Joseph "Joe" Sherman is an American educator and musician living in the Bronx.
Joe Sherman | |
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| Origin | The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, violin |
Education edit
Sherman graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1962.[1] He studied music at Ithaca College before earning a degree from Cornell University, where he studied saxophone performance.[2]
Career edit
Sherman taught mathematics in the public schools of New York City before being named the founding principal of the High School for Violin and Dance, the first New York public high school to utilize an experimental, alternative mode of public education.[3]
Although possessing a background as a jazz tenor saxophone player and bandleader, Sherman studied the violin, became a private violin teacher, and joined the Bronx Symphony Orchestra in 1981 as a violinist, later being named its conductor and managing director.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Bio Snippets from the Class of '62". Stuyvesant '62. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Stay Thirsty Magazine". Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Enhancing High School reform: Lessons from Site Visits to Four Cities" (PDF). Aypf.org. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Easter in the Bronx |". Bronxmama.com. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "We're sorry... | the New York Public Library". Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2014-11-30.