From Washington DC, Sharon is also a flautist and keyboardist. The piano was
her first instrument. From this start, she began playing drums, the flute,
and ended with the sax. She began playing sax in high school and said
"believe it or not I wanted to hang out with the sax players after hearing
Grover Washington and several funk songs that had horn sections". She
started a career in computers as a programmer and a web designer, but after
being laid off several times due to riffs, realized that she had the sax to
fall back on. She says "its a struggle, but I love performing and touching
others through my music and I have been doing it full time as a career for 4
years. Since starting her musical career, Sharon has jammed with a number of
well-known bands. More recently she has been performing locally with the
band "Uncharted Waters", which features flautist Arch Thompson. Her band,
The Sharon Thomas Experience, has performed with Ginuwine, Ralph Tresvant,
Dawn Robinson of EnVogue, Mr. Cheeks, Tony Terry, and Teena Marie just to
name a few. Sharon is committed to her musical journey and to sharing her
musical talents with the world. Sharon can be seen and heard performing at
numerous venues in the DC area.
ARTICLE:
Sharon Thomas' "Same Ole Love"
“Sharon
Thomas is a multi-instrumentalist who plays keyboards, drums, flute, and,
her favorite, the saxophone. This Washingtonian, who stands at 5 feet, even
plays a big tenor sax that comes to her knees. In her words, “she likes big
things.†Her band, the Sharon Thomas Experience, gives you a nice mix of
straight-ahead, smooth jazz, r&b, and even a little funk. One minute she was
playing Grover Washington’s “Mr. Magic†and segued into Manu Dabango’s “Soul
Makossaâ€â€“ needless to say by this time she was rocking the house. Thomas has
been invited to perform with nationally established recording artists on
national TV shows like The Arsenio Hall Show. She’s played with Tony Terry,
Ginuwine, and even Funkedelic." excerpt: BaltimoreTimes
REVERBNATION
Sharon Thomas ExperienceVIDEO:
Sharon Thomas Experience - Always There - Ronnie Laws coverSharon Thomas Experience with Kenny Alford Playing Keys
Sharon Thomas Experience - Joy and Pain - Maze cover
