ROYSTON, Shamie

Born in Denver, Colorado, Shamie Royston is a pianist, composer and educator. Shamie has been commissioned to compose and arrange works for Grammy-Winning vocalist Dianne Reeves, Allison Miller and Grammy nominated Tia Fuller, as well as other prominent musicians. At the Berklee School of Music, Shamie held a full-time a professorship in the Jazz Composition Department. She co-directed ensembles with Grammy award winning Terence Blanchard and led jazz composition and jazz arranging classes. Shamie has also been on faculty with the prestigious Carnegie Hall NYO (New York Youth Orchestra) Jazz summer program for young musicians, and has adjudicated and worked with college and high school level jazz ensembles.

Shamie’s CD entitled Beautiful Liar (2018) has received many great reviews in Downbeat, Jazziz and on NPR. It was also in the first round of voting for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for the 2019 Grammy Awards. Her debut CD 'Portraits' was released in 2014 under the Hot Tone Music label.