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Ellie shearer

Ellie is a professional jazz player and one of Australia’s top Lead trombone players. She complete a Bachelor of Music (Performance) from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where she studied under many of Australia’s leading musicians including Dave Panichi, James Greening, Scott Kinmont, James Muller, Craig Scott, and Judy Bailey,

 

Ellie is an active member of the Sydney music scene, regularly performing and touring with many incredible artists including the Australian Nation Jazz Orchestra (ANJO), the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, Dave Panichi’s Big Band, and many others.

 

In addition, Ellie has performed on major television shows and also works as a session musician having recorded with a variety of Australian artist including John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John, and many more.

 

Ellie finished off 2019 on Hugh Jackman’s ‘The Man The Music The Show’ Australian tour and has started of the new year in the UK where she plans to extend her career and passion for music.

Notable Ensembles

Australian Nation Jazz Orhcestra (Lead)

Dave Panichi’s Big Band (Lead)

Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra

New Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra (Lead)

Sydney Con Alumni Jazz Orchestra 100th Anniversary

The Art’s Unit Jazz Orchestra

Judy Bailey’s Jazz Connection

Dan Barnett’s Big Band

 

Sydney Contemporary Orchestra (Principle Trombone)

Sydney Wind Symphony

Bondi Brass

Notable Artists

James Morrison

Hugh Jackman

Emma Pask

David Campbell

James Muller

Judy Bailey

Arturo Sandoval

Gordon Goodwin

John Farnham

The Wombats

Ed Wilson

Christine Anu

Mark Vincent

Olivia Newton-John

Melinda Schneider

Prinnie Stevens

Florian Ross

John Morrison

Hot Dub Time Machine

Shows/Musicals

Tap Pack

Hairspray

Cabaret – Hayes Theatre Sydney – 2017

In The Heights – Sydney Opera House – 2018

Hear Me Roar – Sydney Opera House – 2018

Marvin Gaye Experience – 2019

Hugh Jackman The Man The Music The Show – 2019

 

TV/Radio

The Recording Studio

The Voice Australia

Dancing with the Stars Australia

Triple J’s ‘Like A Version’

"The placement of the band within the space is fantastic and the brief reveals during the performance help tie the connective tissue of the worlds within the show together. Ellie Shearer is particularly engaging on the trombone as is Worboys on the accordion..."
Talking Arts
2017
"Let the first person I name from this production be Ellie Shearer on the trombone. Her big fat juicy crackling notes penetrated your bones..."
Stage Whispers
2017