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Shawn Maxwell

Born: November 1, 1976

“Nobody writes like this.” –Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

 As a composer, recording artist and performer, saxophonist Shawn Maxwell has endeavored to express his own unique voice. From his latest album Millstream (Jazzline, 2020) to his debut Originals (self-released, 2005), he has released nine albums of original compositions. The traditions of jazz form the foundation for Shawn’s music; he builds on that with material from the music he grew up with – rock, funk, hip hop, R&B, classical.  The result, as Hrayr Attarian wrote in Chicago Jazz Magazine, “is refreshingly distinct yet recognizably Maxwellian”. He’s not intent on following any rules–or on breaking them–but on continually expanding what his music encompasses.

Story At Eleven

By Shawn Maxwell

Label: Cora St Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Appointment With...; Internal Rift; Near Surrender; Answer & Arrival.

J Town Suite

By Shawn Maxwell

Label: Cora Street Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Steelmen March Fires or Rings in the Back Herald's News In the Shadow of Statesville Jerry Tap, Keg & Tavern Hickory Street Bridge Closed Ghost Mall on Jefferson

Hrayr Attarian's Best Jazz Albums Of 2023

by Hrayr Attarian
December 15, 2023

There are many best of year lists that cover the essential releases of 2023. In order not to repeat what others have done, more eloquently than me, I might add, I decided to list ten albums that personally “spoke" to me over the past year. They cover wide range of styles and feature an international cast ...

The Debut From Trio San Plus New Music From King, Jaschek, Perica And More

by Bob Osborne
November 30, 2023

On this show we feature a new release from Trio San, featuring Satoko Fujii, Taiko Saito, and Yuko Oshima. In addition recent releases from Bill King, Shai Jaschek, Vanessa Perica, Madre Vaca, Kari Antila, Jeremy Udden, Rotem Sivan, Harper Trio, Shawn Maxwell, Bruford, Pentangle, and, Philippe Côté & François Bourassa. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 ...

Shawn Maxwell: Story At Eleven

by Hrayr Attarian
April 26, 2023

On his 11th release, the aptly titled Story At Eleven, saxophonist and composer Shawn Maxwell leads his quartet through a four-part, cinematic suite. Utilizing electric instrumentation Maxwell endows the ambiance with a noirish undercurrent. The expansive pieces, thanks to Maxwell's writing, demonstrate ensemble cohesiveness without sacrificing the individual voices of the four musicians. Keyboardist ...

Answer & Arrival

March 29, 2023

Album: Story At Eleven
By Shawn Maxwell
Label: Cora St Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 8:00

Expectation & Experience

By Shawn Maxwell

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Expectation; J.C. Jones; Empty Shelf; Quiet House; The Great Divide; Feeling Remote; Breathe; A Change of Climate; Alternative Facts; Every Day Is Monday; No Peace Without Justice; The Show Can’t Go On; Empty Stage; Six Hundred; Lockdown; The New Abnormal; Experience.

Brand New Releases

by Bob Osborne
December 9, 2021

This week new albums from Enrique Peña, Gary Eastman, Shawn Maxwell and Philippe Côté with Marc Copland. Also, continuing my look at the recent releases by Craig Taborn and The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with their suites inspired by Dewey Redman and Anthony Braxton.Playlist Enrique Peña “Gris" from Intersticios (ears&eyes) 00:00 The Scottish National ...

Shawn Maxwell: Expectation & Experience

by Jack Bowers
May 22, 2021

On Expectation & Experience, his tenth recording as a leader, Chicago-based woodwind specialist Shawn Maxwell is accompanied by almost thirty musicians—but never by more than three on any of its seventeen tracks. Maxwell says the compositions were written during the global Covid-19 pandemic, and the musicians were mustered singly, most in their own homes. While each ...