Shapiro Project is a Las Vegas based Jazz quartet led by guitarist and composer Eugene Shapiro. It also features Eugene’s brother Boris Shapiro on drums, Brian Triola on keyboards, and Marc Solis on saxophone. We also work with male and female vocalists in town.Shapiro Project is a Jazz group with a fresh approach to the Jazz idiom mainly through new works written by Eugene Shapiro and the creative musicianship that gives their sound a sparkling vitality.The band was organized in 2000 by four University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) graduate students pursuing Jazz Studies degrees.All the members of the Shapiro Project are very experienced Jazz musicians with more than 15 years of performing experience in playing Jazz and commercial music all over the United States and the world-Japan, Israel, Germany etc.Shapiro Project have participated in many Jazz festivals such as Spirit of Music Festival in San Francisco, CA, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, ID, Fremont Street Jazz Festival in Las Vegas, NV, and International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Conference in Los Angeles, CA.Our newest album “Planet X” was just  released in January of 2019 and it features 10 original compositions, eight of them by Eugene Shapiro (one has two different versions) and one by Boris Shapiro. The music of the Shapiro ranges from Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-rock Fusion, Funk, and Smooth Jazz, to Latin Jazz, and Traditional Straight-ahead Swing Jazz.The members of Shapiro Project have played with many world known musicians such as Michel Legrand, Mulgrew Miller, Walt Weiskopf, The Temptations, The Mills Brothers, Dave Liebman and Cedar Walton.In Las Vegas Shapiro Project and it’s members have performed at Venetian Hotel and Casino, Paris Hotel and Casino, Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Wynn Hotel and Casino, MGM Grand etc. Shapiro Project also played numerous concerts for the Las Vegas Jazz Society, Las Vegas Clark County Parks and Recreations, City of Henderson Jazz and Cultural concert series, as well as City of North Las Vegas. We have also performed in California, Idaho, and Utah.“…listening to this ensemble…you will hear the musical spirit which will carry them to greater heights and the success they deserve.”Eugene Shapiro is endorsed by Thomastik-Infeld strings, Martin Guitars, Radial Engineering Ltd., Eminence Speaker LLC., and AMT Electronics. He is twice the recipient of Nevada Arts Council’s Fellowship in Jazz Composition.EUGENE SHAPIRO is a guitarist, composer, arranger, educator and the bandleader/manager of the local Las Vegas Jazz group called the Shapiro Project.EUGENE SHAPIRO holds Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and currently teaches guitar at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN). He also has been performing music for more than 25 years. EUGENE is a member of ASCAP and is endorsed by the Thomastik-Infeld strings company, and by Martin Guitars. He has received several awards from Nevada Arts Council, including Nevada Artist Fellowship, ASCAP and Billboard Songwriting Contest.EUGENE SHAPIRO has released 3 albumss with his own compositions recorded by his band the Shapiro Project on Las Vegas Record Label TNC Music Recordings, and also on his own label, Shapiro Project Records (C&P) . The Shapiro Project has participated in such renown Festivals as Spirit of Music Festival in San Francisco, California, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho, International Association of Jazz Educators ( IAJE ) in Los Angeles, California and Fremont Street Jazz Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada.EUGENE SHAPIRO has shared the stages with many renown musicians, among them Michel Legrand, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Sandy Duncan, Walt Weiskopf, Buddy Greco, Giggs Whigham and Carl Fontana.In Las Vegas EUGENE SHAPIRO and the Shapiro Project have played all major Hotels and Casinos such as Venetian Hotel and Casino, Paris Hotel Casino, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Mirage Hotel and Casino, Mandalay Bay, and MGM Grand.The usual instrumentation is Trio: Guitar, Keyboards, and Drums (or Guitar, Bass, and Drums), and Quartet: Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, and Saxophone (or Guitar, Bass, Drums, and Saxophone), but other instruments can be added, such as Trumpet. Shapiro Project also works with a female vocalist Lynae Michele, please see our third Video Demo. Other instruments can be added upon the request from the client. Shapiro Project can also be downsized to a Guitar / Keyboards (Guitar / Bass) Duo and even a Guitar Solo (for the Guitar Solo the styles are Jazz, Classical, Flamenco, and Pop).EUGENE SHAPIRO and the Shapiro Project is perfect for background music for Conventions, Conferences, Meetings, Parties, Weddings, Lounge Entertainment, and other Special Events and also for the Main Featured Performance/Entertainment. The group adopts easily to any room and is very sensitive to clients needs such as volume, breaks etc.EUGENE SHAPIRO and the Shapiro Project plays Jazz ( Traditional and Contemporary, Standards and Originals ), Latin Jazz, Contemporary Jazz Fusion, and also some Pop (including cool Jazzy versions on Pop tunes), Blues, R&B and other Danceable Music. EUGENE SHAPIRO and the band will also perform any song requested in advance by the client. We also developed a special program featuring Jazzy arrangements of Pop, R&B, and Rock songs.

Shapiro Project is a Las Vegas based Jazz quartet led by guitarist and composer Eugene Shapiro. It also features Eugene’s brother Boris Shapiro on drums, Brian Triola on keyboards, and Marc Solis on saxophone. We also work with male and female vocalists in town.Shapiro Project is a Jazz group with a fresh approach to the Jazz idiom mainly through new works written by Eugene Shapiro and the creative musicianship that gives their sound a sparkling vitality.The band was organized in 2000 by four University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) graduate students pursuing Jazz Studies degrees.All the members of the Shapiro Project are very experienced Jazz musicians with more than 15 years of performing experience in playing Jazz and commercial music all over the United States and the world-Japan, Israel, Germany etc.Shapiro Project have participated in many Jazz festivals such as Spirit of Music Festival in San Francisco, CA, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, ID, Fremont Street Jazz Festival in Las Vegas, NV, and International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Conference in Los Angeles, CA.Our newest album “Planet X” was just  released in January of 2019 and it features 10 original compositions, eight of them by Eugene Shapiro (one has two different versions) and one by Boris Shapiro. The music of the Shapiro ranges from Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-rock Fusion, Funk, and Smooth Jazz, to Latin Jazz, and Traditional Straight-ahead Swing Jazz.The members of Shapiro Project have played with many world known musicians such as Michel Legrand, Mulgrew Miller, Walt Weiskopf, The Temptations, The Mills Brothers, Dave Liebman and Cedar Walton.In Las Vegas Shapiro Project and it’s members have performed at Venetian Hotel and Casino, Paris Hotel and Casino, Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Wynn Hotel and Casino, MGM Grand etc. Shapiro Project also played numerous concerts for the Las Vegas Jazz Society, Las Vegas Clark County Parks and Recreations, City of Henderson Jazz and Cultural concert series, as well as City of North Las Vegas. We have also performed in California, Idaho, and Utah.“…listening to this ensemble…you will hear the musical spirit which will carry them to greater heights and the success they deserve.”Eugene Shapiro is endorsed by Thomastik-Infeld strings, Martin Guitars, Radial Engineering Ltd., Eminence Speaker LLC., and AMT Electronics. He is twice the recipient of Nevada Arts Council’s Fellowship in Jazz Composition.EUGENE SHAPIRO is a guitarist, composer, arranger, educator and the bandleader/manager of the local Las Vegas Jazz group called the Shapiro Project.EUGENE SHAPIRO holds Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and currently teaches guitar at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN). He also has been performing music for more than 25 years. EUGENE is a member of ASCAP and is endorsed by the Thomastik-Infeld strings company, and by Martin Guitars. He has received several awards from Nevada Arts Council, including Nevada Artist Fellowship, ASCAP and Billboard Songwriting Contest.EUGENE SHAPIRO has released 3 albumss with his own compositions recorded by his band the Shapiro Project on Las Vegas Record Label TNC Music Recordings, and also on his own label, Shapiro Project Records (C&P) . The Shapiro Project has participated in such renown Festivals as Spirit of Music Festival in San Francisco, California, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho, International Association of Jazz Educators ( IAJE ) in Los Angeles, California and Fremont Street Jazz Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada.EUGENE SHAPIRO has shared the stages with many renown musicians, among them Michel Legrand, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Sandy Duncan, Walt Weiskopf, Buddy Greco, Giggs Whigham and Carl Fontana.In Las Vegas EUGENE SHAPIRO and the Shapiro Project have played all major Hotels and Casinos such as Venetian Hotel and Casino, Paris Hotel Casino, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Mirage Hotel and Casino, Mandalay Bay, and MGM Grand.The usual instrumentation is Trio: Guitar, Keyboards, and Drums (or Guitar, Bass, and Drums), and Quartet: Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, and Saxophone (or Guitar, Bass, Drums, and Saxophone), but other instruments can be added, such as Trumpet. Shapiro Project also works with a female vocalist Lynae Michele, please see our third Video Demo. Other instruments can be added upon the request from the client. Shapiro Project can also be downsized to a Guitar / Keyboards (Guitar / Bass) Duo and even a Guitar Solo (for the Guitar Solo the styles are Jazz, Classical, Flamenco, and Pop).EUGENE SHAPIRO and the Shapiro Project is perfect for background music for Conventions, Conferences, Meetings, Parties, Weddings, Lounge Entertainment, and other Special Events and also for the Main Featured Performance/Entertainment. The group adopts easily to any room and is very sensitive to clients needs such as volume, breaks etc.EUGENE SHAPIRO and the Shapiro Project plays Jazz ( Traditional and Contemporary, Standards and Originals ), Latin Jazz, Contemporary Jazz Fusion, and also some Pop (including cool Jazzy versions on Pop tunes), Blues, R&B and other Danceable Music. EUGENE SHAPIRO and the band will also perform any song requested in advance by the client. We also developed a special program featuring Jazzy arrangements of Pop, R&B, and Rock songs.