The Blake Shaw Big(ish) Band

Sat, Mar 22

Blake Shaw is an upright/electric bassist, composer & arranger, bandleader and private teacher. Shaw has played at festivals such as the main stage of the Iowa City Jazz Fest, Twin Cities Jazz Fest, 80/35, Camp Euforia, Summer Camp, Iowa Soul Fest, Iowa Stock Music Fest, Mission Creek and Grey Area. Influences come from various genres and instrumentalists with experience from jazz, rock, classical, bluegrass, to latin, funk, R&B, and anything in between. His main bass influences include Dave Holland, Christian McBride and John Clayton. Current bands Shaw books with include: The Blake Shaw Quintet, Thrio, Goose Town, PSA, Elizabeth Moen, River Glen, and The Clinton St House Band.