Joel Ross

The Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based vibraphonist Joel Ross is a sophisticated jazz performer with a sound steeped in the post-bop tradition. A protege of Stefon Harris, Ross initially gained attention in 2016 as a sideman with Marquis Hill and his own Good Vibes ensemble. In 2019, he issued his debut Blue Note album Kingmaker. Born in 1996, Ross grew up in Chicago's South Side with parents who worked as police officers. A twin, he and his sibling started playing drums at age three, and by elementary school were regularly playing at church where their father also worked as the c...