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About Shannon Gunn
Gunn’s official biography identifies her as a Washington-area jazz trombonist and educator whose organizing includes the Jazz and Freedom Festival, Jazz Girls Day DC, and the Jazz Improv Institute. It keeps those civic and teaching projects distinct from her work as a recording leader.[1]
The official ensembles page separates the all-women Bullettes from Saffron Ensemble, which combines strings, rhythm section, synthesizer, and trombone. Artist and project Bandcamp pages document On A Mountain and the Bullettes catalog as different recording settings.[2][3][4]
Saffron Ensemble
Gunn’s project guide describes a strings-and-jazz configuration developed for original music and cross-genre collaboration.[2]
The Bullettes
The ensemble maintains a separate all-women big-band and small-group recording catalog.[2][4]
Jazz Girls Day DC
Gunn’s biography dates the education initiative to 2019 and frames it around access for young women in jazz.[1]