Jaleel Shaw
| Jaleel Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jaleel Shaw |
| Born | February 11, 1978 |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | jazz |
| Occupation(s) | musician |
| Instruments | alto saxophone |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Labels | Fresh Sounds Records, Changu Records |
| Associated acts | Roy Haynes Quartet, Mingus Big Band |
Jaleel Shaw (born February 11, 1978, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz alto saxophonist.
Biography
Raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Shaw attended Greene Street Friends School,[1] the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts and graduated from George Washington High School (Philadelphia).
He received a dual degree in Music Education and Performance in 2000 from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He subsequently attended the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, from which he received a master's degree in Jazz Performance in May 2002. He was a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition that year.[2] In 2008 he was awarded ASCAP’s 2008 Young Jazz Composer Award.[3]
Shaw released his first CD, Perspective in 2005. It was reviewed as one of the top debut albums of that year by All About Jazz[4] and was deemed a "convincing opening statement in what promises to be an important career".[5] In 2008 Shaw released his sophomore recording Optimism. His most recent album, Soundtrack of Things to Come, was released in 2013.
Jaleel Shaw is a member of the Roy Haynes Quartet and the Mingus Big Band.
Discography
As leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Perspective | Fresh Sound Records | Sextet, with Mark Turner (tenor saxophone), Lage Lund (guitar), Robert Glasper (piano), Vicente Archer (bass), and Jonathan Blake (drums) |
| 2008 | Optimism | Changu Records | Sextet, with Marcus Strickland (tenor and soprano saxophones), Lage Lund (guitar), Robert Glasper (piano), Joe Martin (bass), and Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Jonathan Blake (drums) |
| 2013 | Soundtrack of Things to Come | Changu Records | Quartet, with Lawrence Fields (piano), Boris Kozlov (bass), and Jonathan Blake (drums) |
As sideman (Selected Discography)
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Harrell, TomTom Harrell | Colors of a Dream | Highnote Records |
| 2011 | Haynes, RoyRoy Haynes | Roy-Alty | Disques Dreyfus |
| 2011 | Williams, BenBen Williams | State of Art | Concord Records |
| 2006 | Haynes, RoyRoy Haynes | Whereas | Disques Dreyfus |
References
- ↑ http://greenestreetfriends.org/news/alumni-spotlight-jaleel-shaw-92
- ↑ "Past Winners and Judges - Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz". Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "2008 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ All About Jazz. "AllAboutJazz-New York's Best of 2005". Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ All About Jazz. "Jaleel Shaw: Perspective". Retrieved 9 April 2016.