Woody Shaw Documentary & Institute Funding Campaign

jjjj "The Last Great Trumpet Innovator" —NPR Music Often referred to as “the last great trumpet innovator” (NPR Music) — trumpeter-composer Woody Shaw (1944-1989) is today credited with advancing the technical and harmonic conventions of the trumpet through the development of his own stylistic conception and approach to modern improvisational music.    During the 1970s and 80s, Woody Shaw was the towering musical voice and leading conceptualist among trumpet players around the world, as well as a go-to mentor and advocate on behalf of his peers and for young and up and coming musicians. As a result, virtually every well-known trumpet player that came after him still him cites him as a major inspiration. Throughout the course of his highly active two-and-a-half decade long career, Shaw appeared on over 150 albums, leaving an indelible influence on the world of jazz and on modern trumpet playing. In 1978, Woody received two Grammy Nominations for his debut Columbia album entitled Ros