V. Shayne Frederick

V. Shayne Frederick is “soulful” [with comparisons to Jazz legends Andy Bey and Leon Thomas in Downbeat Magazine] and an “elastic vocalist” [Metro Philadelphia] and pianist captivating audiences for nearly 20 years, lauded by Philadelphia Inquirer as "Jazz star […] touted as one of the region's greatest jazz singers […] with his silken baritone and elegant charm,” and additional comparisons to Nat King Cole. He’s electrified TEDx, NPR, and countless concert halls, museums, and stages throughout this hemisphere, including his recent performance as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. 

V. Shayne collaborates as composer and keyboardist for Philadelphia Poet Laureate Yolanda Wisher & the Afroeaters, an original music spoken word Jazz band, and also as an orator for Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasure Ruth Naomi Floyd’s Frederick Douglass Jazz Works ensemble. 

As a composer, Shayne scores for short film and commercial, including Visit Philadelphia, and films screened at Black Star Film Festival. He completed a term as a Governor on the board of the Philadelphia chapter of the Recording Academy, while he remains a committee co-chair. V. Shayne Frederick is a collaborative curator for the City of Philadelphia’s semiquincentennial celebration occuring 2026. He is on the Painted Bride community advisory committee. 

His much-awaited sixth record, Treasures, is due Spring 2025, following his self-produced albums Lovesome (2019), Gleaming (2019), Evergreen (2019), Blacklight (2020), and The King Suite (2022). All these work largely involved dozens of Philadelphia’s most prolific musicians, recorded in the finest of Philadelphia’s studios.

After a few years on faculty at University of the Arts, he recently became a member of the faculty of Temple University.

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