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= Shawn McGowan (pianist) = Shawn McGowan (born May 26, 1993) is an American pianist and composer.

Early life and education
Shawn McGowan was born in Merrillville, Indiana. He began playing the piano at age 4 and learning music with the Harmony Road method. McGowan was raised in Paducah, Kentucky and attended Paducah Tilghman High School. While in high school he attended the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts studying classical and jazz piano. Upon graduating in 2011, he received the Jamey Aebersold Award for Outstanding Solist at the Murray State Jazz Festival. McGowan earned a Bachelor of Music and Performer's Certificate from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and has a Master of Music from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Notable professors include David Baker, Luke Gillespie, and David Kane.

Career
McGowan is known primarily for his work as a jazz pianist and keyboardist. In 2017, he was recommended to be the keyboardist for the band Party Crashers and is still currently a member of the band. From 2017-2023, he was a featured performer at Harry Connick Jr.’s annual Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras Ball in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2019, McGowan released his debut album, Shades, recorded at Uptown Sound Productions in Indianapolis, Indiana.

McGowan has performed with notable artists such as Bret Michaels, Trace Adkins, NBC's The Voice winner Josh Kaufman, Jamey Aebersold, Bobby McFerrin, Darmon Meader (New York Voices), and Janis Siegel (The Manhattan Transfer).

As leader

 * Shades (2019)
 * Christmas Time Is Here (2019)

With Adam Carrillo

 * PracticeI (2016)

With Bob Sima

 * It's Time (2016)

With the Phunk Nasty's

 * The Phunk Nasty's (2016)

With Charlie Ballantine

 * Life is Brief: The Music of Bob Dylan (2018)

With Native Sun

 * Legalize Being Black (2020)

With Yvonne Allu

 * Clymate Change (2020)