Shelley Yoelin
Shelley Yoelin
Shelley Yoelin (saxophone, clarinet and flute) is one of the original founding members of the band. A retired professor of music and the Director of Bands at Triton College in River Grove, Illinois, he has been playing with Maxwell Street since 1983. Shelley holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Northwestern University and a MA from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago. He is an instructor with the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Clinics and with the International Federation of Jazz in London. A familiar face at jazz clubs around town, Shelley leads combos in his two hometowns of Chicago and Palm Springs, California.