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Joshua Myers

  • Contributor, DOWN BEAT
  • Associate Professor, Howard University
  • Editor, A Gathering Together: Literary Journal
United States
As seen in: DOWN BEAT, British Pharmacological Society, Dove Medical Press, Blue Note Records, New York Wire
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Reviews: Good Things, Big Packages

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By Joshua Myers
| DOWN BEAT Verified
Review, From the Magazine, Ben Markley, Julia Keefe’s Indigenous Band, Javier Nero and his Jazz Orchestra, Olivia Murphy, Metropole Orkest By Joshua Myers   I  Jul. 7, 2026 Everything about pianist Ben Markley’s new large ensemble project feels classic. (Photo: Courtesy Ben Markley) A recent caller to my radio show expressed surprise that big band was music still being made in 2026.
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DownBeat Reviews

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By Joshua Myers
| DOWN BEAT Verified
Nat Adderley Jr. Trio Took So Long (Independent Release) By Joshua Myers  |   Published January 2026 Featuring a near perfect mixture of standard jazz tunes and popular musical mainstays, pianist Nat Adderley Jr.’s is a fine trio album. The trio features two bassists (Belden Bullock and Chris Berger) and a revolving door of four drummers (Tommy Campbell, Vince Ector, Steve Johnson, Dwayne “Cook” Broadnax) over its 11 tracks but never loses its coherence.
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JOEL ROSS "GOSPEL MUSIC"

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By Joshua Myers
| Blue Note Records
By Joshua Myers In describing the Black music tradition, Pharoah Sanders once remarked to Bernice Johnson Reagon “to me, it’s all spiritual music.” The musical journey from blues to gospel and “jazz” and back is more natural than these categorical separations can ever be. Like the great practitioners of the blues and gospel, Joel Ross is interested in the story, in the way that it can reveal the divine promise that life need not forever be what it has been. His chosen medium is a sextet.
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