Shawn "Thunder" Wallace

Shawn Wallace certainly got his recording career off to a fast start, recording four CDs (including one for the Schoolkids label) before he turned 21. His father plays saxophone too, has produced Wallace's recordings and has been his main inspiration. Shawn Wallace began playing alto when he was six and did not listen to other jazz musicians' recordings much until he had already developed his own sound; his favorite role model later on became Sonny Stitt. Wallace started composing songs when he was seven, began playing gigs just a few years later and recorded three albums for ...