SHANE SHANAHAN
“By the time Shanahan finished in a virtuosic jester’s dance, limbs flying as he whirled back and forth between doumbek, cymbals and body parts, the audience roared with delight.” - New York Times
“Shane’s creativity come from his ability to draw from the energy of the universe.” - Yo-Yo Ma
Known for his innovative melding of musical styles and traditions, Grammy winning percussionist and composer Shane Shanahan has fused his studies of Middle-Eastern, Indian and African drumming traditions with his background in jazz, rock and Western classical music to create his own distinctive style. For 20 years he has toured around the globe performing with Yo-Yo Ma as a founding member of the genre defying Silkroad Ensemble. Shane has also performed and/or recorded with such artists as: Bobby McFerrin, Aretha Franklin, James Taylor, Philip Glass, Chaka Khan, Bill Frisell, Amjad Ali Khan, Alison Krauss, and Glen Velez, among others. A strong believer in the transformative power of education, Shane frequently presents workshops and clinics at the world’s leading universities and conservatories, including Eastman, New England Conservatory, Princeton, Harvard, and Cornell.
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