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Top Music News - Meeting of the Minds write up!  

https://topmusic.news/news/jazz-electronic-experimental-and-acoustic-to-help-you-get-through-your-studies/

Top Music News - Experimental and Acoustic Music 
May 3, 2023

1) ARI JOSHUA – Meeting Of The Minds

The influential multi-genre guitarist and composer Ari Joshua is proud to announce the release of his latest album, “Meeting of The Minds,” which was released by Music Factory Records on February 9th, 2023.

In order to create this stellar new collection, Ari Joshua joins forces with Billy Martin on drums, John…

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Earshot Jazz - For the RECORD 

https://www.earshot.org/project/2023-03-ari-joshua-meeting-of-the-minds/

The Music Factory Label, February 2023

BY M.V. SMITH

Best known as the founder of Madison Park’s Music Factory music school, guitarist Ari Joshua also operates a label of the same name, steadily releasing choice cuts and album-length statements from his stockpile of genre-spanning studio collaborations with a murderer’s row of musical talent. The watchword is versatility. On his 2021 single, “Say Whatcha Wanna Say,” Joshua conjures Grant…

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Jambase shares Ari Joshua's Top 10 new Releases for Winter 2023 {with links} 

For the Article on Jambase.com Click Here
Below is a text version visit the site for a image rich version, album art at bottom

There is poetry in bearing witness to the pursuit and realization of an artist’s dreams. Guitarist Ari Joshua continues to impress with a heady stream of impressive collaborations. 

This young lion’s run of acclaimed independent releases continues to bring together some of the jam, rock, and jazz scenes’ greatest contemporaries. Each release marks a critical note in his unique…

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Welcome new visitors! 2022 has been a great year and 2023 looks bright!  

All new releases are available here for purchase, and sheet music for most of the material is also available in the merch store. It's been a long journey to overcome obstacles and find a way to get this music out there, all your love and support means the world to me and the deep mission of making art! It is a really interesting time, it's a great time to support the arts, and hard working creators :) 

Ari Joshua - Highlighted Releases from 2022 with links


Robert Glasper, KJ Sawka, and Jason Fraticelli 
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Meeting of the Minds - John Medeski, Billy Martin, Ari Joshua, Jason Fraticelli 

 

Ari Joshua, John Medeski, Billy Martin, Jason Fraticelli 

This was one of the most magical sessions I have been a part of. I absolutely have loved these players since high school, I saw them around the same time as I discovered Jazz, Phish, and the Dead. My Jazz band was touring the globe and playing festivals and I was exposed to such a core of great music. 

In Woodstock there are dovs on every corner, painted, and left over fairy dust from the festival 50 years ago. John and Billy where presented with…

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BIG HIGH - POSSESIONS   

RECORDED at Avast Studios

Barrett Martin, Ari Joshua, Robert Owen aka Mesa, and Sandy Rowe Dickerson

Working on the Rancho de La Luna Sessions I noticed how much I am in love with this band.

A precious album of great ROCK N ROLL. This just came together and I wish it was my job to make more albums like this. The music flowed some songs where carry overs and some where new this one was from a Seed Barrett planted.

I miss this band. But you check it out!

 

It is MMM GOOD>

 

 

 

Ari Joshua 2022 video mashup featured in Jazz in the 2nd Century at Earshot Jazz Festival  

Earshot Jazz Festival will debut 2 new works and a a video mashup of releases from Ari’s 2022 catalogue. Monday 10-17-22 7:30pm.  
‘Jazz in the 2nd Century’  

The mash up includes  segments from 7 Ari Joshua original tracks with collabs from Ray Paczkowski, John Medeski, Russ Lawton, Robert Glasper, Joe Doria, KJ Sawka, Bill Martin, and more.

Doors: 6:30pm show 7:30 followed by Thomas Marriot’s jazz jam session at 9pm 

COVID PROTOCOLS: All our staff are fully vaccinated, and we ask that our patrons be…

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4 tracks cued up 9.17 - 10.10 2022 feat members of MMW, Trey Anastasio Band, Matisyahu, and Soule Monde!  

Fall 2020 Release Schedule 

9-17 Walz of 1000 Stars 
9-19 Burlington Coat Factory 

(Members of Trey Anastasio Band, Soule Monde)

9-26 Into the Void 
10-10 The Garden 

(Feat Billy Martin of MMW, and Jason Fraticelli of Matiatahu! 

All platforms!  early downloads start 9-11-22 at www.arijoshua.com/music
Keep an eye on the blogs here and on social media sites for news and info 

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RECORDING SESSON WITH MEDESKI AND MARTIN (MMW) TRIO & QUARTET IN WOODSTOCK, NY  

RECORDING SESSON WITH MEDESKI AND MARTIN (MMW) TRIO & QUARTET IN WOODSTOCK, NY 

April 2022 , Woodstock, NY... Ari spend a few days tracking  Trio and Quartet John Medeski Billy Martin of Medeski, Martin and Wood! The music was both composed and improvised. Long time music friend and collaborator Jason Fraticelli joined in for a day of songs. Fans of Ari's will know Jason from the Robert Glasper, KJ Sawka sessions of which the first single came out last year. Jason was performing with Cyro Baptista in Boston…

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East Cost trip confirmed! Studio session in NY, and visit with old friends planned for April 2022 (MMW related)  

After the Ari Joshua Band finished it's set on 5.2.22 it's off to NYC. First - Woodstock, NY home of the summer of 69' music festival is a refuge for many - an oasis out side the big city for a special session with Billy Martin, & John Medski. 

The invitation to a barn in upstate NY to mix minds with some of the most creative improvisors on the scene came after years of brewing. John Medski and Billy Martin had schedules that lined up and it just fell into place. Look our for a release date and for content…

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