His performance credits span the globe and include in concert and/or recordings with Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Kenny Werner, Sheila Jordan, Ingrid Jensen, Randy Brecker, Peter Bernstein, Bryan Lynch, Derrick Trucks, and many others.
Last year he was among some of the biggest stars in jazz who were featured at IAJE (International Association of Jazz Education) in Toronto.
Graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, Shareef ranks high among drummers who are versatile and savvy enough to play any style of music. He is on faculty at New York University and teaches out of his studio in Brooklyn, NY."