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Josh Achiron
Joshua Achiron is a guitarist, arranger, composer, and educator based in Chicago, known for his dynamic voice across both jazz and classical traditions.
Joshua holds dual undergraduate degrees in Classical and Jazz Guitar Performance from the renowned Eastman School of Music, where he was awarded a Performance Certificate for his achievements as a classical soloist. He later earned his master’s degree on a full scholarship from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, studying under Grammy-winning artists Danilo Pérez, Joe Lovano, and John Patitucci.
A versatile and sought-after collaborator, Joshua has performed and recorded with notable artists including Sharay Reed, Teddy Campbell, the Soul Message Band, Ben Paterson, Clark Sommers, Geof Bradfield, Marques Carroll, and Victor Garcia. His performances span iconic Chicago venues such as The Jazz Showcase, Andy’s Jazz Club, Winter’s Jazz Club, and the Green Mill.
In 2024, Joshua was awarded the prestigious Luminarts Jazz Fellowship, recognizing his artistry and contribution to the Chicago jazz community. He currently serves as a faculty member at Harper University, where he teaches classical and jazz guitar. Joshua is currently signed to Calligram Records and will release his debut live album later this year.
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Guitar and Bass Reviews featuring Josh Achiron
by Jerome Wilson
These are short reviews of recent guitar or bass-led albums. Dave Stryker Blue Fire--The Van Gelder Session Strikezone Records 2026 Guitarist Dave Stryker fulfilled a long-time dream by recording this album with his longstanding organ trio at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. The studio enhances everyone's sound. Drummer McClenty Hunter's cymbal work really sizzles and Jared Gold's organ is a strong presence whether brooding in the background ...
Continue ReadingJosh Achiron: Climbing
by Jack Bowers
On his debut album, Climbing, Chicago-based guitarist, composer and educator Joshua Achiron leads a trio of battle-tested musicians through a program that consists of seven of his original compositions and Duke Ellington's frisky “Take the Coltrane." If diversity was the goal, mission accomplished. No two tracks are comparable, and the quartet traverses a broad expanse of harmonic and rhythmic territory, touching on ballads and blues to fusion and funk. Much of what Achiron has to say is ...
Continue ReadingJosh Archiron: Climbing
by Mark Corroto
Geof Bradfield, co-founder of Calligram Records along with Chad McCullough, introduces a compelling new voice from Chicago's ever-fertile jazz scene. Climbing, the debut recording by guitarist Joshua Archiron, pairs the young bandleader with a seasoned and deeply attuned rhythm section: Bradfield on tenor saxophone, bassist Clark Sommers and drummer Dana Hall. Archiron's program, seven originals plus a well-chosen standard, unfolds with striking assurance. The quartet navigates the material with a supple, unforced cohesion that belies the guitarist's newcomer ...
Continue ReadingJulia Danielle: Julia Danielle
by Richard J Salvucci
Julia Danielle is a young Chicago-based singer whose debut album shows considerable promise. Aside from a limpid contralto voice, good time, and a dead-on resemblance in profile to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (it cannot hurt), she is the epitome of effortlessness and good taste in her approach to the Great American Songbook. One ultimately suspects she will find her métier singing in the intimate setting of a small room backed precisely by the sympathetic support of the small band she ...
Continue ReadingJulia Danielle: Julia Danielle
by Katchie Cartwright
Julia Danielle has been working hard on her craft. She grew up in the jny:Chicago area, singing in the Campanella Children's Choir, winning the International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition in 2022 and earning an undergraduate degree from DePaul University in 2023. She is on track to graduate with a master's in jazz studies from Juilliard in 2026. On Julia Danielle, her self-titled debut, she reveals her skills as a budding singer and arranger in a set of familiar standards, ...
Continue ReadingGuitarist Joshua Achiron Releases Debut Climbing On Calligram Records
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Guitarist and composer Joshua Achiron makes his recording debut with Climbing, a compelling collection of original music that captures a transformative moment in his artistic development. Joined by three of Chicago's most respected jazz musicians—saxophonist Geof Bradfield, bassist Clark Sommers, and drummer Dana Hall—Achiron documents what he describes as “a true snapshot of where I am today, playing with people that I perceive as perfect while I strive for progress." The album's genesis traces back to a single transformative evening ...
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From: Julia DanielleBy Josh Achiron
