Joshua Espinoza
With a style that is tastefully modern yet firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, Baltimore pianist Joshua Espinoza blends and bends genres into original compositions and arrangements that are immediately relatable, yet hard to define. Recently, Joshua has performed alongside such notable artists as Warren Wolf, Dezron Douglas, Jerome Jennings, Paul Bollenback, Miho Hazama, Alex Norris, John D’earth, Mike Pope, Kris Funn, Brian Settles, Todd Marcus, and Chuck Redd. A finalist in the 2018 Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition and current faculty member of the renowned Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, his playing has been heard on stages large and small including the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, The Kennedy Center, the Barns at Wolftrap, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the DC Jazz Festival.
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4/8 - Announcing the debut album from the Joshua Espinoza Trio: Journey Into Night! Joshua is thrilled to release his first record on June 14, 2019. The album will be available on all major platforms! To pre-order a physical CD, click here!
3/20 - The Joshua Espinoza Trio will be doing a small tour of Kansas/Missouri in mid-April, 2019. Concerts include house concerts in Lawrence, KS, Kansas City, MO, and a performance at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, MO. Visit the "Shows" page for more information! 1/29/19 - Joshua is excited to be joining the faculty of the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University as Adjunct Instructor of Music! Joshua will teach weekly piano lessons to non-jazz majors. He's incredibly honored to be a part of such a renowned institution with tremendous colleagues. 6/25/18 - Josh was honored to be one of 7 finalists for the 2018 Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition at Marshall University. Congrats to Ben Paterson, Rina Yamazaki, and Isaiah Thompson on their awards, and to all the other finalists for amazing performances. 
Joshua performing a house concert in Baltimore, MD
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L to R: Dave Meder, Oscar Rosignolli, Rina Yamazaki, Ellis Marsalis, Isaiah Thompson, ArcoIris Sandoval, Joshua Espinoza, Ben Paterson.
2018 Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition Finalists 
Joshua with the Warren Wolf Quintet. Smithsonian American Art Museum
Joshua with Joe Hockey (Australian ambassador), Nick Hardcastle (actor), and Amber Lawrence (country singer) at Australian Embassy
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