Josh Haden
Josh Haden | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1968 (age 55–56) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Indie rock, slowcore, jazz rock, alternative rock |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass |
Father | Charlie Haden |
Relatives | Petra Haden (sister) Tanya Haden (sister) Rachel Haden (sister) Jack Black (brother-in-law) |
Josh Haden (born 1968 in New York City) is an American musician and singer. He is the founder, bassist and singer of the group Spain. Haden is the son of the late Charlie Haden and Ellen David[1].[2]
Career
Haden is the founder, bassist and singer of the group Spain, whose first album, The Blue Moods of Spain, appeared on Restless Records to wide acclaim. The band toured extensively in the U.S., Europe, and Australia, attracting considerable notice.
Other credits include Handsome Boy Modeling School (on which he performed a duet with Sean Lennon).
His most recent projects were the 2004 Light of Day EP, released on Diamond Soul Recordings, and his debut solo LP, Devoted, released in 2007, produced by Dan the Automator and featuring performances by former Spain guitarist Merlo Podlewski, keyboardist John Medeski, and turntablist Kid Koala. He also sang vocals on the track Persona on Blue Man Group's album The Complex.
His song "Spiritual", from The Blue Moods of Spain, has been covered by Johnny Cash, Soulsavers, Midnight Choir, and the duo of his father Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny.
Personal life
Based in Los Angeles, he is the brother of the Haden Triplets Petra (that dog., Foo Fighters, The Decemberists, Sean Lennon), Tanya (Silversun Pickups, Let's Go Sailing; who married comedian Jack Black in 2006), and Rachel (that dog., The Rentals).
Discography
- with Spain : see the band's discography
- solo :
- Light of day (EP, 2004)
- Devoted (2007)
- World of Blue I (released 21 September 2016)
- solo project under the name Dead Sea Scrolls (no album released yet)
References
External links
- Official site
- Official blog
- Josh Haden's personal blog and music collection at MOG.com
- Josh Haden at IMDb
- v
- t
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- As Long as There's Music (1978)
- Closeness (1976)
- The Golden Number (1977)
- Gitane (1978)
- Mágico (1980)
- Folk Songs (1981)
- Etudes (1988)
- Silence (1989)
- Dialogues (1990)
- First Song (1992)
- Steal Away (1995)
- Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) (1997)
- None But the Lonely Heart (1997)
- Nocturne (2001)
- American Dreams (2002)
- Nightfall (2004)
- Land of the Sun (2004)
- Heartplay (2006)
- Come Sunday (2012)
- Time Remembers One Time Once (1981)
- The Montreal Tapes: with Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell (1994)
- The Montreal Tapes: with Paul Bley and Paul Motian (1994)
- Night and the City (1996)
- The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra (1997)
- The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (1997)
- The Montreal Tapes: with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Paul Motian (1997)
- In Montreal (2001)
- The Montreal Tapes: Tribute to Joe Henderson (2003)
- Long Ago and Far Away (2007)
- Mágico: Carta de Amor (2012)
- Tokyo Adagio (2015)
Orchestra albums
- Liberation Music Orchestra (1970)
- The Ballad of the Fallen (1983)
- Dream Keeper (1990)
- Not in Our Name (2005)
- Time/Life (2016)
Dreams albums
- Old and New Dreams (1977)
- Old and New Dreams (1979)
- Playing (1981)
- A Tribute to Blackwell (1990)
albums
- Quartet West (1987)
- In Angel City (1988)
- Haunted Heart (1992)
- Always Say Goodbye (1994)
- Now Is the Hour (1996)
- The Art of the Song (1999)
- The Private Collection (2007)
- Sophisticated Ladies (2010)
- Discography
- Josh Haden
- Spain [band]
- The Blue Moods of Spain
- Petra Haden
- Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out
- Rachel Haden
- Tanya Haden
- The Haden Triplets