Amy Shook is one of the most in-demand acoustic bassists in the mid-Atlantic, coveted for her huge sound and infectious, driving groove. In addition to being a premier performing and recording artist, and a multi-instrumentalist (acoustic bass, electric bass, violin, and viola), she is an accomplished composer, and her personality truly comes through in her writing. Amy co-leads the all-women powerhouse trio the 3D Jazz Trio (3Divas), with drummer Sherrie Maricle and pianist Jackie Warren. 3D is the super-swingin’ trio that sparked the fire that ignited the award-winning show "Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life," described by the New York Times as “blistering hot.” Additionally, Amy is a member of the Temporal Taal Collective, an ensemble comprised of tenor saxophonist and bansuri flute artist Anjan Shah, Nabin Shrestha on tabla, Jonathan Epley on guitar, Amy on bass and Kathak dance artist Sarah Morelli. Together, they forge new sonic landscapes that unite Eastern and Western musical traditions, incorporating improvisation with rhythmic and harmonic elements drawn from across the globe. Amy also performs with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra in Washington, D.C. under artistic director Charlie Young, as well as in the newly-formed Strathmore Jazz Orchestra conducted by Daniel Jamieson. Amy was also featured as a bass playing cat named Kitty Shook in an episode of "Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams," the Emmy-nominated animated short film series on PBS Kids by award-winning author, Kwame Alexander, teaching our youngest listeners about jazz.
Amy has performed with Maurice Hines and Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra in Maurice Hines’ Tappin’ Thru Life, and has graced stages nationally and internationally, including Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Blue Note NY, the Blue Note Beijing, The International Forum (Tokyo, Japan), the Freespace Jazz Festival (Hong Kong), The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, The Tri-C Jazz Festival, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, the Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival, the D.C. Jazz Festival, the Waterloo International Jazz Festival (Canada), the Scarborough Jazz Festival (UK), and performed with the Eli Yamin Quintet at the White House twice in 2009 by special invitation. For additional info, please visit amyshook.com.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CST
Hands On Indo Jazz For Music Educators
Saturday, January 10, 2026
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CST
