Joshua Walker is a versatile guitarist and composer performing in
many different groups including several of his own. A graduate of
Virginia Commonwealth University , he has also pursued postgraduate
studies with Gary Thomas, Greg Osby, Paul Bollenback and Michael
Formanek at The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
During his time at Peabody he was awarded the Charlie Byrd Endowment
for Guitar. Joshua has opened up for Randy Brecker, Pat and Joe
LaBarbara and has performed at The Montreal International Jazz Festival
and International Jazz Educator's Confrence in Toronto. Among his
numerous other performances are; The Millennium Music Conference in
Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , The Bob Marley One Love Festival, the Jazz
By the Lake Festival and The Occasion for the Arts Festival in Virginia
. Joshua has performed with pop star Jason Mraz; on the same concert
bill as Charlie Byrd; with Joe Byrd, Alvestar Garnett, and with Johnny
Thunder of ‘The Drifters'. Joshua has also played at many well-known
jazz clubs as a leader and a sideman including Twins Jazz In Washington
DC; Bogarts in Richmond , Virginia ; The Rex in Toronto, Ontario; and
The Upstairs and O' Patro Vys in Montreal, Quebec.
Joshua is a member of The Jazz Composer's Alliance in Richmond, Virginia , and has been a featured composer at several of their concerts. Joshua's compositions have been featured three times on the jazz-guitar internet podcast entitled ‘No Idle Frets' Joshua's first album, ‘Inertia', features his compositions performed by his working quartet of the last two years. The CD is available for download at
http://cdbaby.com/cd/joshuawalker
Another of Joshua's projects, the Joshua Walker Trio, also maintains an active performing schedule in the mid atlantic area. Joshua can also be heard every Sunday at The Glen Restaurant in Glen Allen, Virginia , in a duo with one of the area's top bassists. Joshua also regularly performs with the Richmond based group, Soul Army.