Jaleel Shaw Explained

Jaleel Shaw
Birth Date:11 February 1978
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Saxophone
Years Active:2002–present
Label:Fresh Sound, Changu
Associated Acts:Roy Haynes, Mingus Big Band

Jaleel Shaw (born February 11, 1978) 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 2006 Shaw played as a member of the legendary World Saxophone Quartet, appearing on their album Political Blues. 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 recordedTitleLabelPersonnel/Notes
2005PerspectiveFresh SoundSextet, with Mark Turner (tenor saxophone), Lage Lund (guitar), Robert Glasper (piano), Vicente Archer (bass), and Johnathan Blake (drums)
2008OptimismChanguSextet, with Lage Lund (guitar), Robert Glasper (piano), Joe Martin (bass), and Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Johnathan Blake (drums)
2013Soundtrack of Things to ComeChanguQuartet, with Lawrence Fields (piano), Boris Kozlov (bass), and Johnathan Blake (drums)
2021EchoesSelf-releasedSolo alto and soprano saxophone

As sideman

Year recordedLeaderTitleLabel
2017Ropadope
2013Colors of a DreamHighNote
2011Roy-AltyDreyfus
2011State of ArtConcord
2006WhereasDreyfus

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greene Street Friends School.
  2. Web site: Past Winners and Judges - Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. 18 December 2015.
  3. Web site: 2008 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced. www.ascap.com. 9 April 2016.
  4. Web site: AllAboutJazz-New York's Best of 2005. All About Jazz. 2 December 2005 . 9 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Jaleel Shaw: Perspective. All About Jazz. 26 August 2005 . 9 April 2016.