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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