New Release Spotlight Featuring: Shawn Maxwell


JAZZ CD COVER CD Title: Originals

Year: 2005

Record Label: Independent

Style: Contemporary Jazz

Musicians: Shawn Maxwell (alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute), Johanna Mahmud (trombone on tracks 2 & 7), Ryan Trommer (guitar on track 9), Jakub Rojek (piano), Mike Daly (bass), Glen Schneider (drums)

Tracks: Shawn Maxwell (alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute), Johanna Mahmud (trombone on tracks 2 & 7), Ryan Trommer (guitar on track 9), Jakub Rojek (piano), Mike Daly (bass), Glen Schneider (drums)

Artist's Website: http://shawnmaxwell.com

Listen to track(s): Dangerous Curve / http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/assets/audio_stream.m3u?file_id={4CBC82E3-BD43-4DB9-A3DB-D1FE249EF6D0} / http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/assets/audio_stream.m3u?file_id={B2E25F46-CF9E-41F3-A04E-CE46AC79CDAC}

Purchase CD: At CD Baby or At Tower Records

Biography:

Shawn Maxwell of Aurora, Illinois is an accomplished woodwinds multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinet and flute) and a professional jazz performer.  He is also a teacher, composer, and arranger.  Leader of the Shawn Maxwell Quartet, he provides excellence in jazz entertainment in Chicago-land and beyond.

Mr. Maxwell's performance experience is impressive.  He has toured in Sweden, London, Portugal, and Greece, has entertained on a Caribbean cruise line, and has played with the Guy Lombardo Orchestra.   Additionally, he has played with numerous jazz combos at venues throughout greater Chicago-land.  Known for his high-level, high-energy playing, Shawn Maxwell has a loyal fan base and regularly draws an appreciative crowd at his engaging performances. 

A student of music and jazz all his life, Shawn Maxwell received a degree in Commercial Music from Millikin University.  He resides with his family in Aurora, Illinois.



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