Joshua Ginsburg Explained

Joshua Ginsburg is an American jazz bassist and composer. He has toured internationally with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jeremy Pelt,^[1] George Colligan,^[2] Logan Richardson,^[3] Sachal Vasandani, and Helen Sung. He has performed with Tom Harrell, Mulgrew Miller, Mark Turner, Robert Glasper,^[4] Jeff "Tain" Watts, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Aaron Parks.

Zembla Variations, his first album as a leader, was released by Brooklyn Jazz Underground in 2012^[5] and featured Eli Degibri on saxophone, George Colligan on piano, and Rudy Royston on drums. It was well received by critics^{[6] [7] [8]} and was named a 2012 Album of the Year by New York City Jazz Record.^[9]

He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and lived in Brooklyn, New York for 18 years.^[10]

Discography

Sources^{[11] [12]}

As leader

• Zembla Variations (Brooklyn Jazz Underground, 2012)

As sideman

• Andrew Adair, States (Fresh Sound, 1999)
• Aaron Parks, The Wizard (2001)
• Metta Quintet, Going to Meet the Man (Koch, 2002)
• Martin Shack, Headin' Home (Storyville, 2002)
• George Colligan, Blood Pressure (Ultimatum, 2006)
• Metta Quintet, Subway Songs (Sunnyside, 2006)
• George Colligan, Runaway (Sunnyside, 2008)
• Soren Moller, Christian X Variations (Audial, 2010)
• George Colligan, Living for the City (Steeplechase, 2011)
• Tim Green, Songs from This Season (True Melody Music, 2013)

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. News: Jeremy Pelt Quartet, Pizza Express Jazz Club, London – review . Hobart . Mike . 2014-10-21 . Financial Times . 0307-1766 . 2016-07-09.
2. Web site: jazztruth: The Josh Ginsburg Interview . jazztruth.blogspot.com . 26 September 2011 . 2016-07-09 .
3. Web site: Gallerie: Logan Richardson . 2015-04-28 . 2016-07-09 .
4. Web site: Josh Ginsburg: "Koan" . 2016-07-09.
5. News: Brooklyn Jazz Underground's Collective Vision . Bambarger . Bradley . March 2012 . Downbeat .
6. Web site: Jazz Articles: JazzTimes' Top 50 CDs: Individual Ballots . jazztimes.com . 2016-07-09.
7. Web site: Josh Ginsburg. Irish Times . en-US . 2016-07-09 .
8. Brady . Shaun . June 2012 . Josh Ginsburg "Zembla Variations" . Downbeat .
9. News: New York City Jazz Record . Adler . David . January 2013 . Best of 2012.
10. West . Michael J. . April 2012 . Anne Mette Iversen & Josh Ginsburg . JazzTimes .
11. Web site: About. Joshua Ginsburg. 2016-07-09.
12. Web site: Joshua Ginsburg Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2016-07-09.