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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