Joel Ross
Joel Melvin Ross (* 1995 in Chicago ) is an American jazz musician ( vibraphone , composition , also piano ) of modern jazz .
Live and act
Ross began (like his twin brother) to play drums at the age of three; He soon played drums in the music ensemble of her church, in which her father was temporarily the choir director. At the age of ten he switched to playing the xylophone in the school band; in high school he learned percussion, vibraphone and piano. With a scholarship he studied for two years at the Brubeck Jazz Institute in California, where he had lessons with Stefon Harris . In 2016 he toured with Marquis Hill . Ross worked in the American jazz scene since 2013 a. a. with musicians like Herbie Hancock , Wynton Marsalis , Christian McBride , Ambrose Akinmusire , Jon Batiste and Gerald Clayton . He has also performed at international festivals such as Jazz in Marciac , the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Chicago Jazz Festival ; He has also made guest appearances in venues such as the Duc des Lombards , Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club , The Jazz Gallery , Jazz at Lincoln Center , SFJazz and The Jazz Showcase .
Ross lives in Brooklyn (New York), where he appears with his own formation Good Vibes (with Immanuel Wilkins , Fabian Almazan , Harish Raghavan and Marcus Gilmore ) and recorded his debut album under his own name KingMaker . Further recordings have been made since 2016 with Ryan Slatko, Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine, Walter Smith III and Jure Pukl . and Makaya McCraven ( Universal Beings ). In 2019 he also led a quartet with Sergio Tabanico (tenor saxophone), Kanoa Mendenhall (bass) and Jeremy Dutton (drums).
Prizes and awards
In 2013, Ross was one of the finalists in the Thelonious Monk Competition and YoungArts Jazz . In 2016 he was the winner of the Jazz Forward Competition at the IAMP PDX Jazz Festival; he also received the Keep an Eye International Jazz Award in Amsterdam .
Discographic notes
- Ryan Slatko: First Impressions (2016), with Daniel Dickinson, Samir Zarif , Linda Oh , Ulysses Owens, Jr.
- Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine ( Fresh Sound New Talent , 2018), with Peter Evans , Corey Wilcox , Carlos Homs , Nick Jozwiak, Tyshawn Sorey
- Walter Smith III, Matthew Stevens , Joel Ross, Harish Raghavan , Marcus Gilmore: In Common ( Whirlwind Recordings , 2018)
- KingMaker ( Blue Note Records , 2019)
- Jason Palmer : The Concert, 12 Musings for Isabella (Giant Step Arts, 2020)
Web links
- Web presence
- Joel Ross at Allmusic (English)
- Joel Ross at Discogs (English)
- Reaction, Reflection, Rhythm: Joel Ross Speaks (Interview)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The debut of Joel Ross on Blue Note (Ö1)
- ↑ a b c Joel Ross. Smalls, January 21, 2019, accessed January 21, 2019 .
- ↑ portrait (jazzecho.de)
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 22, 2019)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ross, Joel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ross, Joel Melvin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1995 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |