Facts: - instrument: drums - website: -lsb- http://shannonpowell.com] - years active: 1970 & ndash ; '' present '' - birth name: shannon powell - genre: jazz , new orleans jazz , second line - birth date: 8 april 1962 - name: shannon powell - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: powellpublicityphotobyshannonbrinkman.jpg - birth place: new orleans , louisiana , u.s. - associated acts: preservation hall jazz band lincoln center jazz orchestra - occupation: composer , drummer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of shannon powell .
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'' the king of treme '' shannon powell -lrb- born april 8 , 1962 -rrb- is an american jazz and new orleans jazz virtuoso drummer .he has toured internationally and played with ellis marsalis , harry connick , jr. , danny barker , willie metcalf jr. , branford marsalis , wynton marsalis & the lincoln center jazz orchestra , diana krall , earl king , dr. john , marcus roberts , john scofield , jason marsalis , leroy jones , nicholas payton , and donald harrison jr. .powell toured and recorded with fellow new orleans native , harry connick jr. for six years .together they released two multi-platinum albums , '' when harry met sally '' and '' we are in love '' .