Members of the audience chuckle knowingly — the tall, bearded musician could absolutely shred it if he wanted to, but on this night, fun trumps virtuosity.

The New York Times, in its review of a 2009 jazz performance at Carnegie Hall, described his artistry as embodying "an impish strain of virtuosity".

A short and stocky opening batsman, Shaw did not have the technical virtuosity Tendulkar had even as a teenager.

Stewart doesn’t charm us through sheer virtuosity in the way Hines was able to do.

This might sound dry but it’s actually scintillatingly entertaining, thanks to Shaw’s keen intelligence, verbal virtuosity and spry theatrical instincts.