Track Time: 5:43Joshua Edelman was born and grew up in Manhattan. He studied at the High School of Music and Art, Manhattan School of Music and New York University. Edelman relocated to Spain in 1980 where he worked intensively as a teacher and performer, travelling extensively throughoutSpain and also touring in Holland, Portugal and Latin America. During the twenty four years that he has been living in Spain he has performed with important figures such as Donna Hightower, Presuntos Implicados, Juan Pablo Torres, Abdu Salim, Perico Sambeat, Manuel Machado, Antonio Serrano, Michelle McCain, etc.
As a pianist and composer he combines admirably his classical and jazz training with the passion he feels for the latin music he fell in love with in his youth in New York. Edelman has travelled to various Latin American countries to study the roots of their music. Recently, Joshua along with his latin jazz group "Conexiones" made up of musicians from New York, Cuba, Panama, Spain and Sweden, have just released his fourth CD called "Fusión de Almas" (Fusion of souls). "Fusión de Almas" is an enchanting piece written by the renowned Cuban pianist and composer, Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905), a "Romance Without Words" which he dedicated to his daughter, María Cervantes (1885-1981), also a pianist and composer. The CD is an explosive blend of Latin Jazz, Classical and Salsa.
An excellent communicator and pedagogue, Edelman does jazz workshops apart from teaching in Enseñanza Musical Katerina Gurska and performing with his trio and latin jazz band. His permanent residence is in the center of Madrid.
After a very successful year of extended performances as the house band at the popular Calle 54 jazz club in Madrid, Spain, Joshua Edelman and Conexiones are scheduling global venues with special considerations given dates consistent with their tour routes.
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