Atlanta Jazztones

Atlanta jazz guitarist and educator Bob Shaw lived in the Hartford-Springfield, CT area before relocating to Atlanta. He studied Music Education at Hartt College. of Music. at the University. of Hartford. He has performed and recorded with Julius LaRosa, Maxine Sullivan, Bobby Haggart, Mitzi Gaynor, Roger Williams and the late Rosemary Clooney. As a leader, he has two solo CDs and a Christmas CD and has played on more than 12 albums with other artists. Numerous college jazz bands have also performed Bob’s jazz compositions. We will be playing tracks from his CDs “Musin’” and “A Celebration of Christmas”, both available from CDBaby at http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BobShaw --“Bob is great because he makes jazz guitar accessible with recognizable melodies, tasteful improvisation, and a professional attitude. We consider him the ‘the teacher of teachers’ and we call him ‘The Maestro.’” --Eddie Mathis, Dreamcatcher Guitars, Roswell, GA