Jeff Sharel

Jeff Sharel: Jeff Sharel

by Todd S. Jenkins
April 1, 2001

Jazz meets house, techno and the 70s funk of Miles in this brilliant studio project. DJ Sharel has worked with Femi Kuti and Frederic Galliano, and previously released some 12” singles in France (he lives in Grenoble) before being signed to this far-sighted Brooklyn label. On this self-titled disc, his first full-length recording, Sharel layers keyboards, percussion and samples to concoct a bracing mix that elevates the DJ’s art to a new plane.

The three “Tribute” tracks here pay homage ...