Pianist and composer, Joshua Richman received his BA from William Paterson University in 2008. In 2010, he completed his master’s degree studying jazz piano performance at The Juilliard School. He has studied jazz with piano legends such as Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Barron, and classical piano with Gary Kirkpartrick. He is a two-time winner of the ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award. Josh is currently a faculty member at Temple University and The University of the Arts, where he teaches classes, private lessons, ensembles, and conducts master classes.
Josh has been fortunate to have performed with distinguished artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Terell Stafford, Randy Brecker, Peter Washington, Kenny Washington, Eric Alexander, John Ellis, Harry Allen, Tim Warfield, Jeremy Pelt, Grant Stewart, Mark Gross, Charles Fambrough, Byron Landham, Steve Laspina, Bill Goodwin, Lea Delaria, Ben Wolfe, Lee Smith, David Demsey, Rich DeRosa, Joanna Pascale, Mike Boone, and Justin Faulkner. Joshua also was the pianist for Anthony Rapp and Stephen Sondheim at the “Sondheim on Sondheim-In Words and Music” event at William Paterson University. Joshua has performed both nationally and internationally as a member of the Juilliard Jazz Ensemble.