Jeremy Shaw: Guitar

Jeremy Shaw was born in Utica, New York. He spent his early childhood living on a communal farm near the village of Boonville in rural upstate New York with his parents and other close families and friends. Love of music was a central theme in the extended farm family. There was a house band that played old time and folk music on guitar, violin, banjo, mandolin, washtub bass, autoharp, pennywhistle, and spoons. Jeremy's mother played guitar and banjo and sang. His dad played violin and mandolin. They played music together for fun at home and for beers at the local country bars. Jeremy went to countless festivals and concerts with his parents and their friends while growing up. During the holidays, the family would organize a choral group directed by his aunt, who was also his first music teacher on piano and French horn.

In the late 1970's, Jeremy's father moved to the Triangle area in North Carolina. Jeremy split his teen years between upstate New York and North Carolina. He began playing guitar at age twelve while living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

During high school, Jeremy heard about the Berklee College of Music, which offered classes in contemporary guitar and music techniques. After finishing high school, he took a year off, then moved to Boston to study at Berklee. There he completed a dual major in composition and performance. During this time, Jeremy performed and recorded "Constructing Scenes from Memory"(1991) with prog rock band Raymaker.

His next several years were spent in Boston, gigging and writing music for various projects. Neptune Ensemble soon became his main focus. This group was the host band for numerous basement jams at Neptune, the house where Jeremy and six other musicians lived. The band evolved into a trio, consisting of bassist Jon Robinson, drummer Marc Gratama, and Jeremy on guitar and vocals. They performed throughout the northeast, and released "Live at the Wharf"(1997) and "Neptune Ensemble"(1999).

After almost a decade in Boston, Jeremy now resides in Charlotte, NC where he teaches, performs and writes music.

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