Michael Feinstein – Grammy-winning singer, pianist, recording artist
“I enjoy hearing you play–you’re clean and precise.”
read moreOlivier Marchand – musicien, Paris
J’ai rencontré Sheldon Forrest cet été au “Swan bar” à Paris. Notre collaboration musicale toute récente est le début d’un travail artistique commun que nous envisageons à long terme dans le cadre de mon projet “musiques du Monde”. Je considère Sheldon Forrest ...
read moreMarc Heller – Operatic tenor. Metropolitan Opera debut as Gao Jianli in Tan Dun’s “The First Emperor”
If only I could sing the way Sheldon plays. Without question, one of the finest musicians I’ve met–he’s like Irving Berlin at the keys, except that he can transpose.
read moreMalou Beauvoir – chanteuse
Sheldon is a master of the keyboard…from a hearttfelt sensitive ballad, to a uniquely interpreted instrumental or a even a funky up tempo rendition of a disco tune, Sheldon lends his own individual style to everything he plays. As a singer performing ...
read moreMike Dineen – Irishman in Paris
J’ai eu le plaisir d’être accompagnié au Piano pendant une soirée organisée au Swan Bar, Paris, pour célebrer Bloom’s Day, ( à l’hônneur des oeuvres de James Joyce). Bienque je n’ai pas eu le temps d’organiser une répetition pour mes chançons à ...
read moreLua Hadar – world jazz vocalist, TWIST
It has been a joy to work with Sheldon Forrest since 1998, when we made our first CD together in San Francisco. Since then, we’ve performed frequently in New York clubs and also on tour with The Kitchenettes, in the Italian National ...
read morePatrick Durand – chanteur, Paris
Sheldon est un musicien qui a plus d’une corde à son piano. Avec lui, il n’y a jamais d’eau dans le gaz entre le jazz et la java. Aucun style n’échappe à son répertoire, ce qui fait de lui un accompagnateur idéal. ...
read moreRon Passalacqua – singing pianist, Carnival cruise lines
Simply put, Sheldon is a master of the keys. His voicings ooze warmth, color, and a comfortable complexity. As a fellow pianist, I can’t help but feel a bit humbled when hearing Sheldon play. As a singer, I couldn’t ask for a ...
read moreTerrance Gelenter – Paris Through Expatriate Eyes
J’ai eu le plaisir d’écouter Sheldon plusieurs fois dans divers evenements et chaque fois il etait completement professionel et charmant. Il a amené un ambiance chaleureux pour animer les soirées.
read moreJohn McWhorter – author of “Winning The Race,” columnist for The New York Sun
Sheldon Forrest and I go way back — I used to play back-up piano for an opera class he accompanied, and he accompanied my own singing often. Lately he and I have been cooking up cabaret shows where I do, basically, ancient ...
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