Neil Shah - Pianist/Vocalist/Composer

Keith Jarrett performed his first solo piano concert in North America in nearly a decade last night.
Ticket Stub: Keith Jarrett at Carnegie Hall - September 26, 2005
Carnegie Hall was packed. The lights went down and we observed a lone piano sitting on stage. As he’s known for, Keith began the evening just improvising freely. It […]

I went to John Coltrane’s birthday party on friday night. Coltrane’s been dead since 1967, so he couldn’t make it, but many living jazz and avante-garde elite were in attendance. The hosts were Mop-kid, Charlie, and the Hopple. The evening started off with a rotating “jam session”, followed by consumption of food and […]

I’ve been insanely busy lately—burning the candle at both ends. The dual reality of making music and paying bills is extremely time consuming. Last night I played with the 802 musician’s union big band, followed by a session with Tom, who’s now an up and coming producer/multi-instrumentalist working with the biggest names in rap and […]

Just got back from my second gig at St. Nicks Pub. I got there a little early, said hello to some people I met last week and headed out to the nice outdoor area in the back of the club. A few guys were sittin’ around smokin dope and yellin back and forth to […]

The album is now available on amazon.com—unfortunately there’s no cover art or preview tracks. Hopefully they’ll add that soon. Samit informed me that it’s also available on Napster’s new pay service. Still not sure about Emusic, but I think it should be there.
A couple weeks ago Stockton told me about this great site called Garageband. […]