Tony Scherr is an American

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and

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bassist, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer.

Biography

Scherr was born in

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, and is a graduate of the Hammonasset School. He played with

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roo ...

as a teenager, and moved to

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in the late-1980s, where he became a prolific session musician, working with artists such as

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Norah Jones Norah Jones ( ; born Geethali Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She has won several awards for her music and, , has sold more than 53 million records worldwide. '' Billboard'' named her the top jazz artist of ...

, and

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. He has been a member of a number of bands, such as

The Lounge Lizards The Lounge Lizards were an eclectic No Wave musical group founded by saxophonist John Lurie and his brother, pianist Evan Lurie, in 1978. Initially known for their ironic, tongue-in-cheek take on jazz, The Lounge Lizards eventually became a show ...

Sex Mob Sexmob (also styled Sex Mob) is an American jazz band based in New York City that formed as a Knitting Factory vehicle for Steven Bernstein to exercise his slide trumpet. Sexmob's sets feature a high proportion of covers, usually familiar pop ...

, Jesse Harris and the Ferdinandos, and Chris Brown and the Citizen Band. Scherr owns a recording studio and has worked as record producer for many of the artists he performs with. In 2002, Tony Scherr released his first solo album, ''Come Around'', on

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. His song "Sacramento" was later covered by

Leslie Feist Leslie Feist (born February 13, 1976), known mononymously as Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene. Feist launched her solo ...

on her album '' Let It Die'', with alternate lyrics and a new title, "Lonely Lonely". Tony Scherr's second album, ''Twist in the Wind,'' was released March 17, 2008.

Discography

Solo albums

*''Come Around'' (2002) *''Twist in the Wind'' (2008)

Sex Mob

*''Din of Inequity'' (1998) *''Solid Sender'' (2000) *''Theatre and Dance'' (2000) *''Sex Mob Does Bond'' (2001) * ''Dime Grind Palace'' (2003) * ''Sexotica'' (2006) * ''Sexmob meets Medeski Live in Willisau 2006'' (2009) * ''Sexmob Plays Fellini: Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti, the Music of Nino Rota'' (2013) * ''Cultural Capital'' (2017) * ''The Hard Way'' (2023)

Contributions

Al Di Meola Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, his breakthrough came after joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in 1974. He launched, from 1976 afterwards, a s ...

– ''Kiss My Axe'' (1991) *Franklin Kiermyer & Jericho – ''Break Down the Walls'' (1992) *One O'Clock Lab Band – ''Best of One O'Clock'' (1992) *Teddy Kumpel – ''Nome Sane?'' (1994) *The Allan Chase Quartet – ''Dark Clouds with Silver Linings'' (1994) *Maria Schneider – ''Coming About'' (1995) *Wolfgang Muthspiel – ''Loaded, Like New'' (1995) *Either/Orchestra – ''Across the Omniverse'' (1996) *Greg Skaff – ''Blues and Other News'' (1996) *Tim Sessions – ''And Another Thing'' (1996) *Brad Shepik and the Commuters – ''Loan'' (1997) *Bruce Saunders – ''Forget Everything'' (1997) *Charles Socci – ''Visit'' (1997) *Michael Blake – ''Kingdom of Champa'' (1997) *Michael Dean – ''Right Here for You'' (1997) *New York Voices – ''Sing the Songs of Paul Simon'' (1997) *Scott Wendholt – ''Beyond Thursday'' (1997) *John Lurie – ''Fishing with John'' (1998) *Michelle Lewis – ''Little Leviathan'' (1998) *Slow Poke – ''At Home'' (1998) *Steven Bernstein – ''Diaspora Soul'' (1999) *Wolfgang Muthspiel – ''Work in Progress 89–98'' (1999) *John Scofield – ''Bump'' (2000) *Maria Schneider – ''Orchestra Allegresse'' (2000) *Marvin Pontiac – ''Legendary Marvin Pontiac'' (2000) *Slow Poke – ''Redemption'' (2000) *Teddy Kumpel – ''Songs in Tomato Sauce'' (2000) *Tridruga – ''Tridruga'' (2000) *Barney McAll – ''Release the Day'' (2001) *Dom Um Romao – ''Lake of Perseverance'' (2001) *Michael Blake – ''Drift'' (2001) *

– ''

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'' (2001) *Spottiswoode – ''Spottiswoode and His Enemies'' (2001) *

– ''

Come Away With Me ''Come Away with Me'' is the debut studio album by American recording artist Norah Jones, released on February 26, 2002, by Blue Note Records. Recording sessions took place at Sorcerer Sound Studio in New York City and Allaire Studios in Sh ...

'' (2002) *

Ani DiFranco Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (; born September 23, 1970) is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative rock, although it has additional influenc ...

– ''Trust'' (2004) *Ana Egge – ''Out Past the Lights'' (2004) *

- '' Unspeakable'' (2004) *

– ''

Knuckle Down ''Knuckle Down'' is the 14th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. It is the first album where DiFranco has collaborated with a producer; Joe Henry. The record is also her first studio album to feature a string section. It is considered ...

'' (2005) *

– ''

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'' (2005) *Rosanna Goodman - '' My Old Man'' (2006) *Rod Alonzo - ''Cyclists'' (2006) *Ana Egge – ''Lazy Days'' (2007) *Chris Brown and the Citizens' Band – ''Oblivion'' (2007) *

– '' History, Mystery'' (2008) *

Jenny Scheinman Jenny Scheinman is a jazz violinist. She has produced several critically acclaimed solo albums, including ''12 Songs'', named one of the Top Ten Albums of 2005 by ''The New York Times''. She has played with Linda Perry, Norah Jones, Nels Cline, ...

- ''Jenny Scheinman'' (2008) *

– ''

All We Are Saying ''All We Are Saying...'' is an album by American guitarist and composer Bill Frisell that was released in September 2011. It consists of songs written by John Lennon, both as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist, arranged and performed i ...

'' (2011) *

Snarky Puppy Snarky Puppy is an American jazz fusion band led by bassist Michael League. Founded in 2004, Snarky Puppy combines a variety of jazz idioms, rock, world music, and funk and has won five Grammy Awards. Although the band has worked with vocalis ...

– '' Family Dinner – Volume 1'' (2013) *Bill Frisell - ''

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'' (2014) *Rocket Sci - ''Bond Riviera'' (2021) *Rick Peckham - ''Left End'' (2005)

References

External links

Tony Scherr
official website * *
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at the

website {{DEFAULTSORT:Scherr, Tony Living people Musicians from New Haven, Connecticut American jazz bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Guitarists from Connecticut Jazz musicians from Connecticut American male jazz musicians Year of birth missing (living people) The Lounge Lizards members The Golden Palominos members Sexmob members