*** This is the official myspace page for jazz-funk wizard, Papa Josh. Papa Josh is a seasoned funk, jazz and r&b guitarist with a powerful voice and an instinct for making music feel good. His new solo show features rhythm guitar loops and spontaneous percussion performed in the moment and layered into the groove by Papa's magic disco machine. The sound is all Josh and it all happens live, but it is indeed "the machine" that grants Papa Josh the freedom to launch into blistering guitar explorations and maintain a one-man-only dance party. This is a one of a kind show. It's sweaty, dance inspired, turn you on and keep you moving kind of music. It is the flame that keeps burning when the world turns cold.
*** Papa Josh has performed with Arturo Sandoval, Garaj Mahal, Jeff Sipe (Aquarium Resuce Unit, Leftover Salmon), Bryan Jordan (Karl Denson), Frank Wess, Alonzo "Pookie" Johnson, John Staton (Karl Denson), Fareed Haque, and Dan Nimmer (Wynton Marsalis) and he has opened for Spearhead, Karl Denson, Robert Walter, The Isley Brothers, Liquid Soul, Oteil Burbridge, George Porter and more while touring the US and Canada with San Francisco's progressive funk-rock unit, Global Funk. Papa Josh is also performing guitar duties for west-coast funktronica phenomenon, BLUSIRKUT. Check them out!
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