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Updated 4/15/2022

Avery Sharpe Group

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Bassist Avery Sharpe combines acoustic, electric bass, and voice into a unique form of music the New York Times has called 'The Future of Jazz.' Avery performs with duos to larger ensembles including orchestras and choirs.

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Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

1979

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

1979

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Jazz

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Solo / Recital

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Residency - In School
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 70

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • School Groups
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • International

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Avery Sharpe Group

Performing Group

Date: 03/2022-03/2022

performed solo bass concert at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, at the New Africa House, Augusta Savage Gallery. Along with video slide show of Avery's personal and musical life.

Williams College

Date: 02/2020-02/2020

Perfromance of Avery Sharpe Group with Williams College singers and Strings for the  project  400 An African American Musical Portrait, multimedia with video/slide show at Brooks Rogers hall at Williams College, Williamtown, MA

Williams Club/NYC

Date: 02/2020-02/2020

Avery Sharpe Solo performance/lecture of the project 400 An African American Musical Portrait with video/slide show at Williams College Alumni Club in New York City

University of Massachusetts(Amherst)

Date: 11/2019-11/2019

Performance of  Avery Sharpe Group with Extended Family Choir for the 400 An African American Musical Portrait project with multimedia/video slide show at Bowker Auditorium, University of Massachusetts(Amherst)

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Special Award
  • New England Foundation for the Arts "Achievement In Jazz Award" 1997

Awards

Awards:

  • NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Special Award
  • New England Foundation for the Arts "Achievement In Jazz Award" 1997

Education

Education:

  • B.A. Economics, 1 year towards Masters in Music

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Music

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Music

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • varies

Fee Range:

$5,000 - $50,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

120