John Shifflett

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John Shifflett
John Shifflett playing Double Bass at the Cafe Stritch in San Jose, California
Background information
Born	(1953-03-22)March 22, 1953 Dubuque, Iowa
Died	April 27, 2017(2017-04-27) (aged 64) San Jose, California
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, arranger, educator
Instrument(s)	Double bass, Bass guitar
Years active	1970's-2017
Labels	OA2 Records

John M Shifflett (March 22, 1953 – April 27, 2017) was an American jazz musician, player of the double bass, and an arranger, composer, and educator. His last teaching job was at San Jose State University.^[1]

Shifflett was born in Dubuque, Iowa,^[2] attended high school at Dubuque where he played trombone and began playing bass (see at Sing Out Dubuque, John Shifflett playing his own composition on bass, January 8th 1971), and graduated in 1976 with a BS degree from Iowa State University.^[3] While at the University of Iowa, where he was working on a master's degree, Shifflett was its big band and jazz combo bass player, appearing at festivals such as the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festivals in April 1979^[4] and March 1980.^[5]

Shifflett moved to San Jose in 1987, as his wife Bethany was offered a tenure-track position at San Jose State University.^[2]

Shifflett played in several notable acts, including^[6] Frankie Avalon, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Dinah Shore, Mel Torme, Jerry Lewis, Dionne Warwick and the Smothers Brothers.

Discography

With Anton Schwartz

2014: Flash Mob (Double bass)
2008: Radiant Blue (Double bass)
2000: The Slow Lane (Double bass)
1998: When Music Calls (Double bass)

With Audrey Martin

2014: Living Room (Double bass)

With Gabriela Mendes

2012: Um Renovo Musical (Double bass)

With Jim Norton Collective

2013: TIME REMEMBERED: COMPOSITIONS OF BILL EVANS (Double bass)

With John Stowell/Michael Zilber

2015: Basement Blues (Double bass)
2012: Live Beauty (Double bass)
2009: SHOT THROUGH WITH BEAUTY (Double bass)

With Christian Tamburr

2011: Places (Double Bass)

With Juliet Green

2014: Think About That (Double bass)
2003: Simple (Double bass)

With Larry Dunlap

2002: Fly With My Love (Double bass)

With Kristen Strom

2012: Sojourn (Double bass)
2005: Intention (Double bass)

With Aaron Lington Quintet

2005: Cape Breton (Double bass)

With Laurie Antonioli

2010: American Dreams (Double Bass)
2013: SONGS OF SHADOW, SONGS OF LIGHT (Double bass)

With Michael Zilber

2010: BILLY COLLINS PROJECT: ELEVEN ON TURNING TEN (Double bass)

With Michael Zilber and Dave Liebman

2003: Live At The Jazzschool (Double bass)

With NLS Trio

1999: NLS Trio (Double bass)

With Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington

2010: BICOASTAL COLLECTIVE: CHAPTER TWO (Double bass)
2009: BICOASTAL COLLECTIVE: CHAPTER ONE (Double bass)

With Patrick Cress' Telepathy

2005: Meditation, Realization (Double bass)

With Sandra Marlowe

2016: A Sweet Wind (Double bass)
2012: True Blue (Double bass)

With Scott Sorkin

With Thomas G. Leslie/ UNLV Wind Orchestra

2013: Lost Vegas (Double bass)

References

^ "John Shifflett". San Jose State University. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Gilbert, Andrew (1 May 2017). "John Shifflett, popular San Jose jazz musician and teacher, dies at age 64". The Mercury News. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
^ "Iowa State Music Alumni". Iowa State University.
^ "Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival Program, 1979" (PDF). University of Notre Dame.
^ "Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival Program, 1980" (PDF). University of Notre Dame.
^ "OA2 ARTIST JOHN SHIFFLETT". OA2 Records. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

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