Ari Joshua

Ari is a jazz, rock, experimental, improv musician who wields an enlightened presence, boundless creativity, and visceral virtuosity. He earned a scholarship to the iconic New York City music school, The New School. Many talented musicians have gravitated towards Ari's sound. Rock N’ Roll Hall of Famer Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam featured Ari on his solo album, and legendary Santana drummer Michael Shrieve asked Ari to be the lead guitarist of his band.  Ari’s rock band, Big High, attracted the talents of Mad Season and Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin, and REM guitarist Peter Buck.

He records and performs on a custom guitar handmade by Paul Languedoc, Trey Anastasio’s guitar maker and Phish’s longtime sound man. Hallmarks of his sensibility are his bell-like tone, lush and impressionistic chord voicings, and fiery improvisations that have a psychedelic sprawl, brimming with jazzy flights, bluesy passages, and fluid legato runs that seem to dance in the crevices of the grooves.

Besides his performing activities, Ari is the founder to The Music Factory music school in Seattle and Music Factory Records.