Brad
05/10/25
Thank you Sheryl your a great musician and teacher! love your courses.
Sheryl Bailey
The Downbeat Critics Poll voted Sheryl a Rising Star (2013-2016) and one of the new greats of her chosen instrument -- Phillip Booth, Downbeat Magazine
As a leader, she has toured the US, Canada, Finland, Austria, Italy, Australia, Hong Kong, China, Japan, and the UK with her many projects: The Sheryl Bailey 3, The Sheryl Bailey 4, The Electric Ladyland Project, Acoustic Muse, and Plucky Strum. She has 12 critically acclaimed releases as a leader. Some of her latest work can be heard with tenor sax legend, Jerry Bergonzi ("Extra Extra" and "Beantown Ballads") and with the Anat Cohen Tentet's Grammy Nominated release "Happy Song" and "Triple Helix"
She has toured and recorded with Rufus Reid, Richard Bona, Anat Cohen, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Bruce Gertz, Allan Chase, David Krakauers Ancestral Groove, Abraham Inc., John Zorn, Irene Cara, Lea Delaria, George Garzone, Jack Wilkins, Shingo Okudaira, Steve Slagle, Harvie S, Ken Peplowski, Kim Plainfield, and Gary Thomas.
As an educator, she has been Professor of Guitar at Berklee College of Music since 2000, is the Assistant Chair of Guitar at Berklee. Her Mel Bay publication, Moveable Shapes, is a top seller in their Jazz Curriculum Series, as well as her catalog of popular Truefire Courses. Subscribe to her interactive artist channel, "The Bebop Bootcamp Dojo," for ongoing content and community participation
Sheryl plays her Signature McCurdy Mercury Model, Acoustic Image Amplifiers, Stone Bridge Acoustic Guitars and Earthquaker Devices.
As a leader, she has toured the US, Canada, Finland, Austria, Italy, Australia, Hong Kong, China, Japan, and the UK with her many projects: The Sheryl Bailey 3, The Sheryl Bailey 4, The Electric Ladyland Project, Acoustic Muse, and Plucky Strum. She has 12 critically acclaimed releases as a leader. Some of her latest work can be heard with tenor sax legend, Jerry Bergonzi ("Extra Extra" and "Beantown Ballads") and with the Anat Cohen Tentet's Grammy Nominated release "Happy Song" and "Triple Helix"
She has toured and recorded with Rufus Reid, Richard Bona, Anat Cohen, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Bruce Gertz, Allan Chase, David Krakauers Ancestral Groove, Abraham Inc., John Zorn, Irene Cara, Lea Delaria, George Garzone, Jack Wilkins, Shingo Okudaira, Steve Slagle, Harvie S, Ken Peplowski, Kim Plainfield, and Gary Thomas.
As an educator, she has been Professor of Guitar at Berklee College of Music since 2000, is the Assistant Chair of Guitar at Berklee. Her Mel Bay publication, Moveable Shapes, is a top seller in their Jazz Curriculum Series, as well as her catalog of popular Truefire Courses. Subscribe to her interactive artist channel, "The Bebop Bootcamp Dojo," for ongoing content and community participation
Sheryl plays her Signature McCurdy Mercury Model, Acoustic Image Amplifiers, Stone Bridge Acoustic Guitars and Earthquaker Devices.
Courses
Art of the Jazz Duo: Standards
Art of the Jazz Duo: Blues
Spotlight On: Jazz Standard Approaches
30 Bebop Chordal Licks You MUST Know
Jazz Bootcamp: Rhythm Changes & Soloing
Take 5: Jazz Super Arpeggios
Trading Solos: Bebop
Essentials: Bebop Blues Etudes
Bebop Guitar Fakebook: Rhythm
Essentials: Bebop Etudes
Creative Chords (JamPlay)
50 Essential Bebop Licks You MUST Know
In the Jams
Channels
Private Lessons
TrueFire Live events
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Reviews
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Brad
09/27/22
30 bebop chordal licks you must know
Sheryl Bailey is a fantastic teacher and musician . I have learned so much from her courses. She is able to explain the concepts and theories in a clear and precise way. Sheryl is one of my favorite educators on TrueFire and i am looking forward to more of her lessons. Thank you much!
ReiVii
07/10/22
Great channel
Definitely check out Sheryl Bailey’s True Fire channel if you want to expand your theory into jazz stuff. She’s the co chair head of Berklee’s guitar department. The stuff she teaches on there starts basic jazz and expands to insanely technical jazz stuff that kids pay full tuition at Berklee for. I also subscribed to Joe Robinson’s channel and that was awesome for fingerpicking and he genuinely gives insightful tips to stay motivated. Check em out!
Roger D.
05/20/21
My favorite of favorites
Long time Truefire member and I have a lot of favorite educators. I spend most of my time in Sheryl's courses. They are challenging and can take some time to understand the material but I've learned so much with her lessons. Her fake book is excellent. Bebop Dojo is a must have course. There are not enough hours in a day to spend here.In fact I got to go figure out the last 8 bars of a Coltrane inspired tune in her Bebop etudes course. Thanks to Sheryl and true fire for providing the fun!
ledzep25
12/29/20
Amazing experience
I decided to be productive in my quarantine and learn guitar again. I found Truefire and their YouTube channel extremely helpful with their lessons and tutors being so helpful, clear, articulate and easy to follow. Sheryl Bailey is an amazing teacher whose lessons have had a profound impact on my playing I eventually showed progress and learnt to incorporate new concepts, rhythms, grooves in my own playin. Looking forward for more lessons in the future. Thankyou so much Truefire, Cheers!
