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Joshua Redman is the son of to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman. He is Jewish. He was exposed to many kinds of music at the Center for World Music in Berkeley, where his mother studied South Indian dance. His mother’s name is Renee Shedroff. He was exposed at an early age to a variety of musics and instruments and began playing clarinet at age nine before switching to what became his primary instrument, the tenor saxophone, one year later. Redman has said he is self-taught on the saxophone and has cited his father Dewey Redman, as well as The Beetles, and Earth, Wind and Fire as musical influences just to name a few.


He was signed by Warner Bros. Records and issued his first self-titled album in the spring of 1993, which subsequently earned Redman his first Grammy nomination. He continued to develop his style throughout the 1990s, beginning with a sideman appearance on Elvin Jones' Youngblood alongside Javon Jackson, and following up with an appearance on his father Dewey's 1992 record Choices.

Joshua Redman has a number of Albums. Joshua Redman, Wish, Freedom in the Groove, Timeless Tales ( For Changing Times) Beyond, and more.

Redman has an album out for 2023 titled Where Are We featuring Gabrielle Cavassa.

Episode Transcript

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Jazz saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman.Joshua Redman is the son of jazz saxophonist

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Dewey Redman. He is Jewish.He was exposed to many kinds of music
at the Center for World Music inBerkeley, where his mother studied South Indian
dance. His mother's name is ReneeShedroth. He was exposed at an early

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age to a variety of musics andinstruments, and began playing clarinet at age
nine, before switching to what becamehis primary instrument, the tenor saxophone,
one year later. Redman has saidhe is self to heart on the saxophone

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and has cited his father, DeweyRedman, as well as the Beatles and
Earth Wind and Fire as musical influences, just to name a few. Redman
was signed by Warner Brothers Records andissued his first self titled album in the
spring of nineteen ninety three, whichsubsequently earned Redman his first Grammy nomination.

(01:29):
He continued to develop his style throughoutthe nineteen nineties, beginning with a sideman
appearance on Elvin Jones's Young Blood alongsideJavonne Jackson, and following up with an
appearance on his father Dewey's nineteen ninetytwo record Choices. Joshua Redman has a

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number of albums Joshua Redman Wish,Freedom in the Groove, Timeless Tales for
Changing Times, Beyond and more.Redmond has an album out for two thousand
and twenty three titled where Are Wefeaturing Gabrielle Cavasa. I'm Gael Nobles and

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