John Shifflett

John M Shifflett (March 22, 1953 – April 27, 2017) was an American Jazz musician, player of the Double bass and also an arranger, composer, and educator, with his last teaching job at San Jose State University.
John Shifflett was born in Dubuque, Iowa. He graduated in 1976 from Iowa State University. Later, while at the University of Iowa, John was it's big band and it's jazz combo bass player, appearing at festivals such as the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festivals in April 1979 and in March 1980.