S2 E69 JOSHUA BALDWIN Drummer/Artist, Adelaide City Council Award Most Outstanding Jazz Honours Graduate, THE JOSH BALDWIN QUARTET, Kym Purling Trio, Max Savage Blues Band, Louise Blackwell (Fringe).

Joshua (Josh) Baldwin; Drummer/Artist joins me in The Engine Room this week to discuss his musical journey. Josh was born in to an artistic family and he spent much of his childhood drawing and reading art books. He began to learn the drums while attending Magill primary school which had a really strong music program run by Ruth Bone. His parents encouraged him to play and sent him to have lessons with Dennis Johnson. A couple of years later he received his first set of drums at the age of 10. After completing High School he studied music at the Elder Conservatorium. During his school years he played in a variety of ensemble's, including performances with James Morrison, Don Burrows and Grace Knight. His first regular band was an alternative/indie/rock band that began to play regularly around Adelaide in late 2006 called 'Masterthief’.  Josh completed the Bachelor of Music Jazz Performance program in 2005 and was the recipient of an undergraduate Jazz Award for drums. He received 1st Class Honours in Music (Jazz Performance) in 2006, and in 2007 he was awarded the Adelaide City Council Award Most Outstanding Jazz Honours Graduate. Josh has established himself as one of Adelaide’s leading drummers and has performed in concert with leading national and international jazz artists, including George Garzone, Jamie Oehlers and Paul Grabowksy (with whom he performed at the Adelaide Festival Centre for the launch of the Adelaide Festival of the Arts) and at a masterclass assisting Joel Frahm. Josh performed as part of the support act for the Brad Mehldau Trio at the 2009 Adelaide East End Jazz Festival. Josh completed a Law/Music double degree at the University of Adelaide in 2010 after which he moved to France, which inspired him to pursue art more seriously and eventually led him to establish a career as a full-time visual artist. Josh and his wife Colline spent quite a few years traveling between France and South Australia, when in France he worked as a full-time artist, and performing when he was back in his home town with a variety of ensembles including the Josh Baldwin Trio and Josh Baldwin band. Josh and his wife returned to Australia in 2017, he regularly performs with Big Wigs Trio, Gymkhana, 5-sided Cube, Lou Blackwell and the French Set, Surahn, Amelia Ryan and Michael Griffiths, Max Savage Blues Band, Adelaide Society Swing Orchestra, Karen DeNardi's Golden Boy Project, Mark Ferguson Trio, Kym Purling Trio, Max Grynchuk Big Band, and Christina Guala.  Music: Intro "Band It About", written and recorded by Catherine Lambert and Michael Bryant. Outro: "Belvedere" written by Joshua Baldwin which is track 3 off of his “Rockpools” album released in 2021. Performed by THE JOSH BALDWIN QUARTET whose members are Joshua Baldwin, Brett Heddle, James Muller,  Matthew Sheens, and Lyndon Gray.  Links: http://www.joshuabaldwinart.com/ http://instagram.com/joshbaldwinart Josh is endorsed by 'Rodgers Drumlab' (he plays their snare drums): rodgersdrumlab.com Josh will be performing with Louise Blackwell during her ‘A Night In Paris’ Fringe show on Sunday, March 13th https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/a-night-in-paris-af2022 All of the BAND IT ABOUT links including one to support, rate, and review can be located here: https://linktr.ee/banditaboutpodcastseries Thanks for listening! Di Spillane BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series Host/Creator #musicinterviews #musicpodcasts #australianpodcasts #independentpodcasts #banditaboutpodcastseries #drummers #southaustralia #joshbaldwinart #joshuabaldwin