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Sheryl Bailey is a reputable and consummate axe wielder currently based in Long Island City, New York (U.S.A.) who represents her playing style as contemporary jazz, as a listener can readily appreciate on her most recent recording, "Live @ The Fat Cat".  Her most utilized guitar is a McCurdy "Mercury". Bailey has been playing guitar since 1979, and straight from the shoulder discloses her career objective, "Touring Europe regularly with my trio and writing about 1,000 more tunes."
When prompted to divulge her ultimate effect for the guitar, Bailey unflinchingly stated, "Wah-wah," and continued by citing her musicial goals, "My compositions are stories about the people and places in my life. I'm
blessed that I travel quite a bit playing music, so I see and meet many
new faces and places. I also play in many diverse musical settings from
Jazz to Klezmer to Pop, so all of these musics influences my
sensibilities. I'm really just seeking to be honest and find expression
for the deeper emotions in my life." She eagerly hopes to, at some point, study the French language, and is presently listening to Klezmer, hardbop, blues and classic rock. Her principal gratification? "Performing my music and spreading that 'good feeling'," she explains without a doubt.
 Bailey wraps up by mentioning current and approaching endeavors enthusiastically, by saying, "My "Jazz Guitars Play Hendrix" project, Manchester Craftsman Guild
project of arranging my music for big band, "Moveable Shapes" - my new
Mel Bay downloadable book on II-V's, David Krakauer's upcoming
Afro-funk meets Jewish Soul recording/tour with Fred Wesley (of James
Brown fame), LA tour in January and a tour with my trio in Europe later
this year."
Guitar Nine Records visitors have compared the playing style and/or musical approach of Sheryl Bailey to guitarists such as John Abercrombie and others.
Bailey's discography (available here at Guitar Nine Records) includes one solo album ("Little Misunderstood") and participation on a number of other recordings (Sheryl Bailey 3 "The Power Of 3", Sheryl Bailey 3 "Bull's Eye!", Sheryl Bailey 3 "Live @ The Fat Cat", Bailey/Bergson "Reunion Of Souls").
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