Jerry Cherry
Jerry Cherry is the result of many factors. Take a New York via
Florida via Brooklyn artist and add a generous dose of only the finest
influences. Bowie. The Verve. Elvis (both The King and
Costello). The White Stripes. AC/DC. Radiohead. Add plenty of
heartfelt emotion - the sort of heartfelt emotion that only comes from
living life. Take songs rooted in the blues, in folk, rockabilly, and
old country but filter them through a cello and violin, a trumpet and
trombone. Add other influences such as the immeasurable draw of New
York City and the trials and wantings of love. Take an appeal broad
enough to burn up both Top 40 charts and indie internet radio
stations. This is Jerry Cherry.
That Jerry Cherry is a quintessentially New York artist is not
surprising but the route he took was not a traditional one. Born in
Brooklyn, he moved with his family to Fort Lauderdale at the age of
six. He picked up guitar before he was a teenager and started to gig
in high school. After honing his talents as both a guitar player and
as a songwriter for several years, Jerry moved back to New York in
2004. His experiences in New York City are the basis of his debut
album, "Life Is Sweeter...", a song-cycle that condenses a year's worth
of love and living in the city into a catchy and powerful 11 song
album. "I lived it" Jerry says about his album and time in New York,
which even included an appearance on the reality TV Show, Matched In
Manhattan. "Life Is Sweeter..." was produced by Jerry himself and was
mixed by multi-platinum engineer Mike Rogers (Dee-Lite, John Lennon,
Sinead O'Connor, They Might Be Giants, Chubby Checker). Speaking of
Chubby Checker, Jerry Cherry recently played lead guitar as a member
of Chubby Checker's band on CBS and at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
for his 2008 hit, "Knock Down The Walls."
Songwriting is an intensely personal form of expression for Jerry
Cherry. "For the most part I have to be on the verge of a nervous
breakdown in order to write." Of his album "Life Is Sweeter..." he
says that "creativity for me is almost like therapy." Since forming
his band in 2003, Jerry Cherry has been letting New Yorkers share in
his own form of therapy all over his city, performing at well known
venues such as Arlene's Grocery, The Delancy, The Lions Den, The
Knitting Factory, The Bitter End, Rockwood Music Hall, Club Midway
(Rehab), Snitch, The Annex, Don Hill's, The National Underground, and
Piano's. He has opened for artists as popular as Buckcherry and The
Fixx. The future is exciting for Jerry Cherry as he sees just how far
the swell of grassroots support for "Life Is Sweeter..." will take
him.
Florida via Brooklyn artist and add a generous dose of only the finest
influences. Bowie. The Verve. Elvis (both The King and
Costello). The White Stripes. AC/DC. Radiohead. Add plenty of
heartfelt emotion - the sort of heartfelt emotion that only comes from
living life. Take songs rooted in the blues, in folk, rockabilly, and
old country but filter them through a cello and violin, a trumpet and
trombone. Add other influences such as the immeasurable draw of New
York City and the trials and wantings of love. Take an appeal broad
enough to burn up both Top 40 charts and indie internet radio
stations. This is Jerry Cherry.
That Jerry Cherry is a quintessentially New York artist is not
surprising but the route he took was not a traditional one. Born in
Brooklyn, he moved with his family to Fort Lauderdale at the age of
six. He picked up guitar before he was a teenager and started to gig
in high school. After honing his talents as both a guitar player and
as a songwriter for several years, Jerry moved back to New York in
2004. His experiences in New York City are the basis of his debut
album, "Life Is Sweeter...", a song-cycle that condenses a year's worth
of love and living in the city into a catchy and powerful 11 song
album. "I lived it" Jerry says about his album and time in New York,
which even included an appearance on the reality TV Show, Matched In
Manhattan. "Life Is Sweeter..." was produced by Jerry himself and was
mixed by multi-platinum engineer Mike Rogers (Dee-Lite, John Lennon,
Sinead O'Connor, They Might Be Giants, Chubby Checker). Speaking of
Chubby Checker, Jerry Cherry recently played lead guitar as a member
of Chubby Checker's band on CBS and at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
for his 2008 hit, "Knock Down The Walls."
Songwriting is an intensely personal form of expression for Jerry
Cherry. "For the most part I have to be on the verge of a nervous
breakdown in order to write." Of his album "Life Is Sweeter..." he
says that "creativity for me is almost like therapy." Since forming
his band in 2003, Jerry Cherry has been letting New Yorkers share in
his own form of therapy all over his city, performing at well known
venues such as Arlene's Grocery, The Delancy, The Lions Den, The
Knitting Factory, The Bitter End, Rockwood Music Hall, Club Midway
(Rehab), Snitch, The Annex, Don Hill's, The National Underground, and
Piano's. He has opened for artists as popular as Buckcherry and The
Fixx. The future is exciting for Jerry Cherry as he sees just how far
the swell of grassroots support for "Life Is Sweeter..." will take
him.
Genres:
Alternative, Blues, Indie Rock Sponsored by SideCho, Modern Rock, Rock
Members:
Jerry Cherry - Vocals + Guitar
Felipe Torres - Drums + Backing Vocals
Ricardo Rodriguez - Bass
Xue Yang Liu - Cello
Francesca Mikaela - Violin
Dave Smith - Trumpet
Felipe Torres - Drums + Backing Vocals
Ricardo Rodriguez - Bass
Xue Yang Liu - Cello
Francesca Mikaela - Violin
Dave Smith - Trumpet
Setup Requirements:
None Listed
