Jaleel Shaw

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jaleel Shaw

| image = Jaimeo Brown Transcendence 02.jpg

| caption = With Jaimeo Brown Transcendence at INNtöne Jazzfestival on May 19, 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date|1978|2|11}}

| 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,{{Cite web|url=http://greenestreetfriends.org/news/alumni-spotlight-jaleel-shaw-92|title = Greene Street Friends School}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://monkinstitute.org/competition/past-winners-and-judges/|title=Past Winners and Judges - Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz|work=Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz|accessdate=18 December 2015}} In 2008 he was awarded ASCAP's 2008 Young Jazz Composer Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2008/0207_youngjazz.aspx|title=2008 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced|work=www.ascap.com|accessdate=9 April 2016}}

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{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/allaboutjazz-new-yorks-best-of-2005-by-aaj-staff.php|title=AllAboutJazz-New York's Best of 2005|author=All About Jazz|date=2 December 2005 |publisher=|accessdate=9 April 2016}} and was deemed a "convincing opening statement in what promises to be an important career".{{cite web|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/perspective-jaleel-shaw-fresh-sound-new-talent-review-by-joel-roberts.php?width=1920|title=Jaleel Shaw: Perspective|author=All About Jazz|date=26 August 2005 |publisher=|accessdate=9 April 2016}}

In 2006 Shaw played as a member of the legendary World Saxophone Quartet, appearing on their album Political Blues. Shaw released his sophomore recording, Optimism, in 2008, followed by Soundtrack of Things to Come in 2013.{{Cite web |title=Jaleel Shaw |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1049749-Jaleel-Shaw |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Discogs |language=en}} His latest album, Echoes, was released in 2021 and features solo alto and soprano saxophones with added electronic effects.{{Cite web |title=Echoes, by Jaleel Shaw |url=https://jaleelshaw.bandcamp.com/album/echoes |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Bandcamp |language=en}}

Jaleel Shaw is a member of the Roy Haynes Quartet and the Mingus Big Band.