Joshua Abrams

Composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Abrams has been an integral part of Chicago's thriving independent music scene since relocating there from his hometown of Philadelphia in the mid-'90s (where he was an original member of the Roots). Whether playing in collaborative ensembles (Tortoise, Town and Country, Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, Chicago Underground, etc.), as a sideman (David Boykin's Expanse, Joan of Arc, Bonnie Prince Billy, Sam Prekop) leading his own groups (Natural Information Society, Joshua Abrams Quartet), or performing and recording...