John shipley biography

Growing up in the wild, wild, west of northern Nevada, John Shipley, at four years of age, put away his cowboy hat and began diligently studying piano.  Today his multiple hats are those of an innovative jazz pianist, conductor, arranger, songwriter, producer, and recording artist.  As a founding member of the groundbreaking Jazz-Fusion group Hiroshima (Epic Records), he grew as a keyboardist and arranger and ultimately developed his current musical style.

"SHIPPED”, John’s latest CD release features sophisticated, urban sounds with some of the world’s finest jazz musicians lending their talents to the album.

The line-up includes friends, Dan and June Kuramoto (from Hiroshima), Larry Klimas, (sax player with Manhattan Transfer and Tony Williams), Randy Hall (guitarist/vocals with the Miles Davis Band), Alex Acuna (drummer/percussionist from Weather Report), Greg Wright (producer/keyboardist for Diana Ross, Natalie Cole and Marvin Gaye), and jazz ba