Dates: 8/13/2026
📍 Theatre: Morris Museum
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum
6 Normandy Heights Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: 973.971.3706
Tickets: Tickets are $63 for an 8’x8’ block that accommodates up to two patrons or $33 for a block that accommodates one patron.
New Jersey-native and GRAMMY-winning drummer Evan Sherman returns to the Back Deck! Only in his 30’s, Evan has already made a name for himself as a highly sought after sideman and bandleader of many configurations including big bands and small groups. Join us for another one-of-a-kind evening with Evan Sherman & Friends.
About Evan Sherman
GRAMMY-winning drummer Evan Sherman began playing professionally as a teenager. In 2011, Evan attended Manhattan School of Music with a Presidential Scholarship and before graduating in 2015, had already been hired personally to play in the bands of Ron Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath, John Lee, and Branford & Wynton Marsalis. Sherman has been credited “who, though in his mid-20s plays here like an old master” for his work on the 2017 release, Masters Legacy featuring Ron Carter. In 2022, Evan began touring and recording with multi GRAMMY winning vocalist, Samara Joy performing on five continents at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Paris Philarmonie, main stages at top jazz festivals including North Sea, Newport, Montreux, Monterey, and TV appearances on the GRAMMYs, Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Today Show, 60 Minutes, Jennifer Hudson’s & Kelly Clarkson’s shows, to name a few. Sherman has recorded on 10+ albums as a sideman, and in 2021 released his debut quintet album, Sidewalkin’. He can also be heard on Samara Joy’s GRAMMY-winning 2023 recording of “Tight” and 2024, release Portrait as drummer and arranger. Evan is grateful for the support of Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Drum Sticks, and Prologix Drum Pads.
Back Deck Visitor Information and Guidelines
Attendees must bring their own chairs and are welcome to bring refreshments. Guests are encouraged to bring standard-height outdoor chairs for the most comfortable seating experience. Tickets are $63 for an 8’x8’ block that accommodates up to two patrons or $33 for a block that accommodates one. There is a $3 handling fee per block included in the price. Concerts begin at 7:30 PM. Patrons are welcome to arrive as early as 6:30 PM to enjoy their picnics. In the event of inclement weather, outdoor performances will be held in the Museum’s Bickford Theatre, general admission. For assistance and to make purchases by phone, call the box office at 973-971-3706. All programs subject to change.
Entering its sixth year, the Back Deck concert series will return with a robust season of performances featuring a lively mix of outstanding talents in jazz, classical, and genres in-between. Learn more!
In their first Back Deck appearance since 2021, the string quartet ETHEL will bring their particular brand of contemporary music to Morris Museum on July 18.
In its fourth year, Jazz on the Back Deck and Lot of Strings Music Festival return to the Morris Museum's Back Deck with a lineup of familiar favorites alongside exciting debuts.
Tesla Quartet will return to the Morris Museum's Lot of Strings Music Festival on Sunday, June 30 at 8:00 PM. Tesla dazzled audiences these past two summers when they became a favorite in the Lot of Strings Music Festival.
In its third year, Jazz on the Back Deck and Lot of Strings Music Festival will return to the Morris Museum's Back Deck beginning on June 11 with a debut Back Deck performance by The Argus Quartet.
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A Beat of Our Own McCarter Theatre Center (10/07-10/25) |
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Pipeline Vanguard Theater (10/08-10/25) |
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Yamato Drummers of Japan State Theatre New Jersey (1/31-1/31) |
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Mozart-Mania! - Bay Atlantic Symphony Stockton University Performing Arts Center (11/01-11/01) |
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Joshua Bell Leads Beethoven Richardson Auditorium (3/12-3/12) |
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Jamaican Jazz Legend Monty Alexander Enlow Recital Hall (11/22-11/22) |
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Opening Weekend: Beethoven's "Emperor" & Schubert's "Great" State Theatre New Jersey (10/25-10/25) |
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Menopause The Musical ® State Theatre New Jersey (2/27-2/27) |
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Mahler's Fifth Symphony Count Basie Center for the Arts (3/20-3/20) |
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Gil Shaham Plays Dvořák New Jersey Performing Arts Center (2/18-2/18) |
