Sheryl Cohen
Sheryl Cohen is a Brooklyn based artist whose original music combines Pop, Electronica and Brazilian Styles. In 2008, Sheryl signed a distribution deal with Izzy Gold Records. She, and legendary Producer Izzy Gold, (Ashlee Simpson, George Clinton, The Ravonettes, etc.), collaborated on a project of original lounge, pop music. "Electric Eyes", was released on March 25, 2009. Producer and Guitarist Marcos Vigio (Beat and Bow Records) is currently putting the finishing touches on a 5 song EP. Marcos gave Sheryl's original pop songs an electronic, dance edge. "In Between I Daydream", will be released in mid 2009. Sheryl’s previous CD "Not An Ordinary Girl" was conceived during a trip to Brazil’s Northeast – Salvador da Bahia. The city of Salvador is the epicenter for many of Brazil’s most progressive and exciting percussion players. The music of "Not An Ordinary Girl", blends the percussive ideas and rhythmic elements, heard throughout Salvador, with Pop elements and English Lyrics. Sheryl co-leads a colorful Brazilian/Jazz quartet called Brazz Jazz. Brazz Jazz has twice toured Brazil, in support of their CD Kick Off Your Shoes, to remarkable success. Their CD has been the focus of several radio shows in Brazil, newspaper articles and a consistent seller in music stores. “A fundamental aspect of brazz jazz, which sets them apart from their peers, is the choice of material” states Ayrton Martini. Martini a Brazilian music critic and producer adds, “brazz jazz escapes from the Bossa Nova as the obvious translation of Brazilian Jazz”. The repertoire choices are not the usual Jazz standards and the songs are chosen with good taste and originality”.
