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Joseph Sheehan is a composer, pianist, and educator immersed in classical, jazz, and world musics. In his music Sheehan aims to share joy, depth, and beauty, connecting with artists and audiences of diverse musical communities. Sheehan’s music celebrates and explores a tapestry of both song and dance, forms at the root of many musical cultures throughout the world. An independent study of traditional song and dance in Ghana, West Africa, from 2008-09, was especially influential on Sheehan’s musical language. West African music, as well as jazz, has informed recent pieces such as Vibraphone Loops, for vibes and tape, featuring a solo percussionist accompanied by soulful harmonies and synth loops; and Dances from Afar, a suite of three distinctive dances for violin and piano

Song of the Day

Will not Forget

June 26, 2015

Album: World of Wonder
By Joe Sheehan
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Duration: 06:39

Song of the Day

Proverb

May 19, 2015

Album: World of Wonder
By Joe Sheehan
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Duration: 05:02

Album

World of Wonder

By Joe Sheehan

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014

News: Advocacy

Jazzspace and the Pittsburgh Legacy

July 24, 2012

As reported in these pages, I had the pleasure recently of returning to my birthplace of Pittsburgh, PA to moderate panel discussions and participate in a very rewarding commemorative weekend honoring the rich legacy of that city’s African American Musicians’ Union local. The city is rife with jazz history and has produced an incredible number of ...