A native of Chicago, Illinois, Josh Jones earned his Bachelor’s in Music from DePaul School of Music and was the orchestra fellow of both the Detroit and Pittsburgh symphonies. In 2022, Josh joined the Grant Park Festival Orchestra as Principal Percussionist. Josh has been featured at Carnegie Hall, on radio and television, and has had two short documentaries made about his musical development and experience. He also authored a percussion method book series, “Spatial Studies for Hitting Things”, and writes musical and philosophical blogs on his website, drummojo.com.
Josh Jones, marimba
Playlist
Alexander Scriabin; arr. Stephen Karukas – Poeme op 32, no. 1
Jacob Druckman – Reflections on the Nature of Water: Fleet
Paul Smadbeck – Rhythm Song
Evelyn Glennie – A Little Prayer
Claude Debussy – Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum and Serenade of the Doll
Keiko Abe – Michi
Pius Cheung – Etude in D major