Jaleel Shaw (born February 11, 1978) is an American jazz alto saxophonist.

He subsequently attended the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, from which he received a master's degree in Jazz Performance in May 2002.

It was reviewed as one of the top debut albums of that year by All About Jazz[4] and was deemed a "convincing opening statement in what promises to be an important career".

[5] In 2006 Shaw played as a member of the legendary World Saxophone Quartet, appearing on their album Political Blues.

Jaleel Shaw is a member of the Roy Haynes Quartet and the Mingus Big Band.