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Cindy Blackman And Sherrie Maricle On JazzSet

Cindy Blackman spends time both in jazz and rock. She plays drums for Lenny Kravitz. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Concerts

Cindy Blackman And Sherrie Maricle On JazzSet

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Drums — wide and deep talking-to-you drums — are the key ingredient in the Cindy Blackman sound. At the Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center, the Lenny Kravitz drummer brought her quartet featuring JD Allen. Sherrie Maricle's Fiveplay opens.

Cindy Blackman And Sherrie Maricle On JazzSet

Sherrie Maricle On Piano Jazz

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Studio Sessions

Sherrie Maricle On Piano Jazz

Sherrie Maricle is a musician of many talents: She's a drummer, an educator, a writer and a bandleader. She's also the beating heart of an all-female big band, the Diva Jazz Orchestra. Joined by women from her group — pianist Tomoko Ohno and bassist Noriko Ueda — Maricle performs "Groove Merchant" and Ellington's "Squeeze Me."

Sherrie Maricle On Piano Jazz

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