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Drummer, percussionist
and composer Robert Jospé is known for his inventive use of rhythmic
styles incorporating salsa, samba, swing, funk and African rhythms into
his own unique and distinctive style of contemporary jazz.
Jospé,
leader of his own jazz and world beat instrumental ensemble, Inner
Rhythm, has been performing at festivals, concert halls, college
venues, clubs and private functions throughout the mid-Atlantic region
since 1990. (See Performances)
Jospé began his career in New York City. After attending New York University
he became an active player in the New York jazz and rock scene for 15
years until he moved to Charlottesville, Va. A member of the University
of Virginia's music department's performance faculty since 1989, Jospé
teaches jazz drumming and is a member of UVA's highly acclaimed faculty
jazz ensemble, The Free Bridge Quintet. Since 1992 he has received an
ongoing touring grant from the Virginia Commission for the the Arts
for Inner Rhythm and his educational
lecture/demonstration The World Beat Workshop.
In 2006 Random
Chance Records, released Heart Beat Jospé's fifth
Inner Rhythm CD and second on the label. Heart
Beat
features Jeff Decker
on saxophones, Bob
Hallahan on piano, Randall
Pharr on bass, Elias Bailey on bass, Kevin Davis on percussion and
special guest vocalist Heather Maxwell.
Jospé's
2004 CD Hands On features the same powerful group of musicians
including Kevin Davis on percussion, Jeff Decker on saxophones, Bob
Hallahan on piano, John D'earth on trumpet, Pete Spaar on bass, Royce
Campbell on guitar and Elias Bailey on bass.
Jospé was nominated for a Governor's
Award for the Arts in 2000. He was featured on Black Entertainment Television's
program "The Jazz Scene" in February, 2001. In 2003 he was
featured in Modern
Drummer Magazine and on www.jazzweek.com
and was an Independent Music Award Jazz finalist. He is also featured
in the June 2004 issue of JazzTimes
Magazine.
Jospé has performed on CD's and/or in concert with Michael Brecker, Pat
Metheny, Dave Matthews, Joe Henderson, Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie, Tim
Reynolds, Carter Beauford, John D'earth, Jeff Decker, John McCutcheon, Willie
Nelson, and Robin and Linda Williams. He has also performed on numerous
soundtracks for PBS, The Discovery Channel and independant film projects.
(See Discography) His first album of original compositions entitled 'Inner
Rhythm' also featured Michael Brecker, along with Dave Liebman, John D'earth,
and John Abercrombie.
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