Jason Shapiro is a jazz saxophonist, composer and educator
in the Philadelphia area. He improvises and composes in a
style uniquely his own, a style he describes as
“melodic but unpredictable.” With experience
playing classical, rock, R and B, musicals, jazz standards
and free jazz, his sound is a culmination of his vast
influences and experiences as a performer.
Shapiro currently freelances and leads various groups in
and around Philadelphia: most notably, 53 Stations, a jazz
quartet he co-leads with Wilmington, Del.-based drummer
Skip Rohrich. 53 Stations performs original compositions by
Shapiro, Rohrich and bassist Dylan Taylor. Karl Stark says
of their latest release, “The Hilltop
Sessions”: “It’s gritty uncompromising
edge goes down easily, and the original tunes look back to
glory days and forward to new vistas.”
Shapiro has performed throughout New York, New Jersey,
Delaware and Pennsylvania, at venues such as Chris’
Jazz Cafe, Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Olde Kings Jazz
Fest, Gojjo, Dover Downs, and The Concert Venue at
Harrah’s Casino.
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