My name is Josh Rawlings and I’m a pianist, keyboardist, composer, vocalist and serious lover and player of the Fender Rhodes in Seattle, WA. I’ve been performing very passionate, Jazz-rooted, original music in several Seattle based groups for the past 10 years. I’ve been touring nationally with the Jason Parker Quartet and The Teaching and shared the stage recently with the Reverend Al Green. I’m an Earshot Golden Ear Award recipient and have performed at the internationally recognized Earshot Jazz Festival.
I was born in St. Croix Falls, WI, grew up in Minneapolis, MN and moved to Seattle at age 14. Music has been a constant in my life since the age of 3 and the piano being my instrument of choice. I honed my writing and performing skills on the piano at Cornish College of the Arts from 2001 to 2005 and now make a full-time living performing publicly & privately, teaching piano, booking music, touring, composing, designing for web & poster art, promoting shows, and the list goes on. If there’s a way to make money in the Seattle music industry…you name it…I’m probably involved in some way.
I currently divide my time between running my company J&J Music with my business partner and fellow jazz man, trumpeter Jason Parker, and I perform regularly with the Josh Rawlings Trio, Soul Kata, Industrial Revelation, The Teaching, the Water Babies & the Jason Parker Quartet. The above groups are my main music projects, although I’m also a top-call freelance musician playing private & public gigs, recording sessions and many other types of music related work.
Creating joyful, uplifting and fun live music is the reason of why I’m a musician and take the stage. I simply love the chance to create music on the fly and wow listeners time and time again. Playing music in the moment and showing how much fun I’m having with my cohorts on stage is key in everything I do.
I’m now developing a new direction for myself where my performances become more collaborative between audience/performer. I’m interested in creating music in real-time where listeners inspire and instigate more of what they’d like to hear and experience – like a living breathing jukebox or muse-ician (pun intended!). Specifically, listeners can make requests and the performer will be much more then a showman/entertainer, but rather a facilitator for the vibe I believe the audience is there for in the first place.
I’d love to hear your ideas on how I might develop this real-time music creation and request driven type of performing. Email me at josh@joshrawlings.com with your thoughts.
I’m excited to continue touring and reaching/meeting more of my worldwide family while providing the sound track and memorable experiences with my music. If you have any ideas where I can perform or audiences you feel would enjoy my music – PLEASE share my music and website!
Thank you for visiting my website!
Sincerely,
Josh Rawlings
