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Josh Lawrence is a jazz trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and educator living in Philadelphia where he is on faculty at the University of the Arts, Drexel University, and the Kimmel Center Creative Music Program.
Lawrence has three solo albums under his name, has recorded as a sideman with Erykah Badu and Boyz II Men, and performs with pianist Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band , bassist Anthony Tidd’s PACT, saxophonist Bobby Zankel & the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, guitarist Matt Davis’ Aerial Photograph, drummer Francois Zayas, and singers Laurin Talese & Venissa Santi.
With bassist Jason Fraticelli and drummer Anwar Marshall, Lawrence co-leads the Fresh Cut Orchestra, a burgeoning large ensemble from Philadelphia that started with a commission from Lenny Seidman of the fabled Painted Bride Art Center. FCO’s debut release, From the Vine, features all original music, and has a far-reaching, panoptic quality. Across nine tracks, the swarming and immersive From the Vine—out now on Ropeadope Records—fills your ears with a variety of textures.
Lawrence’s recent work has included a residency at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, scoring the Big Sky Award winning documentary Love & Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere by director Dave Jannetta, performances w/ Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jaleel Shaw, and Don Byron, and completion of the five-movement Harlem Suite composed for the Captain Black Big Band’s Musical Tribute to Thomas Hart Benton which premiered in February 2015 at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Josh Lawrence
"I love my black leather RB gig bag. Perfect for travelling in style. Beautiful work!"
"The Continental is PERFECT! Its exactly what I needed!"
Josh Lawrence is a jazz trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and educator living in Philadelphia where he is on faculty at the University of the Arts, Drexel University, and the Kimmel Center Creative Music Program.
Lawrence has three solo albums under his name, has recorded as a sideman with Erykah Badu and Boyz II Men, and performs with pianist Orrin Evans’ Captain Black Big Band , bassist Anthony Tidd’s PACT, saxophonist Bobby Zankel & the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, guitarist Matt Davis’ Aerial Photograph, drummer Francois Zayas, and singers Laurin Talese & Venissa Santi.
With bassist Jason Fraticelli and drummer Anwar Marshall, Lawrence co-leads the Fresh Cut Orchestra, a burgeoning large ensemble from Philadelphia that started with a commission from Lenny Seidman of the fabled Painted Bride Art Center. FCO’s debut release, From the Vine, features all original music, and has a far-reaching, panoptic quality. Across nine tracks, the swarming and immersive From the Vine—out now on Ropeadope Records—fills your ears with a variety of textures.
Lawrence’s recent work has included a residency at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, scoring the Big Sky Award winning documentary Love & Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere by director Dave Jannetta, performances w/ Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jaleel Shaw, and Don Byron, and completion of the five-movement Harlem Suite composed for the Captain Black Big Band’s Musical Tribute to Thomas Hart Benton which premiered in February 2015 at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.