Biography

Josh Rawlings is the type of happy go lucky musician who enjoys wearing many hats. Whether he’s entertaining audiences, composing music in a variety of styles, or booking professional musical talent around Seattle with his business J&J Music, Josh is truly at peace when he’s sharing his love of music.

With the piano at the foundation, Josh connected with music at the early age of 3 and steadily pursued his passion all along the way; this includes studying at the prominent Cornish College of the Arts as well as working with renown groups & musicians, Denney Goodhew and the Qhromatics, Randy Halberstadt, Jovino Santos Neto and Hadley Caliman to name a few. With a strong lyrical voice and a sharp ear, Josh brings a vitality and joyfulness to every stage and performance. Recently Josh has been seen playing at the 2006 Bumbershoot and Earshot Jazz festivals.

Josh continues to maintain steady on-call positions for numerous northwest groups and artists, and continues to advance with his Jazz Trio and rapidly growing music groups Soul Kata and Industrial Revelation. With a few recordings to his name and a number of memorable performances, listeners agree that Josh is quickly becoming a notable young musician on the rise in Seattle.

Quotes

“Very imaginative – Very musical.”
Julian Priester (World Renowned Trombonist and Instructor at Cornish College of the Arts).

“Such awesome energy – Exciting.”
Beth Winter (Respected Northwest Vocalist and Instructor at Cornish College of the Arts).

“Solid Comping”
Christopher Delaurenti (Columnist for the Stranger newspaper).

“Your stage is the hot pan. For the first half of the set last night it felt and sounded like a hot pan greased with oil with just the first few ingredients thrown in. To say the least, it was intense. Each bit of vegetable or meat playing a part in the medley that really let you know there was something going down. Well, it was cracklin’.”
Jacob Drahos (Unique performance comment from an audience member).