Jack Shawde is one of South Florida’s most in-demand performing and recording musicians. In addition to being a craftsman of the electric guitar, nylon string and steel string acoustic guitar, Jack also plays the mandolin, resonator "Dobro" style guitar, lap steel, dulcimer and banjo. Throughout his career, Jack has performed, recorded or toured with such legends as Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, Richie Havens, Stan Lynch (Tom Petty), Al Cooper (Blood Sweat & Tears), Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. Jack has performed and recorded all over the world and recently accompanied Enrique Iglesias at the Latin Grammy Awards, which were televised live to a world-wide audience of 10 million.

Songs from Diane Ward's CD "The Great Impossible" are featured in the documentary film "Blindsided" which regulary airs on HBO.... Diane and Jack continue work on her next CD...Check out Diane's website, or contact her on Facebook, for info on upcoming shows...

The new CD from Jim Wurster, "Straight To Me", has been released!! Lots of greats songs and vocals by Jim, and Diane is featured on vocals on several tracks. Jack produced, recorded and mixed the project, and played a slew of instruments. Congratulations to Jim! Jack also appears on several tracks on the new "Edison Project" CD by LA based songwriter Karma.

Our Celtic rock group "Three Jacks" (featuring Jack on guitars, Diane on vocals, drums and percussion, and Debbie Duke on bass) headed south to Managua, Nicargua and played concerts to raise money for the Fabretto Organization, a charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged children. This follow on the heels of our successful fundraising concerts in Peru to raise money for those affected by the 2007 earthquake, and Miami for Jackson Memorial Hospital. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed -- using money raised by the Three Jacks, construction recently started on a children's hospital in Peru. If you'd like to make a financial contribution to any of these causes, go to the Three Jacks website. In August, the Three Jacks performed at Gusman Center in Miami with million selling international pop star Alexander Rybak. Check out the Three Jacks website for details...

In additon to producing new projects and doing studio session work, Jack continues to play shows all over with Diane, the Three Jacks, MAGDA HILLER, the Shackdaddy's, Raiford Starke, Dave Shelly, and many others. Check out Jack's Facebook and MySpace pages to find out about all of these very talented artists.

Much thanks to my good friend Steve Wildey at Glades Guitars for hooking me up with Collings Guitars....and to Colllings for making me some fantastic acoustic guitars and a wonderful mandolin.....Bill Colling's work is impeccable and the instruments sound great !!!! And a shout out to Cliff at Destroy All Guitars for hooking me up with Louis Sorano of Louis Electric Amps....these are fantastic amps played by Robben Ford, Keith Richards, and others. My new KR 12 head/cabinet sounds killer !!!! Cliff also hooked me up with Michael Tuttle (formerly of Valley Arts Guitars) who made me some fantastic guitars...and I am loving my new RedPlate Stardust amp...

Visit Jack on Facebook and MySpace (www.myspace.com/jackshawde). If you are interested in using Jack's services, please email him at jack@jackshawde.com or contact him through Facebook.

Jack Shawde is a true craftsman. For the past decade, he has lent his dexterous and soulful stringwork to the music of Miami singer-songwriter Diane Ward, with whom he shares a seemingly supernatural musical connection on-stage and in the studio. Shawde co-produced her latest recording, 2002’s The Great Impossible, and adds texture and shading to her deeply personal music. On the opening “Wide Awake,” he picks a reverb-laden 12-string guitar for a Beatlesque effect. The exuberant “Shooting Rockets” finds him skinning frets with a lean and gritty slide solo. His beautifully picked acoustic solely accompanies Ward’s piano and emotionally naked vocals on the achingly wistful “Perfect Kiss.” And Shawde adds harmonica to his acoustic playing behind Ward and harmonizer Brian Franklin on a stripped-down version of “Baby Look Up.” Besides adding ambient sounds on a couple of tunes, Shawde also strums, picks or plucks lap steel, Mando guitar, baritone guitar and electric EBow guitar, which are just a few of the 60-odd instruments in his arsenal. You’d never know it to see him on-stage in jeans and sleeveless T, but Shawde is also a lawyer with the Miami firm Steel, Hector and Davis.

Read the Cover Story in Street Magazine about the recording of the new Diane Ward CD that was produced by Jack Shawde and also features his guitar playing.

Read the Miami Herald article featuring Jack.

"guitar god" Miami New Times

"...Jack Shawde, whose fluency and imagination as a player, producer and arranger make him one of the regional music scene's indispensable people."  Sun-Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL