Joshua Crumbly

Joshua Crumbly is currently a 16 year old upright and electric bassist. He began to play the electric bass at the age of nine, where he quickly excelled in jazz as well as gospel, funk, latin,and rNb. At the age of ten he began playing gigs throughout the Antelope Valley and the Los Angeles Area. Joshua has studied with Victor Bailey bassist for Weather Report, Mary J Blidge, and Madonna. Some of his other teachers include Reggie Hamilton bassist for( Baby Face, Christina Aguilera,etc.),and Todd Johnson. He was also privileged to study with the late Al McKibbon bassist for Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, and Colman Hawkins. In the Summer of 2007 Joshua was selected to participate in the Jazz Workshop under the direction of Terri Lyne Carrington, and Ric Dimuzio held at Berklee College of music. He also took 1st place at the Duke Ellington Society Awards. He has one the Ruth Nadel Award from the Stanford Jazz Workshop, and the Vernon T High Award from the Dolo Coker Jazz Foundation. He has performed at the Playboy Jazz Festival, Long Beach Jazz Festival,and Gardena Festival. Joshua plans on having a solo, touring , recording, producing, and writing career in music.