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In April 2000, Josh participated in The Kennedy Center's annual Jazz Ahead program that aims to nurture up & coming young artists. He has also participated in The Thelonious Monk Institute's Jazz Colony in conjunction with The Aspen Jazz Festival, which took place in July 2000.
In the fall of 1999, Josh toured Japan with the John Regen Trio where he performed nightly at the Blue Note - Fukuoka. He has also toured Denmark and Sweden with the John Ellis Quartet. While there, he recorded a CD with guitarist, Doug Rainey, for the MusicMecca label.
Other recordings include Andrew Adair's States for the Fresh Sound label and Metta Quintetıs critically acclaimed debut, Going To Meet The Man (Koch 2002) which features commissioned works by Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, Larry Goldings, Kurt Rosenwinkel and George Colligan.
Josh was born in 1976 in Baltimore, MD. From 1994 -'96, he studied under the tutelage of jazz master, Jackie McClean and renowned bassist, Nat Reeves as a scholarship student at The Hart School of Music in Hartford, CT.
From 1996 - '98, he studied with Buster Williams, Reggie Workman, Joe Chambers, Charles Tolliver, Billy Harper, Peter Washington, John Webber and Hal Galper at The New School/Mannes Jazz & Contemporary Music Program in NYC, where he was the recipient of the Major Holly Bass Scholarship. In the spring of '98, Josh received his Bachelor's Degree in Performing Arts from The New School in New York City.
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