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Jazz Master Class by John Scherf
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John Scherf is a recording engineer, writer, and producer with more than twenty years of experience in everything from live mixing for radio broadcast to award-winning audiophile recordings on SuperAudio CD. His work has been recognized nationally with more than 40 awards - including the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Gold Award for Technical Achievement, the coveted Robert F. Kennedy Award for Journalism, and nominations for the Grammy Award. John has recorded in studios and remote locations that range from Carnegie Hall to the minefields of Cambodia. He now bases his work in his own production studio in the hills west of River Falls, Wisconsin. Along the way he has recorded artists including: Gerry Mulligan, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Billy Taylor, Joe Pass, Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Bill Crofoot, Pete Seeger, Trevor Pinnock and the English Consort, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The King's Singers, The Swingle Singers, James Earl Jones, and Bobby McFerrin. John has produced, written, and provided technical direction for many radio and television programs. He also provided special effects mixing for National Public Radio's production of "Return of the Jedi." He has written, produced, and directed pieces as diverse as humorous spots for radio's "From the Top, " "American Voices with James Earl Jones," and documentary work including programs for "Continental Harmony" and "For Kids' Sake Radio." His work as an album producer and recording engineer has included a wide variety of jazz, classical, and folk projects. For the past few years he has been recording albums for release on Super Audio CD using both Sony and Pyramix Direct Stream Digital systems and recording and mixing in a 5-1 environment.
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