💰Woody Shaw Net worth: $3 Million
About
Known as one of the "last innovators" in jazz and one of the greatest jazz composers and bandleaders of the twentieth century.
Before Fame
He started studying trumpet at the age of eleven and went on to attend Juilliard School of Music.
Trivia
He was born with photographic memory and perfect pitch.
Family Life
He raised a son named Woody Louis Armstrong Shaw III before his untimely demise.
Associated With
His trumpet playing was heavily influenced by the harmonic innovations of Saxophonist John Coltrane.
