Joseph Shabason

Joseph Shabason, born in 1981 or 1982, is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and composer. His early training began at age ten on guitar before shifting to saxophone at Humber College. His first significant release was the solo album Aytche in 2017, followed by Anne (2018) and Muldrew (2019) with Ben Gunning. In 2020, he collaborated with Nicholas Krgovich and Chris Harris on Philadelphia, which was longlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize, and released The Fellowship (2021). Subsequent works include Florence (2021), At Scaramouche (2022), Welcome to Hell (2023), Ample Habitat (2024) with Gunning, and his score for the film Stanleyville (2022).