Neil Shah - Pianist/Vocalist/Composer

About 2 years ago, I started playing pretty regularly at St Nicks Pub in Harlem–a historical jazz landmark.
From the outside looking in.
I’ve been busy with other musical endeavors and haven’t been playing there much these days. But over Memorial Day weekend I did show and decided to take some photos for the scrapbook.
Here’s […]

Nice. A place to download pdfs of classical tunes. I’ve been using Sheet Music Archive for awhile so I decided to support them and join. Even if you don’t you can download and print high quality scans of some great music.
From the Royal Library, Berlin. Probably written in 1722-23

They even have a few original manuscripts […]

On Wednesday March 14th I’m playing a solo piano showcase, singing 9 new songs. The Cutting Room is an amazing venue for this kind of show since they have a really nice, and in tune, 7 foot Yahama grand piano. If you’re in town–please come to this show–I’m gonna play my ass off.
March 14 at […]

After spending the last few weeks at a bit of a standstill with Every Single Day, I had a breakthrough today—a new lead guitar part. I was starting to wonder if I had boxed myself into a corner with the production, since nothing seemed to give the recording what it needed. But then towards the […]

It’s the new year—007—a good number. As with most new years, it’s a time for reflecting on the past and dreaming about the future. A pretty cliched time to write, but I figure it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything so it’s time for an update.
I read an interesting article in the Times this […]