Joel Ross

Vibraphone master and songwriter Joel Ross has adopted an entire ethos dependent on truthful, ongoingcommunication. A Blue Note artist of critically acclaimed releases KingMaker (2019), Who Are You? (2020) and,most recently, The Parable of the Poet, he regularly tops the DownBeat and Jazz Journalists Association CriticsPolls for his work in the broad lineage of Black music that pulls from jazz, hip hop, church and Chicagoimprovised music. Now based in Brooklyn, the Chicago-born artist performs across the globe, collaboratingwith Makaya McCraven, Maria Grand, Kassa Overall, Nicole Mitchell, Gerald Clayton, Melissa Aldana, WalterSmith III, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Wynton Marsalis, Rajna Swaminathan, Marcus Gilmore, Brandee Younger andMarquis Hill. As a leader, he has performed at Smalls Jazz Club, The Village Vanguard, The Kennedy Center,Umbria Jazz Festival, Winter Jazz Fest, Newport Jazz Festival, Dizzy’s Club, The Blue Whale, North Sea JazzFestival and The Brubeck Institute. His recent tour included dates at Triennale di Milano, Teatro dell’Arte andTeatro Ariston in Italy; Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, small hall, LUX Nijmegen, Lantaren Venster, Bimhuis, RockitFestival and De Oosterpoort in The Netherlands; Ronnie Scott’s in London; Le Duc des Lombards in Paris; andJazzclub Unterfahrt and Halle 424 in Germany, among other international venues. Ross’ residencies includeappearances at Roulette Intermedium for JazzFest Berlin and Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, and as a touringmember of the Jazz Gallery All Stars band. Doors open at 6PM, live performance (first set): 6:30-8PM. Doors open at 8PM, live performance (second set): 8:30-10PM. $75 admission. Location: LIBRETTO, 1242 Park Street, Paso Robles. For more info and to purchase tickets, visit: https://www.librettopaso.com/product/2-3-26-joel-ross/XPNNN67GBL5SK24AMUHNJAYT?cs=true&cst=custom

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