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From the avant garde of free jazz to the evolution of Death Jazz,
this is the home of the Noise of Billy Shaw. You've just come to
a website spanning two decades of recorded noise! Not just any noise; we have all
kindza noise here! Our noise runs a wide spectrum, and it's all here
for you to enjoy and download.
Our newest project is the !Sassy! re-issue available now!.
Click the pic to read about Things Modern. Like it or hate it (or somewhere in
between), you'll join a growing crowd of listeners who can all agree on one
thing:
Billy Shaw does make alot
of noise.
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Shovin' Sunshine was born "the day that avant garde became Death
Jazz." This art trio featured Wade Summerlin on bass, Jeremy
Slotin on drums, and Billy Shaw on tenor sax. There are
currently two official websites for this band, one here and one hosted by
Atlanta's Genterine Records. Shovin' Sunshine has two releases currently
available, with a third release, Live At the Liquid Bean presently in
post-production.
Just click on the photo on the right to get to Billy's Shovin' Sunshine
page. Links on that page will take you to Genterine Records.
Click here to visit
Genterine Records's official Shovin' Sunshine site.
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The underground novel The Resurrected is still available, and as
always, free of charge. It's been a big hit for five years now, and people are
still reading it! It's available in eBook format as well. It harkens back to
the days in Summit County Colorado where Billy was a ski and snowboard
instructor at Arapahoe Basin. Penned in the Spring and Summer of '99, this odd
romance novel is a fun and easy read.
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Reissue Now Available!
Available through Genterine Records.
Fire-A-GoGo was the "influential" release that defined Shovin'
Sunshine and its genre. This deceptively simple production is
fun and approachable, even ten years later.
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Reissue Now Available!
Available through Genterine Records.
Death Jazz was the first release; edgier and somewhat more
experimental than its followup Fire-A-GoGo, it gave the band a
good nom de genre and garnered some interest, just because it was Death
Jazz.
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Reissue Now Available!
Available through CDBaby.com!
!Sassy! was Billy Shaw's first avant garde release (1993)
reissued in 2005 with additional material from 1996. The new material contains
Billy on tenor, soprano, and clarinet in addition to the alto sax performances
on the original. If you're into Shovin' Sunshine then you'll want
this one, too.
Hear tracks from !Sassy!
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Jazz Review gave Billy a real nice spread when !Sassy! came
out. Click on their logo to see the piece.
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eJazz News was one of the first jazz publications to embrace the rebirth
of this kind of music (and us). We support them, and they support us!
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For some of the most interesting and contemporary progressive music available,
be sure to check out Genterine Records, the official label for Shovin'
Sunshine and Cobweb Strange.
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Visit the Billy Shaw Washington Post local music scene webpage. !Sassy!
was the Editor's Pick for a time in May. This is also a fun place to
check out DC (and surrounding area) - based musicians!
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