ANAMOSA HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ I

Mike Compton, Director | Featuring *Blake Shaw, Bass

“Superbass Meets the Blakeman” (“Superbone Meets the Badman” - Jay Chattaway)

Saxophone: Andrew Davis, Ethan Cleveland, Wesley Meyer, London Winker, Audrey Zoller

Trumpet: Seth Countryman, Carter Hudson, Mitchell Buckley, Trever Anderson, Gust LaDue

Trombone: Carver Reiss, Elijah Secrist, Kayden Wherry

Guitar: Kristofer Sundstrom | Piano: Brooke Heying | Bass: Lillian Varvel | Drums: Wyatt Koranda | Vibes: Malachi Herrick

ABOUT ANAMOSA JAZZ I

ABOUT BLAKE SHAW

Blake Shaw is direcctor of music recruitment and director of jazz band at Mt. Mercy Universitey. He grew up in Lisbon, Iowa, and began his music career at Kirkwood, and then earned his Bachelors and Masters at the University of Iowa. He is a frequent performer and band leader in many different groups across Iowa such as Goose Town, Elizabeth Moen, Thrio, River Glen, The Clinton St Quartet and The Blake Shaw Quintet.

He does a lot of work for KCCK, too. He teaches on our Jazz Band Camp faculty and is the music director of Schoolhouse Jazz. He has played with jazz greats like Carmen Bradford, Wycliffe Gordon, Dave Pietro, O'had Talmor and Dick Oatts. He's also been in groups opening for bands like Lake Street Dive, Donny McCaslin, Margaret Glassy, Bridget Kearney, Caroline Smith, The Marcus King Band and Euforquestra.