John Shifflett


John M Shifflett 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.
Shifflett was born in Dubuque, Iowa, attended high school at Dubuque where he played trombone and began playing bass, and graduated in 1976 with a BS degree from Iowa State University. 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 and March 1980.
Shifflett moved to San Jose in 1987, as his wife Bethany was offered a tenure-track position at San Jose State University.
Shifflett played in several notable acts, including 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.
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Discography

With [Anton Schwartz]

With [Audrey Martin]

With [Gabriela Mendes]

  • 2012: Um Renovo Musical

With Jim Norton Collective

  • 2013: TIME REMEMBERED: COMPOSITIONS OF BILL EVANS

With [John Stowell]/[Michael Zilber]

  • 2015: Basement Blues
  • 2012: Live Beauty
  • 2009: SHOT THROUGH WITH BEAUTY

With [Christian Tamburr]

  • 2011: Places

With [Juliet Green]

With [Larry Dunlap]

With [Kristen Strom]

  • 2012: Sojourn
  • 2005: Intention

With [Aaron Lington] Quintet

With [Laurie Antonioli]

With [Michael Zilber]

With [Michael Zilber] and [Dave Liebman]

With [NLS Trio]

  • 1999: NLS Trio

With [Paul Tynan] & [Aaron Lington]

  • 2010: BICOASTAL COLLECTIVE: CHAPTER TWO
  • 2009: BICOASTAL COLLECTIVE: CHAPTER ONE

With [Patrick Cress' Telepathy]

  • 2005: Meditation, Realization

With [Sandra Marlowe]

With [Thomas G. Leslie]/ UNLV Wind Orchestra

  • 2013: Lost Vegas