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- Full Name
- Woody Shaw
- Born
- December 24, 1944
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- Age
- 81 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Capricorn
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- Nationality
- 🇺🇸 United States
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- Profession
- Singer
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Biography
Woody Shaw is 81 years old, a singer, from United States.
Woody Herman Shaw Jr. (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Shaw is widely known as one of the 20th century's most important and influential jazz trumpeters and composers. He is often credited with revolutionizing the technical and harmonic language of modern jazz trumpet playing, and is regarded by many as one of the major innovators of the instrument.
He was an acclaimed virtuoso, mentor, and spokesperson for jazz and worked and recorded alongside many of the leading musicians of his time.
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