Shannon Marshall

Trumpet / Flugelhorn / Vocal / Instrumental Music Educator

Shannon Marshall has firmly established himself as one of the country's leading jazz & commercial trumpet players. He is wildly respected and recognised as a jazz soloist performing throughout Australia and abroad and has been featured on more than 30 album recordings throughout his career. Shannon is also very much in demand as a specialist lead trumpet player due to his commanding musicality and technique, which is well demonstrated through some of his recent engagements.

Aside from Shannon's wealth of experience performing and touring throughout Australia and internationally, he is known to be very comfortable and highly capable in the recording studio and has recorded the trumpet parts for many prominent Television and Radio advertisement campaigns for well known national and local brands including the Australian Pizza Hut, Subway & Love You Queensland.

Recent Performance
Highlights :

James Morrison Big Band's Tribute to Duke Ellington @ QPAC 2024 *Lead Trumpet
James Morrison and His Big Band Concert @ QPAC Concert Hall 2023 *featured soloist
THE AUSTRALIAN POPS ORCHESTRA Shows @ HOTA and QPAC 2023 featuring William Barton, Paulini & Tim Campbell under the direction of OAM John Foreman *lead trumpet
LISA SIMONE (USA) in Concert @ QPAC 2023 Concert Hall w/Ralph Pyle's All Star Big Band *featured soloist
Channel 9 Annual TV LOGIE AWARDS Live National Television Orchestra @ The Star Casino (2018-2022) under the direction of OAM John Foreman *lead trumpet
The Great First Nations Songbook featuring Adam James @ RPAC 2024 *lead trumpet
CGEN Creative Generations State Schools on Stage annual showcase performances @ Brisbane Convex Centre 2024 / 2025 under the direction of Vanessa Scammel *lead trumpet
Ministry of Sound 'Classical' National Shows @ the Riverstage, HOTA & Southbank Festival 2022/2023/2024 with full live orchestra feat. Connie Mitchell
Tom Burlinson's STILL SWINGING concert @ Caloundra and Kedron Wavell 2024 w/ Ralph Pyle's All Star Big Bang *featured Soloist
Tom Burlinson's SINATRA AT THE SAND concert @ Caloundra and Twin Towns 2023 w/ Ralph Pyle's All Star Big Bang *featured Soloist
To Hal & Bacharach theatre shows @ the Doo Bop, The J Theatre, Caloundra Playhouse & RPAC 2023/2024 *featured trumpet, flugelhorn & vocal soloist
Lord Mayor's Christmas Parties Concert Series @ Brisbane City Hall 2021/ 2022/ 2023/ 2024 *lead trumpet
Bjorn Again and the Revival Orchestra @ QPAC 2023 Concert Hall.
John Morrison Big Band CELEBRATION OF SWING concert feat. James Morrison @ QPAC 2021 *featured soloist
WEST SIDE STORY Season @ QPAC Lyric Theatre 2021 *6 week season
CHESS the Musical @QPAC Concert Hall in 2021 starring Natalie Basingthwaite, Paulini & Rob Mills
SKYFALL Season @ Brisbane Festival Southbank Piazza, 2021. The music of James Bond brought to you by the Little Red Company. *lead trumpet of 8 piece horn section
Tom Burlinson's THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK @ The Star Theatre, Gold Coast 2019. Live show & live recording with the Australian Session Orchestra and full Big Band *lead trumpet
MEGAN HILTY (USA) in Concert @ QPAC Concert Hall 2019. Featuring full big band & Camerata's 40 piece orchestra *lead trumpet
Melinda Schneider's A FAREWELL TO DORIS DAY @ QPAC Concert Hall 2019 *lead trumpet with 20 piece orchestra
Swing That Music ! @ QPAC Concert Hall starring Emma Pask, Tom Burlinson & Ed Wilson *lead trumpet
John Barrowman (USA) in Concert @ QPAC Concert Hall 2019 *lead trumpet
George Michael : LISTEN TO YOUR HEART @ Star Casino 2019 starring Hugh Sheridan, Rob Mills, Andrew De Silva & Bobby Fox. *lead trumpet with 30 piece orchestra directed by John Foreman
Back In The Swing @QPAC Concert Hall 2019 starring David Campbell
The Music of James Bond @ QPAC Concert Hall 2019 starring Kate Ceberano & Luke Kennedy.
SWING ON THIS @ The Brisbane Festival Spiegeltent 2019 starring Luke Kennedy, Ben Mingay, Michael Falzone & Matt Lee. *lead trumpet
Australian National IGA Awards Ceremony 2019/ 2022/ 2023 @ Star Casino Gold Coast. Directed by OAM John Foreman *lead trumpet
John Morrison's FUNK SHOW Band - comprising of handpicked musicians from Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. *Horn Section Leader
James Morrison's Gospel Show starring Emma Pask @ The Empire Theatre, Toowoomba *lead trumpet
Redland's Carols Christmas by Starlight 2018/ 2017/ 2016 - directed by OAM John Foreman *lead trumpet
LET'S GET IT ON : The Life and Music of Marvin Gaye @ The Brisbane Powerhouse starring Aria winning singer Andrew De Silva and Australia's 'First Lady of Soul' Vika Bull with the illustrious Funk City Band. *Horn Section Leader
FREEWAY The Chet Baker Journey @ The Hayes Theatre, Sydney & The Auckland Live Festival NZ featuring well known Australian actor and singer Tim Draxl with a stellar band of hand picked and highly accomplished Australian musicians including Ray Aldridge (Syd) on piano, Dave Ellis (Syd) on bass, Dave Goodman (Syd) on drums and Shannon Marshall on trumpet.
CALOUNDRA MUSIC FESTIVAL with Eli Paperboy Reed (USA), Red Young & the Hot Horns (USA) & Clayton Doley's (SYD) Bayou Billabong. *lead trumpet player and section leader of a 5 piece horn section
THE QLD POPS ORCHESTRA with Joe Chindamo at QPAC Concert Hall *featured Jazz Soloist

FEATURED ALBUM RECORDINGS :

Jordan Rakei :: Franklin's Room
Jim Kelly's Thrill Seekers :: Johnny Santo
Jim Kelly's Thrill Seekers :: Gotta Love The Drummers
Arron West :: 504 SOUL
Arron West & The Custodians :: Live at the Night Quarter
E.M.O. Orchestra :: Long Way Home
E.M.O. Orchestra :: One For B
E.M.O. Orchestra :: Enthusiastic Musicians' Orchestra
Greg Lyon & The Hip Operation :: Groovin'
Greg Lyon & The Hip Operation :: Tribute to Ray Charles - Live !
Josh Hatcher Quintet :: Now and Then
CHUKALE :: Expedition
West End Composer's Collective :: Downstream
West End Composer's Collective :: Driving Hat
AfroDizziAct :: Peace, Love & Unity
AfroDizziAct :: Tobabo
AfroDizziAct :: Best of Adrodizziact
The SOULS ALMIGHTY :: Sunny
KAFKA :: Kafka
Augus Graham :: Transition
Queensland Pops Orchestra :: Side By Side
Golden Sound :: Give Me Sight / Give Me Sound
Angela Fabian :: Arms Opened Wide
The View From Madeleine's Couch :: Casa da Boa Vida
Laura Nobel :: Since The Blues Caught My Eye
The FLOOD :: Craig Madden
Simone Waddell :: My Romance
Gus Fenwick :: Orvieto
Peter Vance :: The Truth