Joshua Thomson
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SEEKING

Band to Join, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Trumpet, Violin.

ABOUT

Joshua Thomson is a native of Detroit, MI and has been playing saxophone since the age of 9. At age 17 Thomson began seriously studying jazz saxophone in high school and began performing live. Thomson has studied with several professional saxophonists and educators including Ben Janssen, Paul Vornhagen, Bradley Stern, Ernie Mitchelat, and Phil Lasley.
Currently Thomson performs with and co-manages the Detroit jazz fusion group Aashram. Prior to Aashram, Thomson performed and recorded with Timecube in 2005 and 2006. Thomson co-founded the band Cosmic Orgasm in 2004 and has performed with My Cousin Leonard, Seed of Being, Integrity, and Stereo Mystery. In 2005, Thomson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. During 2005, Thomson also spent time studying and performing in the Dominican Republic and Austin, Texas.

Thomson has collaborated with musicians from various musical projects such as Mikhal Caldwell, Eric "Fil" Fillip, Jeremy Olson, Omar Taji, Uday Trevedi, El-Mahdi Ahmed, John Paul "Jay" Dutka, Patrick Fitzgibbon, and Eric Fritts. In addition Thomson has performed with Aashram, Timecube, My Cousin Leonard, Cosmic Orgasm, Phil Whitfield, and Bradley Stern.

Recently Thomson has returned from his 2 month hiatus in Spain (Barcelona, Madrid) and Morocco (Marrakech, Fez, Merzouga) where Thomson spent time performing (La Merce Music Festival), studying, and writing new material. Thomson is currently working on Aashram's up and coming remix project with Detroit studio engineer Daniel Llanes. The project is scheduled for completion this winter 2008.


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Screen name:
Joshua Thomson
Member since:
Dec 17 2007
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Touring
Years playing music:
12
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
6-7 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Charlie Parker, Joe Henderson, Sam Rivers, James Brown, Gil-Scott Heron, Roy Ayers, Marven Gaye, The Temptations, Rufus Thomas, Dr. John, Donald Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Santana, The Allman Brothers, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Fela Kuti, Jackie McClain, Eric Dolphy, Sun Ra, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Byard Lancaster, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Prince, The Jacksons, John Cage, Mozart, Claude Debussy, John Cage, Nusrat Fat Ali Khan, Ravi Shankar, Munir Bashir, Chano Pozo, Chucho Valdes, The Ojay's, Curtis Mayfield, Egberto Gismonti, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Kenny Garret, Dave Brubeck, Tito Puente, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Meters, Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti, Billy Cobham, George Duke, Weather Report, Bill Evans, Gil Evans, Ramsey Lewis, The Roots, Erika Badu, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Public Enemy, KRS-1, Biggie Smalls, 2pac, Outkast, Rage Against the Machine, RHCP, MMW, EST, Dave Douglas, John Zorn, Bill Frizell, ECM and Actuel labels, Dirty Dozen and Rebirth Brass Bands The Roots and more..

Recent Musical Influences:

Gnawan tribal music, traditional berber polyrhythms and musical forms, Galician bagpipes, Andalucian gitano flamenco, moroccan pop music, Daraga, Anjelique Kidjo, Catalunyan classical music, and the music of Iran.

EQUIPMENT

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myspace.com/aashram
myspace.com/timecube

MUSIC