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The Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 59th Annual Grammy© Awards this morning and Madera Latino was on the list!  Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw Buy Now Four years in the making, Grammy© Award winning trumpeter Brian Lynch’s “Madera Latino” (Latin Wood) project,...

POSITIVE NEWS! ...  The legendary drummer and composer - and perhaps one of Woody Shaw's favorite musicians that worked in his band - is receiving an Honorary Doctorate degree from University of Nebraska—Lincoln - right in his home state.  Doctoral Ceremony Webcast: To view the hooding ceremony and a concert by...

Here is an extended track of Woody Shaw playing Ah-Leu-Cha (by Charlie Parker) as a guest with the Archie Shepp Trio in Hamburg, Germany in May of 1976.  Recommended Article: Archie Shepp Interview - Knowing The Life Listen to the Full Concert   Concert Details: May 21, 1976Hamburg, Germany Woody Shaw,...

Nearly 40 years ago, trumpeter-composer Woody Shaw and a number of other leading jazz musicians were signed to Columbia Records (1977) by then label President Bruce Lundvall. This new roster of artists signed to the label at the time suggested new hope for the genre and the possibility of broadening its reception...

Browse the Woody Shaw Shop Introduction by Linda Reitman In a recent interview with Leonard Feather, Miles Davis laid to rest all myths about who's really playing the trumpet these days. Asked about Freddie Hubbard, Miles responded, "All technique, but no feeling." On Wynton Marsalis: "All the [young] trumpeters copy...

An unreleased track from a live performance of Woody Shaw's quintet featuring Bobby Hutcherson in Tokyo, Japan, 1981.  Browse the Woody Shaw Shop