SHAWNN MONTEIRO

Discovered in the early 1970s by Afro-Cuban jazz pioneer Mongo Santamaria while performing at a San Jose club, Shawnn spent years on the road with his band before launching a solo career rooted in the jazz tradition she was born into. Her father, the renowned bassist Jimmy Woode, played with Duke Ellington and later introduced her to the European jazz community—a connection she's nurtured ever since through tours across the continent and ongoing master vocal classes in Rome and Genoa since 1995.

Her voice has drawn comparisons to Carmen McRae—that same conversational storytelling, that same command of a lyric—but the personality is unmistakably her own. Across seven albums and countless stages from Rhode Island to Siberia, Shawnn has built a reputation as both a first-class interpreter of standards and a beloved educator. In 2024, she was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame.

Joining her for this special evening: the Cape Cod Jazz Quartet—Steve Ahern on trumpet and flute, Fred Boyle on piano, Ron Ormsby on bass, and Bart Weisman on drums. Together, they'll create the kind of intimate, swinging conversation that only happens when seasoned musicians share a stage.7:30pm - 9:30pm: Shawnn Monteiro (vocals) & Cape Cod Jazz Quartet with Steve Ahern (trumpet & flute), Fred Boyle (piano), Ron Ormsby (bass), and Bart Weisman (drums) at Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth ​​​