Charles "Bobo" Shaw
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Charles "Bobo" Shaw (b. September 5, 1947, Pope, Mississippi) is an American free jazz drummer.
Shaw also learned trombone and bass growing up, and studied drums under Ben Thigpen. He was a founding member of the Black Artists Group, a St. Louis, Missouri ensemble, in the 1960s; during that decade he also played with Lester Bowie, Frank Lowe, Hamiett Bluiett, and Oliver Lake. He moved to Europe later in the 1960s and played in Paris with Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Frank Wright, Alan Silva, and Michel Portal. After returning to St. Louis, he played with Lake again in 1971 and then in the 1970s led the Human Arts Ensemble, playing with Lester Bowie, Joseph Bowie, Julius Hemphill, and Lake again. He played with Billy Bang in the 1980s. He has recorded one session as a leader.
