23 Aug Shawn Purcell | Saturday, 9/25, 2021
FREE | Saturday, September 25, 3:00 p.m | Live Streaming at Savannah Station
Shawn Purcell, proud Benedetto Guitars performing artist, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a jazz guitarist, educator, arranger, and composer in the Washington DC region. Purcell has shared the stage, recorded with, and/or toured with Terell Stafford, Nicholas Payton, Tim Warfield, Sean Jones, Brian Charette, Regina Carter, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, The Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, and many others.
Purcell can be heard on over 30 recordings including Chip McNeill’s The Whirl, Steve Fidyk’s Heads Up! and Allied Forces, and Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra’s Prime Time, featuring Doc Severinsen.
Purcell has spent over 17 years as a member of the military big bands in Washington DC. From 1996-2004, Purcell was the guitarist in the US Air Force jazz ensemble, The Airmen of Note. During his time with “The Note,” Purcell performed throughout the world including England, Germany, Turkey, Luxembourg, The Azores, Belgium, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Kuwait, and Bahrain. He is currently the guitarist with the Washington DC based US Navy Band “Commodores” jazz ensemble.