Composer, Musician
Jeremy Shaskus is a woodwind performer, educator and composer based out of the Seattle area, where he has been working professionally for the past 10 years. He has performed and recorded with greats such as Bernard Purdie, Nathan Breedlove, Julian Priester, David Haney Chico Mendoza, Pickwic, The Moondoggies, Gabe Marin and many others.
As a composer his music has been featured in many micro budget productions and performed in multiple local jazz festivals as well as discontinued KEXP radio show/podcast “Sonarchy Radio”.
At the end of the lockdown in 2021 Jeremy started Quaz-Eye Music, a music and audio production company currently working with Seattle nonprofits on producing and editing podcasts.
Album Credits:
“Farewell Tour” - 2022, Hobo Starseed
“Music Your Mother Won’t Like: A Look Back at 2020” - 2021, D.COM (composer/songwriter)
“Etymology” - 2022, Breaks and Swells (sax and horn arranger)
“Brick House Sessions” - 2020, Speakeasy Jazz Cats
“Live in Ohio” - 2020, Speakeasy Jazz Cats
“We Will Not Despair” - 2018, Breaks and Swells (sax and horn arranger)
“Earthlings” - 2018, Marc Smason
“Mambo de Gente” 2016, Marc Smason
“A Love Sleeps Deep”, Promises - 2018, The Moondoggies (Genius: https://genius.com/The-moondoggies-promises-lyrics
“Be My Animal” - 2017, The Gods Themselves (https://skopemag.com/2017/01/09/the-gods-themselves-be-my-animal)
“Lovejoys”, Pickwick - 2017
“Breaks and Swells EP” - 2014, Breaks and Swells (sax and horn arranger)
“Tricknology” - 2012, Less Magnetic
Article Series:
How to Survive Being a Musician in the New Millennium
https://contemporaryfusionreviews.com/jeremy-shaskus-new-article-series-jeremy-shaskus-survive-musician-new-millenium/
Reviews:
- “Alto saxophonist Jeremy Shaskus has the icy, modern alto excursions down pat, but also shows a remarkable sense of melody in quieter moments.” - All About Jazz
