Woody Shaw
Okay kiddo, today we're going to learn about a musician named Woody Shaw.
Woody Shaw was a man who loved music and really knew how to play the trumpet. Think of the trumpet like a big, shiny, metal kazoo that you blow into to make beautiful sounds. Woody Shaw played his trumpet so well that people all around the world loved to listen to him play.
Now, playing the trumpet isn't easy. You have to learn how to make the right noises and go up and down on the different notes. Woody Shaw was really good at this and even wrote his own music so that he could share his wonderful sounds with others.
Woody Shaw played music that was called "jazz" which meant that it was a special kind of music that had lots of improvising. Improvising is like when you make up a story on the spot without any plan- it's like making things up as you go. Woody Shaw was so good at improvising with his trumpet that he could make new music on the spot that sounded amazing.
Sadly, even after becoming super famous and playing music for many years, Woody Shaw became very sick and passed away. But, we will always remember the beautiful music that he made and the talent that he had with his trumpet.
Woody Shaw was a man who loved music and really knew how to play the trumpet. Think of the trumpet like a big, shiny, metal kazoo that you blow into to make beautiful sounds. Woody Shaw played his trumpet so well that people all around the world loved to listen to him play.
Now, playing the trumpet isn't easy. You have to learn how to make the right noises and go up and down on the different notes. Woody Shaw was really good at this and even wrote his own music so that he could share his wonderful sounds with others.
Woody Shaw played music that was called "jazz" which meant that it was a special kind of music that had lots of improvising. Improvising is like when you make up a story on the spot without any plan- it's like making things up as you go. Woody Shaw was so good at improvising with his trumpet that he could make new music on the spot that sounded amazing.
Sadly, even after becoming super famous and playing music for many years, Woody Shaw became very sick and passed away. But, we will always remember the beautiful music that he made and the talent that he had with his trumpet.