Woody shaw biography

Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III is an entrepreneur, consultant, cultural curator, creative producer and the legal, administrative, and executive director for the legacies of his late father - trumpet innovator and composer Woody Shaw (1944-1989), and his step-father, legendary tenor saxophonist, composer, and Academy Award nominated actor Dexter Gordon (1923-1990).

Professional Background

Throughout the past two decades of preserving and extending his musical heritage, Woody has worked in areas such as business and technology, entertainment, nonprofit and estate management, intellectual property law, licensing, archival research and documentation, copyright, publishing, event production, musical and artistic direction, performance, curation, digital marketing, audio and video production and editing, physical and digital distribution, streaming, branding and design, research, strategic planning, financial management and many other areas.

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