Woody Shaw

Quick Facts

Full Name	Woody Shaw
Occupation	Trumpet Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 24, 1944(1944-12-24)
Age	80
Date Of Death	1989-05-10
Birthplace	Laurinburg
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Woody Shaw Biography

Woody Shaw is one of the most popular and richest Trumpet Player who was born on December 24, 1944 in Laurinburg, North Carolina, United States. As one in the category of “last innovators” in jazz and among the most influential jazz bandleaders and composers in the 20th century.

His playing on the trumpet was heavily in the style of the harmonic innovations of the saxophonist His trumpet playing was heavily influenced by the harmonic innovations of saxophonist John Coltrane..

He had a son called Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III before his premature passing.

Woody Shaw Net Worth

Woody Shaw is one of the richest Trumpet Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Woody Shaw 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began studying the trumpet at age eleven, and then went on to study at the Juilliard School of Music.

The boy was blessed with a photographic memory, as well as a the perfect pitch.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Woody Shaw Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Woody Ranked on the list of most popular Trumpet Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Woody Shaw celebrates birthday on December 24 of every year.

Top Facts about Woody Shaw

1. Woody Shaw was born on December 24, 1944 in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
2. He began playing the trumpet at the age of 11.
3. Shaw played with jazz legends such as Art Blakey and Horace Silver.
4. He recorded over 40 albums as a leader and sideman.
5. Shaw was known for his virtuosic technique and innovative style.
6. He won DownBeat magazine’s Trumpeter of the Year award in 1977, ’78, and ’79.
7. Shaw suffered from mental health issues later in life and died at age 44 in 1989.
8. His compositions are considered some of the most challenging in jazz.
9. Shaw’s influence can be heard in contemporary jazz musicians like Ambrose Akinmusire.
10. He is remembered as one of the greatest trumpeters in jazz history.

What happened to Woody Shaw?

Woody Shaw, the trumpeter who lost his left arm in a freak subway accident in February and who had been plagued for years by blindness, died of kidney failure Wednesday in a New York City hospital. He was 44. Shaw, whose 1978 recording of “Rosewood” was voted the No.

Who did Woody Shaw influence?

Woody Shaw (1944–89) Shaw grew up in Newark, New Jersey and started out playing the bugle, moving on to the trumpet aged 11. By his teenage years Shaw was playing jazz, citing his early influences as Louis Armstrong and Harry James, and later as Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown and Miles Davis.

What trumpet did Woody Shaw play?

Woody played a Yamaha YTR 6335S trumpet.

What instrument did Woody Shaw play?

Woody Shaw
Instruments| Trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet
Years active| 1963–1989

How old was Woody Shaw at death?

44 years (1944–1989)