Daoud Shaw

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David "Daoud" Shaw (* 1946 or 1947; † January 21, 2018 ) was an American jazz and rock musician ( drums ), who also worked as a sound engineer and music producer .

Live and act

Shaw worked as a drummer for Van Morrison for over 20 years and was also the co-producer of the album Veedon Fleece , which was released in 1974. From 1975 to 1977 he was a member of the studio band on the comedy show Saturday Night Live ; He also played in the Jerry Garcia Band in 1980/81 and as an accompanist for Etta James . Furthermore, Shaw had his own recording studio ( Radio Active Productions ) in the basement of his house , in which he recordings a. a. produced by Tyrone Brown and Shawn Zevit . As a producer he worked a. a. also with the singer / songwriter Essra Mohawk and the folk singer Kenny Butterill. In the field of jazz he worked as a musician a. a. Involved in recordings by trumpeter John Ellis ( Esperanza , 2001), singer Venissa Santi ( Bienvenida , 2008) and by Tyrone Brown ( Moon of the Falling Leaves , 2008). Shaw died in 2018 at the age of 71 years from the effects of cancer .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c David (Dhoud) Shaw. Local 802, May 15, 2018, accessed May 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Sarah M ,. Ross: A Season of Singing: Creating Feminist Jewish Music in the United States . Waltham (Massachusetts): Brandeis 2016, p. 104
  3. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 18, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Shaw, Daoud
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shaw, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz and rock musician (drums)
DATE OF BIRTH 1946 or 1947
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 2018