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Joshua White Trio at Sam First

Courtesy of Sam First | Posted on July 27, 2018

Where

Sam First
6171 W Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
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(424) 800-2006

When

Sun, August 26, 2018
8:00 pm

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ABOUT JOSHUA WHITE:

"Joshua has immense talent... I was impressed by his daring and courageous approach to improvisation on the cutting edge of innovation. He is his own man." -- HERBIE HANCOCK

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Pianist Joshua White (born August 17, 1985) had parallel musical training in both classical and gospel music traditions before encountering the music most commonly referred to as "jazz", at the University of California, San Diego summer camp in 2003. He began formal piano training at the age of seven with a private instructor, and was subsequently immersed into the music of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and others. After competing in several classical piano music competitions and also becoming the organist/pianist at his local Church, Joshua (at the age of 18) chose to focus his musical studies on "jazz" and improvised music traditions, drawing inspiration from its many innovators. He dove into the music head first with the help of world-renowned musicians like composer Anthony Davis, saxophonist David Borgo, flutist Holly Hofmann and piano master Mike Wofford. "Joshua was the most devoted student I've ever worked with by far," says Wofford. "Absolutely focused and with a great intuitive grasp of the music, even at that early stage."...

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