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Shannon Barnett, born in 1982 in Traralgon, Australia, is a trombonist and composer. She earned degrees from the Victorian College of the Arts and the State University of New York. Barnett started her career with groups like Vada and the Bennetts Lane Big Band, and performed with ensembles such as the Australian Art Orchestra. In 2010, she released her debut album Country. After moving to New York City in 2011, she collaborated with notable musicians. From 2014 to 2018, she was a member of the WDR Big Band Köln. Notable albums include Hype (2017) and Bad Lover (2022). Barnett has received several awards, including the Bell Award for Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year in 2007, the WDR Jazzpreis for Improvisation in 2020, and the Deutscher Jazzpreis in 2022. She has been a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln since April 2019.
