Sheri Margrave

Louisiana native Sheri Margrave,made her debut at the age of 11, with the New Orleans Philharmonic. A 1992 graduate of Stetson University she studied violin with Alvaro Gomez, protege of David Oistrahk. There she was co-concertmaster of the Stetson University Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Margrave has served both as Concertmaster and as principal for many symphonies and chamber groups internationally.
She has also toured as concertmaster and soloist with the national companies of " Sunset Boulevard", "Evita", "The Sound of Music", "The Kiss of the Spider Woman", and many others. Highly in demand on the rock-and-roll stage, Sheri has toured as concertmaster, soloist, and recorded with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Ray Charles, Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, and Natalie Cole, just to name a few. She is formerly concertmaster of The Orlando Symphony Pops, Associate Concertmaster of The Orlando Symphony Orchestra, and tours world-wide.

Deeply involved in the jazz field, Sheri has studied with famed jazz educator David Baker, and reknowned jazz pianist Harold Blanchard.

She is also founder and leader of The Crossroads String Quartet.