She teaches guitar at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Biography Bailey grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and started playing guitar at 13. At first she was primarily interested in rock music, but she discovered jazz after hearing guitarist Wes Montgomery on the radio. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, and after college she taught music at Towson State University in Baltimore. In 1998, she moved to New York City to pursue a career as a performer. She released her first album, Little Misunderstood, in 1995 with George Colligan, Vince Loving, and Chris Battistone. In 2001, Bailey she released Reunion of Souls with guitarist Chris Bergson, Ashley Turner, and Sunny Jain. Stewart Mason of Allmusic called one of the tracks "charming" and one "perfectly sweet" but said the album was "nothing groundbreaking". This was followed in 2002 by The Power of 3, which contained eight tracks all written by Bailey. Allmusic's Rick Anderson said that each track was "a gem" and "more complex than you'd guess at first listen". He said the album was "highly recommended". Her next album was Bull's Eye! in 2004.
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