BIOGRAPHY
Shaq Hester is a Jersey-born & Harlem-based versatile singer-songwriter, actor, creator & ol' soul. His music nestles between Neosoul, Funk and Gospel with a sweet dose of quirk and transparency. He captures audiences with his warm, rich voice and lively, infectious storytelling. In his latest single, "Soft" he uses acoustic sound, transparent lyrics and open-hearted melodies to celebrate Blackness, champion queer liberation, & honor human softness. Listen HERE.
He recently closed an international tour of WHAT PROBLEM? as a vocalist with Bill T. Jones and the Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Company. He also performed in Bill T. Jones' award winning DEEP BLUE SEA at The Park Avenue Armory. He served as Assistant Director for James T. Lane's off - Broadway play, Triple Threat. He was hand-picked as a featured vocalist in the Pyer Moss “Sister” Show and he acted as vocal arranger and supporting vocalist in the Pyer Moss “WAT U IZ” Couture Show. This Indiana University graduate performed background vocals for Aloe Blacc, Jason Michael Webb and Andrea Bocelli and has songwriting credits for the song, “Dark Side of the Moon” from Ari Grooves’ album, A Message From A Wanderer.
He appeared off-Broadway in Lewberger & The Wizard of Friendship and Antigone in Ferguson. Other regional credits include The View Upstairs (Wes) and Five Guys Named Moe (Little Moe). You can also see him in Here is a Man, a short film that delves into Donny Hathaway’s story in 1971.
