John Shannon

John Shannon: A Day In Tarifa

Read "A Day In Tarifa" reviewed by Joshua Weiner

by Joshua Weiner
August 10, 2026

Pittsburgh guitarist John Shannon began playing at age six, was performing around his hometown by his high school years, and has been recording with a variety of acoustic, rock and film music projects since 2008. A Day in Tarifa is his debut jazz album, and it lands firmly in the tradition, with a diverse and beguiling set of original tunes performed by an outstanding trio including Cliff Barnes on organ and James Johnson III on drums. The song titles and ...

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Waking Vision: The Breathing Earth

Read "The Breathing Earth" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
October 29, 2023

In terms of its history and current crop of talented musicians, Pittsburgh is a stellar music city that somehow always gets overlooked when considering the USA's major music centers. A world-class guitarist, comfortable in both jazz and popular realms, John Shannon cut his teeth in high school working with such Pittsburgh luminaries as Eric Kloss and Dwayne Dolphin. During his time spent at Berklee College of Music, Shannon had the good fortune of studying with icons such as Mick Goodrick ...