JOSH ROSEMAN
trombonist/composer/bandleader


“He’s onto something original; he plays ideas, not just lines and chords.”
-LESTER BOWIE

“One of the best trombonists in the world.”
-JOSEPH BOWIE

“Josh gets a big sweet sound. Round and warm. Plus he has the unlimited skill and imagination to really make it go places.”
-ROSWELL RUDD
“TOP RISING STAR TROMBONE”
DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE INTERNATIONAL CRITICS’ POLL, 2003, 2004

“TOP 3 RISING STAR JAZZ ELECTRIC BAND ­ JRU”
DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE INTERNATIONAL CRITICS’ POLL, 2004

“TALENT DESERVING WIDER RECOGNITION”
DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE INTERNATIONAL CRITICS’ POLL 2000, 2001, 2002

TOP 10 CD’S 2003 (Treats for the Nightwalker)
-JAZZ THING (Germany)

CD OF THE MONTH JUNE 2004 (Treats for the Nightwalker)
-AUDIOREVIEW (ITALY)

TOP 10 CD'S 2001 (CHERRY)
-ROLLING STONE GERMANY
“Top-notch musicianship... a powerful and eccentric presence on the trombone.”
-MIKE ROSS, EDMONTON SUN

“A gorgeous-sounding trombone balladeer…”
-KEVIN WHITEHEAD, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

"Intelligent groove music that appeals to the brain as well as the boudoir."
-JOHN JANOWIAK, DOWNBEAT

"A high-spirited musical provocateur, Roseman is well-versed in the art of satisfying dancers while also pushing the musical envelope."
-ANDREW GILBERT, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

“The reviews are all in and the verdict is multiple thumbs up. Josh Roseman Unit is one of the brightest young acts out there today, pushing the boundaries of music in a focused and thoughtful manner.”
-CORY FERBER, jazzreview.com

“Roseman is one of a handful of cats around today who have managed to make the trombone sexy. What separates him from the rest of the pack is his sense of humor and the blur between childlike innocence and libertine dementia that informs his work. Half the fun for the listener is trying to guess which side is which.”
-DARRELL MCNEILL, BLACK ROCK COALITION

Praise for “Nightwalker”


“Finally, something that touches on the righteous eclecticism of the New York nu-jazz thing: homage to the forefathers and a pimp-strut towards the future. Josh Roseman, trombonist extraordinaire and general purveyor of groove, delivers an album of monstrous ambition and dreamy jazzscapes that traverses a multitude of destinations…Treats for the Nightwalker turns an exciting new page in the annals of progressive jazz flavors.”
-BRIAN GETZ, JAMBASE

"Caribbean cadences, hip-hop beats, and structural savvy add up to well-architected dub-funk on the trombonist's new, very impressive Treats for the Nightwalker. Roseman is trying to bring a social attitude to what he knows in his heart is art music."
-JIM MACNIE, THE VILLAGE VOICE

"Jazz players with great chops and a personal sound are a dime a dozen these days. What Roseman...brings to the table is rarer by far: vision. 'Treats for the Nightwalker' is overflowing with it."
-KEVIN CONVEY, BOSTON HERALD

“Treats for the Nightwalker marks Roseman as a bandleader and composer with a lot of promise; music made with this much intelligence and passion is definitely worth your time.”
-PETER MARSH, BBC

“Roseman’s ripe, round trombone takes a turn around the Black Atlantic ­ putting it at Kingston, Lagos, Bahia and beyond ­ creating warm-textured, funky meta-jazz for large ensemble….great solos fill the sky…particularly those by Roseman himself….”
-PAUL DeBARROS, DOWNBEAT

“From the mind of Josh Roseman, 'Treats for the Nightwalker' is a musical kaleidoscope, a wonderful blast of kinetic energy. Roseman calls it his take on groove music. And the album is a glorious surge of high-flying modern jazz with the trombone out front and center.”
-JIM FUSILLI, NPR'S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

"Roseman, leader of the...crew responsible for the very sexy and smart 'Treats for the Nightwalker'...brings the trombone out of anachronism and into the future of jazz...Roseman and his Unit arrive with a sinuous, seductive sound that massages the mind and moves the butt."
-JONATHAN ZWICKEL, SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN

“A sprawling, many-faceted outing. It'll probably take a hundred spins to absorb it all. If it were a novel, you'd call it Dickensian (or better yet, Pynchon-esque) in its scope. This ambitious project succeeds in grand fashion.”
-DAN MCCLENAGHAN, ALL ABOUT JAZZ

“[Cherry] was good fun but gave little indication of where [Roseman] would end up on his new Treats for the Nightwalker, on which he applies a rich orchestral palette to those funk essentials… The pieces are relatively long…but they never tire. Tempos downshift, new harmonic vistas open up… Funk grooves anchor just about every cut, but they’re never predictable (it helps that the remarkable Billy Kilson, of Dave Holland’s bands, handles drums on several tracks).
-JON GARELICK, BOSTON PHOENIX

“[Roseman] will most definitely make an indelible mark on 21st century jazz.”
-NILS JACOBSON, ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Praise for “Cherry”


“So far, this is the best jazz album and the best rock album of 2002. Both.”
ROGOVOY REPORT

“One of the most unique jazz albums of the new decade. ‘Cherry’ is a bold effort by a bold musician with a fine sense of humor.”
-ERIK D. CARLSON, SKOPE magazine

“Jazz album of the year. Who cares if it's only January? This is it, right here. If you have an open mind and/or an open heart, dive right in to this mess and see if it doesn't make you happy in all its rock and roll and jazz and soul glory.”
-MATT CIBULA, INK 19

“Trombonist Josh Roseman has been making waves in the slide horn community, but this intriguing debut takes the alternative trombone to new levels. ‘Cherry’ is a fresh, original and wholly enjoyable slice of avant garde that manages to be both complex and accessible at the same time.”
-CHRISTOPHER BLAGG, OFFBEAT Magazine

“Thank god for the Jazz heretics. When self-appointed keepers of the faith lose their sense of humor, forget how to dance and wear stylistic blinders, the music's in trouble. Thankfully, there's a crew of young cats and old codgers who know how to laugh and shake a tailfeather, who don't give a damn where their inspiration comes from. That's all good, but there's another thing critical to this open-minded, freewheeling mix: you gotta play your ass off. One intriguing talent among this new breed of hard-swinging, wide smiling Jazzbos is T-bonemeister Josh Roseman.”
-TOM CHEYNEY, L.A. WEEKLY

“Roseman’s trombone is the prettiest - full and warm, you can snuggle up to it. With empathy, he explores the depths of the music, confronts pop with individualism and improv with the beauty of melody. There can’t be a more intense way to honor his late teacher Lester Bowie than the way Roseman does it.”
-STEFAN HENTZ, FINANCIAL TIMES (German Edition)

“Noisy jazz brought up on rock 'n' roll, the Josh Roseman Unit's ‘Cherry’ is a collection of steamy night time jazz songs gone haywire, soaked in gasoline, and lit on fire, causing all kinds of madness…this is one bad ass record….”
-ALEX STEININGER, IN MUSIC WE TRUST