infested community Cabrini-Green as Artist in Residence’.  There he taught the ‘Blues’ as a cultural heritage in two Chicago’s Public Schools. The program of his design was funded by the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The program was successful and continues to be funded, benefiting the Community and other Blues Artists as well. 

From 1978 through 1999 Fisher lived and worked abroad, namely in Osaka, Japan,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Oslo, Norway.
In 1997, Shelley wrote, arranged and produced “CELEBRATION”, A Tribute to Nat “King” Cole. The Las Vegas style program was produced at the NRK TV (Norwegian TV) and toured from Scandinavia to Spain earning high praises throughout the European Union including Poland and in Switzerland.
Shelley Fisher has made his home in Las Vegas, NV since 2000 where he headlined in the now defunct ‘Baccarat Bar’ at the MGM/Mirage Resorts & Casino for three years (2002 - 2005). He broke two attendance records in 2007 with performances in Den Hague, Holland and at ‘Puntaldia’, the Jazz Music Festival on the Island of Sardegna, Italy.

In 2009, he appeared in Osaka, Japan as the ‘Special Guest’ of Pianist, Composer Zenshow Ohtsuka in celebration of Zenshow’s 55th Anniversary, accompanied by the Arrow Jazz Orchestra in the NHK Concert Hall in Osaka. Shelley performed in the “New York Bar”, of the Park-Hyatt Hotel, Tokyo, Japan from June 20 - September, 2010. Fisher performs his Tribute act on major cruise ships (Carnival Cruises and Holland American Lines) as ‘Guest Entertainer’ singing the music of of Nat “King” Cole, Lou Rawls & Joe Williams in a concept titled “Dem Boys From Chicago”™.

His latest release, a single titled “Give It Up” (Kickin’ Drug Abuse), is a Hip-Hop/Dance program song that he wrote and produced. It features Shelley and Norwegian singing sensation Alice Myrbostad and targets substance abuse. The track is available on iTunes, CD Baby, amazon.com, emusic.com and most other digital download sites.