Jaleel Shaw's Blog

One of my favorite musicians in the world passed on May 29th. He inspired me in so many ways.   His phrasing was perfect, he had am...

I can say as a musician, that sometimes you get so caught up in music and your career that you don't realize how time is slipping by. Yo...

Those that know me know that I'm a fan of Tenor Saxophonist Mark Turner. I first heard him when I was in high school on a CD by Jimmy ...

Hey, It's been a while since I've posted anything, but it's been a crazy/busy year so far. Between the beginning of the ...

I just met with a natural medicine doctor tonight that gave me a new diet and health tips. One things he said to me really hit home. He told...

Unfortunately, I've been away from this blog for a little while and it's been really hard for me to keep up... But I'd like to s...

So I've been late with updates... It's been hard for me to keep up, but I'm giving it a try... So what's new?? In the end of...

I was going through my facebook page the other day and noticed a friend of mines page and noticed her freshly updated pictures from the Esse...

I have a feature interview in the June issue JazzInside Magazine... Please visit http://jazzinsidemagazine.com/publications/guide/june-2010 ...

For those of you that don't know, I just got back from a 5 week tour with the great Roy Haynes! It's been a while since I've bee...

I just ran into my friend and his kids, who he'd just bought new toys. They looked SUPER excited and happy and it made me remember the d...

I guess I'm not too good at this... Posting... It's been almost a year already... Pretty crazy. First off, I can say I actually have...

Lately I've been reflecting on my life as a musician and the positive and negative experiences that have shaped it. And with that came t...

I've been hounded a little for not updating this thing.... So I'm going to try to give you as much as an update as I can... But for ...

It's definitely been quite a while since my last post... over 4 years! Alot has happened since then, including having released two CD...

Happy New Year... It's my first Blog at 6:30am!! I couldn't sleep, so I decided to get online and surf the net. I ended up finding t...