Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is a prominent American jazz saxophonist who records for Nonesuch RecordsRedman, who is Black and Jewish, was born in Berkeley, California He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman He is a graduate of Berkeley High School Then in 1991 he graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa SocietyRedman won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition the same year and began focusing on his musical career Redman continued to develop his style through the 1990s, beginning with a sideman appearance on his father's 1992 record Choices On his sophomore effort as a leader, Wish, he was joined by a notable lineup consisting of guitarist Pat Metheny, bassist Charlie Haden, and drummer Billy Higgins He continued to work with various quartets until forming a new trio, Elastic, with keyboardist Sam Yahel and drummer Brian BladeIn addition to his efforts with Elastic, he is the artistic director of San Francisco's SFJAZZ Collective, which is considered by many to be an emerging geographic and philosophic rival to the stylistically neo-classicist Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Wynton Marsalis
musicfestivalsworld.com 2024
