Jaleel ,被All About Jazz评为2005年的五大首张专辑之一。
2006年,Jaleel加入了Roy Haynes四重奏,并在传奇鼓手的格莱美提名专辑《Whereas》中出现。两年后(2008年),Jaleel创立了他的唱片公司——Changu Records,并发行了自己第二张专辑《乐观主义(Optimism)》。,以及其他关于爵士乐的评论。同年,他获得了第二个ASCAP青年作曲家奖,以表彰他的作品“The Flipside”,并被提名为爵士记者协会的“崭露头角爵士艺术家(Up-And-Coming Jazz Artist)”奖。
Jaleel Shaw在2011年《Jazz Times》杂志的读者选择的年度Alto Saxophonist音乐家之一,他与Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Bunky Green和Kenny Garrett共同提名这一荣誉。2013年,他发布了他的第三张原创作品《音乐原声(The Soundtrack of Things to Come)》(Changu Records)。这张专辑收录了他目前的四重奏,、《纽约爵士》和All About Jazz等评论界的一致好评。
Alto & Soprano saxophonist and bandleader, Jaleel Shaw, won the 2014 Downbeat Critics Poll's for Rising Star Alto Saxophonist. He is a longtime member of the Roy Haynes Quartet, Tom Harrell’s “Colors Of A Dream” and has performed with Christian McBride, Jason Moran, the Mingus Big Band, Pat Metheny, Stefon Harris, Roy Hargrove, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Jimmy Cobb and several others. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, Shaw picked up the alto saxophone and surrounded himself with music at an early age. Immersing himself in the local jazz scene, he studied and performed with many of the city's great musicians and educators and, following high school, received a full-tuition scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, where he received a dual degree in Music Education and Performance. While at Berklee, Shaw was awarded the Billboard Endowed Scholarship for Outstanding Academic and Musical achievement (1998), Woodwind Department Chair Awards (1998 & 2000), The Boston Jazz Society Award (1999) and The Outstanding Student Teacher Award (2000). He later received a scholarship to Manhattan School of Music in New York, where he obtained a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance.