楊曉恩是目前活躍台灣的爵士薩克斯風演奏家,多年來不但投入爵士樂領域成績斐然,更曾參與許多爵士音樂會演出,與世界級的優秀爵士音樂家同台共演,包括美國樂手Alex Sipiagin、Eric Richards、Eric Marienthal、Paul Haar;日本樂手納浩一、安カ川大樹、田中菜緒子、近藤和彥;瑞典爵士三重奏MusicMusicMusic、奧地利樂團Tuesday Microgroove等,演出行蹤遍及台灣、中國大陸、日本、印尼、港澳、瑞典及奧地利。個人爵士專輯「Simple Life」不但入圍金音獎及金曲獎等七項大獎,也勇奪第27屆金曲獎「最佳演奏類專輯獎」。目前任教於中原大學、東華大學及台北藝術大學。
Shawna Yang is a Taiwanese jazz saxophonist. She plays an important role in Taiwan Jazz Scene, and played with great musicians like Alex Sipiagin, Eric Richards, Woody Witt, Eric Marienthal, Paul Haar, Krzysztof Urbanski, Simon Barker, Koichi Osamu, Daiki Yasukagawa, Naoko Tanaka, Kondo Kazuhiko, MusicMusicMusic, and Tuesday Microgroove. Shawna also has toured in Taiwan, China Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Jarkarta, Japan, Sweden and Austria.
Her second solo album “Simple Life” recorded in New York was nominated in 2015 Golden Music Awards and Colden Melody Awards and won the best instrumental album in 27th Golden Melody Awards, which is the most famous awards in Taiwan and Chinese music scene. She is also an adjunct assistant professor in Chun Yun University, Donghua University and Taipei University of Art.