Born: February 11, 1978 Primary Instrument: Sax, alto
Jaleel Shaw, alto saxophonist, is currently a member of the Roy Haynes Quartet, Charles Mingus Big Band, and performs in various clubs in New York City and abroad with various groups, including the Jaleel Shaw Quintet.
Jaleel grew up in Philadelphia, PA, where he studied with saxophonist Rayburn Wright, Robert Landham, and jazz instructor Lovette Hines, whose students have included Christian McBride and Joey Defrancesco.
Jaleel had many mentors in Philadelphia, including John Blake, Byard Lancaster, Alfie Pollit, and Grover Washington Jr. Jaleel attended the High School for Creative & Performing Arts and later transferred and graduated from George Washington High School.
Upon graduating from high school, he received a full tuition scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. Jaleel attended Berklee for four years and earned a dual degree in Music Education and Performance in 2000. While attending Berklee, he received the Billboard Endowed Scholarship for Outstanding Academic and Musical achievement (1998), two Woodwind Dept. Chair Awards, The Outstanding Student Teacher Award, and The Boston Jazz Society Award (1999).
Upon graduating from Berklee, Jaleel received a scholarship to attend the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where he received his Masters in Jazz Performance in May, 2002. He was also a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition that year. Jaleel has performed internationally in Australia, China, London, Paris, Italy, Finland, Africa, Scotland, Amsterdam, Austria, Spain, and Portugal, as well as many cities in the U.S.
Jaleel can be heard on recent recordings from the Roy Haynes Quartet, Mingus Big Band, The Either Orchestra, The Count Basie Big Band, and Jeremy Pelt Quartet. He recorded his first Perspective for the Fresh Sound in February of 2004. The CD was released in 2005 and was proclaimed one of the top debut albums of that year by All About Jazz. In 2008, Jaleel launched his own record label Changu Records, on which he released his sophomore recording Optimism.
Awards:
ASCAP Young Composer Award for " The Heavyweight Champion" - 2006ASCAP Young Composer Award for " The Flipside" - 2008
“Alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw is especially promising, the real thing... a tough personal player... not a bebop revivalist.” - The Chicago Tribune
“Mr. Shaw has a strong voice and an acute temperament.” - The New York Times
“... plays with seductive melodicism.” -The Washington Post
“...a fiery young alto player.” -The Scottsman (Scotland)
“...an articulate powerhouse player.” -The Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
“Shaw reveals an awesome control and command of the alto saxophone... The dude really has incredible chops.” - Audiophile Auditions
“...has a maturity and assuredness in his playing and even more so in his composing that's well beyond his years... also shows a fine touch as a ballad player.” -All About Jazz
“Jaleel Shaw's fruitful imagination, meticulous technique, and an elegant playing ability has extracted the young altoist straight from the middle of the infuriated jazz scene...Shaw’s lyricism without any hesitation is undeniable.” - - JazzReview.com
“One of the high points of the AQ live recording sessions by the Roy Haynes Quartet in early 2006 (Whereas) was the appearance of young alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw.” -The Jazz Police
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Primary Instrument:
Sax, alto
Location:
New York, NY
Willing to teach:
Advanced students only.
Credentials/Background:
Jaleel Shaw received his Bachelors in Music Education and Performance. He also
holds a Masters degree in Performance from the Manhattan School of Music.
Jaleel taught Improv, Ensembles, and private saxophhone lessons from 2003 -
2006 and Temple University and he currently teaches private lessons through
the New School University.
Clinic/Workshop Information:
Clinics range from Practice techniques, Large and Small Ensemble group
concepts, The Music Business, Composition, the Saxophone, and Jazz History.
