Josh Roseman (born 5 June 1967) is an American

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. His nickname is "Mr. Bone". He studied in

Newton North High School Newton North High School, formerly Newton High School, is the larger and longer-established of two public high schools in Newton, Massachusetts, the other being Newton South High School. It is located in the village of Newtonville. The school ...

. Roseman was born in

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, and studied at the

New England Conservatory of Music The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest independent music conservatory in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. The conservatory is located on ...

. Roseman toured

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with

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and in Australia with the Christopher Hale Ensemble. He has also played with

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Soulive Soulive is a funk/jazz trio that originated in Woodstock, New York, and is known for its Solo (music), solos and catchy, upbeat songs. The band consists of Eric Krasno (guitar), Alan Evans (drums) and Neal Evans (Hammond organ, Hammond B3 organ, b ...

, Groove Collective, and Me'Shell Ndegeocello. Roseman has led sessions for

Enja Records Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971. The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Jap ...

as The Josh Roseman Unit. His sidemen include

Peter Apfelbaum Peter Noah Apfelbaum (born August 21, 1960) is an American avant-garde jazz pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer, and composer born in Berkeley, California. Career Apfelbaum formed the Hieroglyphics Ensemble in 1977. He performed with Carla Bley ...

Barney McAll Barney McAll (born Melbourne, Australia, 1966) is a jazz pianist and composer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. McAll joined Gary Bartz's band in 1997, and has also played with the Josh Roseman Unit, Fred Wesley and the JB's, Groove Collective ...

Ben Monder Ben Monder (born May 24, 1962) is an American modern jazz guitarist. Biography Monder started playing guitar when he was eleven, after two years on violin. From 1979–84, he attended the Westchester Conservatory of Music, the University of Miam ...

, Jonathan Maron, Billy Kilson, Ted Poor, Tony Barba, and Kirk Knuffke and special guests on the albums include Chris Potter, Liberty Ellman,

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, and Mark Feldman.Bill Tilland, Review of ''Treats for the Nightwalker'' Allmusic

Discography

As leader

* ''Cherry'' (Enja, 2000) * ''New Constellations'' (Accurate, 2007)

As sideman

With Brooklyn Funk Essentials * ''Cool and Steady and Easy'' (Dorado, 1994) * ''In the BuzzBag'' (Doublemoon, 1998) * ''Make Them Like It'' (PIAS, 2000) With

Uri Caine Uri Caine (born June 8, 1956, Philadelphia, United States) is an American classical and jazz pianist and composer. Biography Early years The son of Burton Caine, a professor at Temple Law School, and poet Shulamith Wechter Caine, Caine began p ...

* ''

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'' ( JMT, 1995) * '' Urlicht / Primal Light'' (

Winter & Winter Winter & Winter is a record label in Munich, Germany that specializes in jazz, classical and improvised music. It was founded by Stefan Winter following the demise of his JMT Records label. Since 1997 Winter & Winter has released records by ...

, 1997) * '' The Sidewalks of New York: Tin Pan Alley'' (Winter & Winter, 1999) * '' The Goldberg Variations'' (Winter & Winter, 2000) With

* '' In Our Lifetime'' (

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, 1995) * ''

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'' (

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, 1997) * '' Stargazer'' (

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, 1997) * ''

Soul on Soul ''Soul on Soul'' is the 14th album by trumpeter Dave Douglas and his first on a major label. It was released on the RCA label in 2000 and features performances by Douglas, Chris Speed, Joshua Roseman, Greg Tardy, Uri Caine, James Genus and Joey ...

'' (RCA Victor, 2000) * ''Witness'' (Bluebird, 2001) * ''Pathways'' (Greenleaf Music, 2013) With Groove Collective * ''Groove Collective'' (Reprise, 1994) * ''Nerd'' (Reprise, 1994) * ''We the People'' (Giant Step, 1996) * ''Dance of the Drunken Master'' (Shanachie, 1998) * ''Declassified'' (Shanachie, 1999) With

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* ''Do You Want More?!!!??!'' (DGC, 1994) * ''From the Ground Up'' (Talkin' Loud, 1994) * ''

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'' (DGC, 1996) With Ken Schaphorst * ''Making Lunch'' (Accurate, 1989) * ''After Blue'' (Accurate, 1991) * ''Purple'' (Naxos, 1998) With others *

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, ''Global Mantras'' (ModernMasters 1998) *

, ''It Is Written'' (ACT, 2005) *

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, ''Sonic Tonic'' (Mack Avenue, 2005) * Bojan Z, ''Humus'' (EmArcy, 2009) * Stefano Bollani, ''Sheik Yer Zappa'' (Decca, 2014) *

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, ''Hip Strut'' (Hip Bop, 1996) *

Lester Bowie Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Biography Born in t ...

, ''When the Spirit Returns'' (Dreyfus, 2003) *

, '' Don Byron Plays the Music of Mickey Katz'' (Nonesuch, 1993) * Don Byron, ''You Are #6'' (Blue Note, 2001) *

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, ''Tucuma'' (Verve, 1998) * Mike Clark, ''Conjunction'' (Buckyball, 2001) *

, '' The Tao of Mad Phat'' ( Novus, 1993) *

Defunkt Defunkt is an American musical group founded by the trombonist and singer Joseph Bowie in 1978 in New York City. Their music touches on elements of punk rock, funk, and jazz. Career Joseph Bowie is the brother of big band musician Byron Bowie ...

, ''Live in Europe'' (Music Avenue, 2002) * Dogzilla, ''Allizgod'' (Invisible, 1989) * Dusty Trails, ''Dusty Trails'' (Atlantic, 2000) * John Ellis, ''MOBRO'' (Parade Light, 2014) *

John Escreet John Escreet (born 18 August 1984) is an English jazz pianist. Biography Escreet moved to New York in 2006. In 2008 he graduated from the Master’s Program at Manhattan School of Music, where he studied piano with Kenny Barron and Jason Moran ...

, ''Sabotage and Celebration'' (Whirlwind, 2013) * Either/Orchestra, ''Across the Omniverse'' (Accurate, 1996) * Either/Orchestra, ''Dial E'' (Accurate, 1986) *

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, ''Nebula'' (Verve, 2011) * Majek Fashek, ''So Long Too Long'' (Sony, 1991) * Majek Fashek, ''Spirit of Love'' (Interscope, 1991) *

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, ''Dopamine'' (Atlantic, 1998) * John Gordon, ''Live in Concert'' (Mons, 1993) *

, ''

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'' (Dare2, 2004) *

, ''Charlie Hunter'' (Blue Note, 2000) *

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, ''Cowboy Bebop: Tank! the! Best!'' (Victor, 2004) *

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, ''Otherside'' (Gramavision, 1988) * Oliver Lake, ''Cloth'' (Passin' Thru, 2003) *

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, ''Into the Sun'' (Grand Royal, 1998) * Sean Lennon, ''Half Horse Half Musician'' (Grand Royal, 1999) *

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, ''Noon Chill'' (Bar/None, 1998) *

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, ''Viva! La Woman'' (Warner Bros., 1996) * Cibo Matto, ''Stereo Type A'' (Warner Bros., 1999) *

, ''Widening Circles'' (Aija, 1998) * Barney Mcall, ''Mother of Dreams and Secrets'' (Research, 2018) *

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, ''It's a Jungle in Here'' (Gramavision, 1993) * Anais Mitchell, ''Hadestown'' (Righteous Babe, 2010) * Jason Moran, '' All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller'' (Blue Note, 2014) *

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, ''The Spirit Music Jamia'' (Universal/EmArcy, 2005) *

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, ''Lovers Knot'' (Capitol, 1997) * No Trend, ''More'' (Morphius, 2001) *

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, ''Original Master'' (Telegram Stockholm 1994) *

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, ''Power Lines'' (New World, 1995) *

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, '' Broad Strokes'' (Knitting Factory, 2000) * Roswell Rudd, '' Trombone Tribe'' (Sunnyside, 2009) *

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, ''Other Songs'' (Interscope, 1997) * SFJAZZ Collective, ''Inaugural Season Live 2004'' (SFJAZZ, 2004) * SFJAZZ Collective, ''SFJazz Collective'' (Nonesuch, 2005) *

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, ''Sheryl Crow'' (A&M, 1996) * Shinji Takeda, ''Abstract Jazz Lounge'' (Nite Grooves, 1996) *

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, ''Sound Museum'' (Elektra, 1997) * Bill Ware, ''Long and Skinny'' (Knitting Factory, 1993) *

, '' Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2'' (Tzadik, 2002)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roseman, Josh 1967 births Living people Jazz musicians from Massachusetts Musicians from Boston 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century trombonists American jazz trombonists American male jazz musicians Male trombonists Brooklyn Funk Essentials members Either/Orchestra members Groove Collective members SFJAZZ Collective members