Elijah Shaw

As both a musician and recording engineer, Elijah Shaw treks a path between interconnected aspects of American music that brings to mind the drummer of the same name whose career began in 1911. The two men are not related by bloodline, but coincidentally are heavily connected with the Midwest city whose graceful curving arch only slightly diminishes its well-earned nickname of "Sad Louis." The historic jazz drummer who became known as Lige Shaw played in minstrel shows, circuses, classic jazz combos, even a "Wild West" show. He seemed to avoid recording studios. The Elijah Sha...