Jaleel Shaw ~ Composer / Musician
CATEGORY: MUSIC TAG: JAZZ
Alto Saxophonist Jaleel Shaw was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jaleel was constantly surrounded by music and at the age of 9, he picked up the alto saxophone. After a year of studying the saxophone, Shaw joined a youth jazz band directed by Mr. Lovette Hines. Mr. Hines’ youth band has had a history at producing great jazz talents like Christian McBride and Joey Defrancesco. Aside from performing in this band for almost 6 years, Jaleel immersed himself in the Philadelphia jazz scene, studying with and performing with some of the great musicians that Philadelphia has produced. By the time Jaleel was 18, he’d received a full scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass.
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