John Sheridan
Professor, Music and Multimedia
AA, Bucks County Community College; BM, Temple University; MA, New York University
Bio:
BCCC Alumnus Professor John Sheridan is a multi-discipline educator who over the past thirty years has been teaching courses in Music, Multimedia, Web Design and Computer Science.
He holds a Master of Arts degree from New York University in Composition and Theory, a Bachelor of Music degree from Temple University in Jazz and Commercial Composition and Arranging and an Associate of Arts degree from Bucks County Community College in Jazz and Classical Guitar Performance. In addition, Professor Sheridan has studied guitar with Joe Federico, Tom Giacabetti, Pat Martino and John Abercrombie.
For the past forty years, he has been performing in the genres of Jazz, Funk, Fusion, and Blues in venues ranging from clubs to festivals. He has performed with Jazz Luminaries Richie Cole, Larry McKenna, Jim Ridl and Marko Marcinko to name a few. Professor Sheridan has done session work for Nile Blue Records, eMCee Records and GMG studios and performs in numerous pit orchestras. He currently performs in the Jazz Celebration Big Band and the Monday Blues Jazz Orchestra. In 2000 he was included in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers; in 2002 Who’s Who in America; and, in 2004 Who’s Who in the World . In 2013, Professor Sheridan received the prestigious Lindback Award for Teaching Excellence.
Professor John Sheridan is very active in the community adjudicating area high school competitions and visiting area high schools teaching Jazz Improvisation workshops. For the last 10 years, he has been lobbying the Pennsylvania State Government for Community College Funding. Professor Sheridan serves as parliamentarian and as first vice president for the Bucks County Community College American Federation of Teachers.