Thankful for another year 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🎉🎉🎉 Join me in celebrating my birthday tonight at the @thejazzgallery in NYC w/ Steve Wilson, Lawrence Fields, Dezron Douglas, & Johnathan Blake. Tickets are available via the link in my bio.

Last week my wife and I welcomed our beautiful baby girl to the world and I’m so excited to be taking on this new role as a father to this amazing human being. ❤️ Big thanks to our friends for their support, wisdom, & patience.

New York City - On February 11th, the great Steve Wilson and I will be celebrating our birthdays w/ a performance at @thejazzgallery.bsky.social in NYC. w/ Lawrence Fields, Dezron Douglas, & Johnathan Blake Sets are at 7pm & 9pm. Tickets available via the 🔗 below jazzgallery.org/calendar/jal...

Today is Bandcamp Friday & Bandcamp is giving 100% revenue to the artists. 30% off when you purchase the entire catalog. jaleelshaw.bandcamp.com

So Facebook just permanently removed my personal page with over 20 years of content because they claimed I was “impersonating a celebrity”. I’m taking it as a sign not to make a new personal page, but is this a thing now?

“Painter of The Invisible” has made 9 “Top Jazz Albums of 2025” lists. Thanks to Downbeat, @postgenremedia, @stereogum, Allmusic, Nate Chinen, Bill Milkowski, Jazz Barber, ShuttertheStandard, Allaboutjazz, and everyone that took some time out to listen to the album 🙏🏾

Portsmouth, New Hampshire. On Feb. 19th, I’ll be bringing my quartet featuring Lawrence Fields, @Ben Street, and Joe Dyson to Jimmys Jazz Club. We’ll be performing music from “Painter of The Invisible”. Tickets are now on sale and available via the link in my bio. Hope to see you there.

Over the past week or so, I’ve received messages that some of my albums were missing online. I’ve reached out to Tunecore, the digital distribution company I’ve used for almost 20yrs & hope to clear this up. I’m the meantime, my music can still be purchased and listened to via @bandcamp.com

Today is Bandcamp Friday & Bandcamp is giving 100% revenue to the artists. 30% off when you purchase the entire catalog. jaleelshaw.bandcamp.com

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Tamir Rice’s life was taken by the Cleveland Police on this day in 2014. He was only 12 years old. We will never forget you. Proceeds of all sales of “Tamir” on Bandcamp will go to the Tamir Rice Organization #tamirrice jaleelshaw.bandcamp.com/track/tamir-...

Buy #Jazz @bandcamp.com _Friday Eric Scott Reed(p) Nicholas Payton(tp) Eric Alexander(ts) Peter Washington(b) Joe Farnsworth(ds) 24/96 Jaleel Shaw(as,ss) Lawrence Fields(p,kb) Ben Street(b) Joe Dyson(ds) 24/44.1 Matt Pavolka(b) Ben Monder(g) Santiago Leibson(kb) Allan Mednard(ds) 24/88.2

Dave Holland Trio with saxophonist Jaleel Shaw and drummer Nasheet Waits is a great live band as they show on their current European tour. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/d...

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Boston - Next Tuesday, Nov. 25th, I’ll be coming up to perform at my alma mater, @berkleecollege.bsky.social as a guest with Tia Fuller’s GenNext All Stars at 8pm. A link to tickets is available in my bio. It’s been a very long time since I’ve been back to Berklee and I’m looking forward to it 🙏🏾

Big thanks to The Absolute Sound for the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of “Painter Of The Invisible”. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 jaleelshaw.bandcamp.com/album/painte...

I had a great time touring Europe with the Dave Holland trio w/ Nasheet Waits. Lots of magic made on this tour 🙏🏾

Rest well, Master Jack DeJohnette 🕊️🙏🏾 🥁

For Your Grammy Consideration Best Jazz Instrumental Album :  “Painter Of The Invisible” 
Best Jazz Performance - “Tamir (For Tamir Rice)” 
Best Album Cover  - Painter Of The Invisible” Best Instrumental Composition - “Tamir (For Tamir Rice)”

TONIGHT! Hope to see you there 🙏🏾

New York - This Friday, October 10th is the album release show for “Painter Of The Invisible” at The Jazz Gallery in NYC, featuring Emmanuel Michael, Cameron Campbell, Dezron Douglas, & EJ Strickland. Sets are at 7pm & 9pm. Tickets can be found via the link below 👇🏾 jazzgallery.org/calendar/jal...

For Your Grammy Consideration Best Jazz Instrumental Album :  “Painter Of The Invisible” 
Best Jazz Performance - “Tamir (For Tamir Rice)” 
Best Album Cover  - Painter Of The Invisible” Best Instrumental Composition - “Tamir (For Tamir Rice)”

Today is Bandcamp Friday & Bandcamp is giving 100% revenue to the artists. 30% off when you purchase the entire catalog. jaleelshaw.bandcamp.com

New York - The album release show for “Painter Of The Invisible” will be on October 10th at The Jazz Gallery in NYC and will feature Emmanuel Michael on guitar, Cameron Campbell, Dezron L Douglas, & EJ Strickland. Sets are at 7pm & 9pm. Get tickets via the link👇🏾 jazzgallery.org/calendar/jal...

Happy 85th Birthday to the Master, Gary Bartz!🎂🎉

New York - Tickets are now available for the album release show for “Painter Of The Invisible” will be on October 10th at @thejazzgallery.bsky.social in NYC featuring Emmanuel Michael, Lawrence Fields, Dezron Douglas, EJ Strickland. Sets are at 7pm and 9pm. 👇🏾 jazzgallery.org/calendar/jal...

It was an honor to be interviewed by @shaunbrady.bsky.social for the latest issue of Downbeat Magazine. Click the link in below to read the full interview 🙏🏾 downbeat.com/news/detail/...

Norfolk, Virginia - I’ll be coming down to perform at the Attucks Theater this Saturday September 20th for the VA Arts Festival with the John Toomey trio. Show starts at 7:30pm Information and tickets are available via the link below. 👇🏾 www.vafest.org/tickets/2526...

I recently did a “Take 5” for @kimberleyberry2010 & Kuvo Jazz, talking about some of my favorite recordings of all time. A link to the article can be found via the link below. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 www.kuvo.org/news/take-5-...

Happy 95th Birthday to the Master, @thesonnyrollins.bsky.social 🎂🎉

Today is Bandcamp Friday, which means for today only, @bandcamp.com gives 100% revenue from sales to the artists. My 4 latest recordings were released independently, and I’m so thankful for your support. Music can be purchased via the link below: jaleelshaw.bandcamp.com

“Dyson’s drumming supports that exploration with quiet intensity. Dyson is of a new generation of jazz drummers that explore with a muted dynamic of extreme intensity” Joe Dyson sounded so amazing on “Painter Of The Invisible” that Modern Drummer reviewed the album. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 jaleelshaw.bandcamp.com/

I’m extremely thankful for the positive reviews that “Painter Of The Invisible” has received so far. Big thanks to everyone that has purchased/streamed/listened to the album. 🙏🏾 Listen/purchase via the link below 👇🏾 found.ee/Shaw-Invisible

I woke up very thankful for the new chapters in my life that are unfolding.. and for some of the chapters that have closed as well. Time is such an interesting thing. I’ve learned so much and gained so much clarity lately. Never stop moving forward. Never. 🙏🏾

Happy Birthday to the great Wayne Shorter 🎂🕊️

New Substack review of “Painter Of The Invisible” by Dylan Hicks open.substack.com/pub/dylan775...

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Thankful that “Beantown” is one of the songs of the week at Jazz88FM in Minneapolis 🙏🏾 Listen via the link below 👇🏾 music.apple.com/us/album/bea...

“Painter Of The Invisible” is featured on @bandcamp.com’s latest “Best Jazz on Bandcamp” story. Honored to have made the list. 🙏🏾 daily.bandcamp.com/best-jazz/th...

“Rich, inspired, and profoundly personal work” Read the full ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 @allaboutjazz.bsky.social review of “Painter Of The Invisible” via the link below 👇🏾 www.allaboutjazz.com/painter-of-t...

20 years! Celebrating 20 years since the release of my first album “Perspective” on Fresh Sound Records. Enormous thanks to Lage Lund, Mark Turner, Robert Glasper, @Vicente Archer, & Johnathan Blake for going on that journey with me. 🙏🏾 music.apple.com/us/album/per...

Cory Weeds, Miguel Zenón Quartet, and Jaleel Shaw: In the realm of modern jazz, there is no shortage of new music to be had; enough to keep your jazz radar senses piqued and even sometimes overwhelmed (in a good way). #Jazz #Music #JazzSky #JazzMusic www.goldminemag.com/columns/jazz...

Rest in Peace, Sheila Jordan 🕊️🕊️

“There’s a stark, penetrating focus to all the sax statements on an album that is wise, serious and affecting.” Full ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ review from Marlbank via the link below marlbank.net/2025/07/14/j...

Wishing a Happy Heavenly Birthday to my Grandmom - Olivia “Pinky” Shaw, who would have been 99 today. I truly miss her. Click the link below to hear “Distant Images”, composed for my Grandmother. music.apple.com/us/album/dis...

“a masterstroke of emotional clarity, musical daring, and intuitive ensemble interplay” Read the full 5/5 review via the link below 👇🏾 ukvibe.org/album_review...

“Shaw masterfully delivers one of the most deeply felt albums in recent memory” Read the full @glidemag.bsky.social review of “Painter Of The Invisible” via the link below glidemagazine.com/314858/jaleel-

Happy 101’st Birthday to the great James Baldwin! “Baldwins Blues” has been added to the Spotify “State of Jazz” playlist. 🙏🏾 I composed “Baldwin’s Blues” for the great James Baldwin. Click the link below to hear the full song. #jamesbaldwin music.apple.com/us/album/bal...

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Today is Bandcamp Friday, which means for today only, Bandcamp gives 100% revenue from sales to the artists. My 4 latest recordings were released independently, and I’m so thankful for your support. A link to purchase my music from Bandcamp can be found in the link below: jaleelshaw.bandcamp.com