Lee’s 88 Keys
Documentary Feature
Eighty-eight year old Jazz Pianist, Lee Shaw, proudly known as Albany, New York’s Queen of Jazz, has lived a diverse, accomplished, and charmed life. From the piano bench she has bravely struggled not only with being a woman in a male dominated field, but with the financial challenges that come with pursuing a dream, and the conflict of her sharp musical mind’s residence in an ever aging vessel. As a veteran of a lifetime of music, from the finest stages in New York City to a namesake Jazz festival in Germany, then home to her birth-place in Oklahoma where she was inducted into the Jazz Hall Of Fame, Lee Shaw’s legend continues to grow. Her story is one of passion and triumph, all of which she attributes to her love of the 88’s. Share that passion with her in “Lee’s 88 Keys”.
Director Biography
Susan Robbins, a first time filmmaker with a background in Acting and Fine Art started studying Acting in 2005 and worked as an Actor until 2013.
Prior to 2013 she was a Mural Artist and Textile Designer for over 25 years.
Susan attended FIT, SUNY New Paltz, and The New School for Social Research and earned Degrees in Textile Design and Art Education.
In 2013 Susan embarked on making this film, and has not looked back since.
Director Statement
Lee Shaw is an exceptional role model for following and living a passion filled life with great success, no matter what obstacles. Lee is an inspiration to ALL. Music is love and healing. Lee’s extraordinary life exemplifies these traits.
