Joel Ross
Biography
Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based musician and composer Joel Ross has quickly become one of the most influential voices of modern jazz. He has been featured on the records of his renowned contemporaries, including Makaya McCraven’s Universal Beings and Deciphering The Message, and Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens’ In Common. As an accomplished vibraphonist, he has released an impactful group of Blue Note records as a bandleader, presenting his thoughtful, intricate compositions that blend elements of jazz with soul and blues to produce a sound that is truly his own. His most recent album is entitled The Parable of the Poet (2022), preceded by Who Are You? (2020) and KingMaker (2019).