Since moving from Canada to Germany, Shawn has performed with many professional orchestras and chamber music ensembles, various contemporary-music
and jazz groups as well as leading my own musical projects, gathering valuable musical experiences along the way.
Until recently, he held the position of instructor for big band and combos at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, Germany.
during extensive travels with his family in 2021/22, he felt the surfacing of a strong desire to take a clear step towards fulfilling my own artistic goals,
as opposed to the goals of others. At that point, he gave up his teaching position and started to follow a new path in improvisation and experimentation.
He has always felt most at home playing jazz and improvised music and has always admired those musicians who have followed their own inner voice. He has now chosen to follow his own intuition and in so doing look forward to meeting new musical friends and new friends of music.
Shawn is a Conn-Selmer artist and performs on the Vincent Bach 12 (1963 Mt. Vernon), Conn 88H and Conn 72H trombones.
