Avery Sharpe

Avery Sharpe (born August 23, 1954) is an American jazz double-bassist.

Contents

• Mccoytyner featuring avery sharpe bass solo live
• Woody shaw freddy hubbard joe henderson mccoy tyner avery sharpe louis hayes 1986 live
• As leader
• As sideman
• References

Sharpe began playing piano at age eight and also studied accordion in his youth. He learned both electric and acoustic bass as a teenager, then studied with Reggie Workman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He played with Wynton Marsalis and Pat Metheny before joining McCoy Tyner's sextet; from 1984 through 2002 he played with Tyner's trio. He has also played as a sideman with Archie Shepp, Yusef Lateef, Ricky Ford, Joe Ford, and others. As a leader, he has release on Sunnyside Records, and several albums on his own label, JKNM.

Although not as well known as Ron Carter or Christian McBride, he is remarkably versatile as a bassist. A switch-hitter on bass guitar and upright bass, his humming-and-bowing, à la Slam Stewart, as well as his chord work on stand-up bass make quite an impression when seeing and hearing him live.

As leader

Unspoken Words (Sunnyside Records, 1988)

Extended Family (JKNM, 1993)

Extended Family, Vol. 2: Thoughts of My Ancestors (JKNM, 1995)

Extended Family, Vol. 3: Family Values (JKNM, 2001)

Dragon Fly (JKNM, 2005)

Epic Ebony Journey (JKNM, 2005)

Legends and Mentors (JKNM, 2008)

As sideman

With McCoy Tyner

Double Trios (1986)

Major Changes (1987)

Live at the Musicians Exchange Cafe (1987)

Uptown/Downtown (1988)

Solar: Live at Sweet Basil (1991)

Blue Bossa (1991)

Remembering John (1991)

Journey (1993)

Infinity McCoy Tyner (1997)

Autumn Mood (1997)