330 West 56th Joshua C. Harris Street apt 11D NY, NY 10019 c. 310 508 6508 c. Spain +34 612 560 936 e.joshuasounds@gmail.com www. joshsounds.com Bio As a multi-reeds instrumentalist Josh Harris has played saxophone and flute with a wide range of artists. Some of his credits include world tours with Whitney Houston as her soloist, the American Idol show at CBS studios Los Angeles, Branford and Wynton Marsalis at Symphony Space NYC, the Temptations, comedian Don Rickles at the Canyon Club in Los Angeles and Wayne Henderson, trombonist and founding member of the Crusaders. Instruments Tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet and voice. Education Master (Contemporary Performance) Bachelor of Arts (Jazz Performance Major) Candidate 2018, Berklee College of Music Graduate program Valencia, Spain. 1982 Rutgers State University, New Brunswick, NJ. Early training and education 1966 - 1976 Private instruction with Broadway musician Murry Rose – saxophone, flute, clarinet and bassoon. Private Teachers • Saxophone: • Classical Flute: • Jazz Flute: • Latin Jazz Flute: • Clarinet: 1976 - 1982 Paul Jeffrey, Joe Allard, Bob Berg, George Coleman, Johnny Griffin. James Scott Lloyd McNeil Art Webb Frank Perowsky Master Classes Sonny Stitt, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ James Moody, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Jimmy Heath, Jazz Mobile Harlem, NY Johnny Griffin, Summer Jazz Workshop Sandy Hook, NJ Teaching Experience (general focus in my teaching has been private instruction) Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY Hackley School Tarrytown, NY Rockland Country Day School, Congers, NY Mary Mount College, Tarrytown, NY Master classes, Culturama Arts and Music Stockholm, Sweden Bank Street College for Children, 112th Street NY, NY 2005 - 2009 2003 - 2005 2005 - 2007 2003 1996 1985 Professional Performance Experience (Live performances on stages, in theatres and clubs) Contemporary Artists and Tours 1983 - Present • Whitney Houston, Jennifer Holiday, Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves, Freddie Jackson. Jazz Artists and Tours • Wynton & Branford Marsalis, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb • Matt “Guitar” Murphy, Wayne Henderson, Roy Gaines Jr., Al Williams • Barbara Morrison, Eastern Jazz Quintet, La Bamba Big Band • Southside Johnny, Gary U.S. Bonds Broadway and Off - Broadway Shows 1983 - Present • The Full Monty, Harlem Nocturne, Three Penny Opera, Westside Story, Hoboken to Hollywood. European Artists and Tours 1995 - 2001 • Jan Tolf Band, Fasching Jazz Club, Stockholm, Sweden • Papa Dee, Stockholm Water Festival • Latricia McNeal, Virgin Records • Gordon Cyrus • Tommy Nilsson TV Shows – U.S. American Idol, CBS Studios, Los Angeles Coca Cola, TV commercial soprano sax solo, A&R studios NYC) The Guiding Light, Clinton Studios NYC, Proctor and Gamble The Geraldo Show, Horizon Sound, Brooklyn, NY Black History Month Series, Rob Khan Studios, NYC - The History Channel 2010 1991 1990 1990 1985 Film The Little Red Package Bed in The Leaves The Money Juggler Luv Music, Stockholm, Sweden Archer Films, NYC Archer Films, NYC 1999 1992 1991 Festivals • Umbria Jazz Festival • Kool Jazz Festival • Stockholm Water Festival • Oslo Film Festival, Nordisk Films • Stockholm Film Festival 1984 1983 1998 1998 1999 Recording Experience Albums – U.S. • American Idol Band • Bob Marley Remixed • Cat Guthrie, A Day in The Life • Cool Water Slow • Turn It Up & Lay It Down • The Cover Girls • John Catler Micro Tonal Sessions Capitol Records Asphalt Jungle Amazon Independent Educational Sony/Epic Electric Lady 2010 2008 - 2009 2008 2007 2006 1990 1985 Albums – Stockholm • Bjorn J:Son Lindh, In The Air • Staff Artist Multi-Reeds LCM/BMG, Chimney Pot Studios 2000 2000 • Addis Black Widow • Mega Records, Bus 75 • China Bridgewater, China • Kahsay, Coz I’m Kahsay • Rhythm Avenue • Rebirth of the Cool, Street Player • Stonefunker Material, Individuality EMI Records EMI Records Source Records (Paris) Stockholm Records Scandinavian Songs Power FX Sonet Grammafon 1998 - 1999 1999 1999 1998 1996 1996 1995 Performance Highlights American Idol Band The State House Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Thelonious Monk’s Funeral CBS Studios, Los Angeles Nobel Prize Awards, Stockholm Moment of Truth World Tour Greatest Love World Tour Saint Peter’s Church, NYC 2010 2000 1987 - 1988 1986 - 1987 1983 Affiliations AFL – CIO Musicians Union • Two-year contract, EMI Publishing, Scandinavia • New York Musicians Union: Local 802 • Los Angeles Musicians Union: Local 47 • BMI Additional Skills • Composing and arranging for horns • Logic Pro References – Upon Request 1982 - Present