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May 3, 2023
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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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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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…
Read moreAll 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
'Co…
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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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>
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…
Read moreFall 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
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When songwriting alot of what I do is record to a tape or now a days a phone.
I let the music sort of just come out. I love to use a looper. The looper allows me to hear what I would write for the rest of the band. Basslines chords melodies.
Here is some demos I made for the Woodstock sessions with John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Jason Fraticelli.
Much Love!
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…
Read moreAfter 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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