A Denver native, Shane is a graduate of the Eastman School Of Music where he studied trumpet, drums/percussion and composition. Shane has had the privilege of playing and recording with a variety of artists, including David Murray, Art Lande (Book of Bhu), Ralph Alessi(Hissy Fit, Vice & Virtue), and Ravi Coltrane. He has toured extensively throughout the United States, Africa, Japan, and Europe with artists such as Ani DiFranco (Revelling & Reckoning) and Steve Coleman (Genesis and The Opening of the Way, Sonic Language of Myth, Ascension into Light).