Josh
Roseman has recorded and toured with the creme de la creme of progressive
jazz: Dave Holland, Dave Douglas, Steve Coleman and Don Byron, to
name but a few. In & out of these contexts, he projects a boundless
personality and a kaleidoscopic approach to music.
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The
CONSTELLATIONS’ front line reunites Roseman with multi-instrumentalist
Peter Apfelbaum and introduces young trumpet monster Ambrose Akinmusire.
These three horns bring a startlingly expansive viewpoint to the
material. The rhythm team includes Jonathan Maron and Barney McAll,
the bass-and-keys tandem from the Groove Collective and Roseman’s
future-funk ensemble, the JRU. Justin Brown is an audacious, uncategorizable
new talent on drums, and he provides a kinetic center for the group
sound. Roseman‘s debut as a leader, Cherry (2001), was a study
in interlocking opposites, creating common ground between American
Top 40 and the avant-garde. Inspired by Roseman’s mentor,
the late Lester Bowie, Cherry funks the Beatles, Bacharach and Nirvana
and rides Sun Ra to the outer cosmos. Next came his epic studio
work, Treats for the Nightwalker (2005), which extended into the
frontiers of hip hop and jazz fusion with a full complement of brass
and strings.
The
adventure continues with the release of New Constellations,
-tracking the dub diaspora, from onedrop to digital-
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