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Joshua Bayer Jazz

Jazz guitarist, bassist, composer and director Joshua Bayer has performed at venues such as The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Detroit Opera House, Blues Alley, The Harlem Renaissance Festival, The World Jazz Festival, The Phillips Collection, The Contemporary Theater Festival, The One Step Down, New York Museum Of Modern Art, National Public Radio, and Philadelphia's Chris's Jazz Café.

Besides being featured on BET on Jazz and performing original new jazz with the Joshua Bayer Quartet, Josh has played with jazz artists Neal Creque, Dick Lurie, Gary Thomas, Ron Holloway, Marty Nau, The Federal Jazz Commission, and Chris Vadala. Josh's recordings can be found on the Jazzheads and Interlace Records labels. His compositions have been published by C.F. Peters and LightHouse Music.

Josh's credentials include a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Music in Composition from Cleveland State University. A teacher and clinician, Josh serves on the faculty of American University, where he is Musician in Residence and director of the AU Jazz Orchestra.

Josh has received grants and awards from The National Endowment for the Arts, ASCAP, The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, The Prince George's Arts Council, The Maryland Summer Institute for the Creative and Performing Arts, The Loyola Composition Competition, and the Bascom Little Fund.

Awards

Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County – Individual Artists Award - 2014 - 2015 Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County – Individual Artists Award - 2009 - 2010 Prince George’s Arts Council Artist Individual Artist Grant – Jazz Performance/History 1998 - 2002 Prince George’s Arts Council Artist Individual Artist Grant 1998 - 1999 Walter Summer Award for Artistic Achievement in Composition Summer, 1996 Finalist ASCAP Foundation Young Composer Competition May, 1995 First Place Loyola Composition Competition for Young Maryland Composers April, 1993 National Endowment for the Arts - NALAA Arts Corps Fellowship Summer, 1992 Bascom Little Fund Grant for the Opera Cindy Laskowski June, 1992


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"Joshua Bayer is no simple carpenter of tunes, but a master craftsman, skilled and driven to deliver to his audience a level of satisfaction others only dream of." Fred Gerantab Jazz Review ( full interview) "These guys are good! [The Joshua Bayer Jazz Group] blend their considerable talents to bring you the best in straight-ahead jazz. They cover the sounds of early swing, make a pass through be-bop and slide on into the jazz sounds of the present." Borders Books and Music "Bayer and the rest of his trio...slide through Bayer's compositions with so much cool you just know they never once took off their sunglasses!" Journal Newspapers "I like the way [the Joshua Bayer Trio] interacts with each other. We're lucky to have them in the area. [They're] doing great work." Yolanda Turner Program Director/On-air host WPFW-FM, Washington D.C. "...spirited performances...deft solos...fine interplay..." "...intense songwriting...excellent arrangements..." "...exemplary works of the highest order..." bostonherald.com "...a smooth flowing liquidity to his style and approach to each song..." "...The group works like clockwork..." "...jazz compositions played by superior musicians..." Bass Inside Magazine

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