Saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman (1969) the son of legendary saxophonist Dewey Redman (who performed at the first Newport Jazz Festival in Belgrade with the Ornette Coleman Quartet) was exposed to music at an early age, but he planned to study law and was accepted to Yale. However, after his first New York experiences and winning the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition in 1991, he turned to music. Soon afterwards he was signed by Warner Bros. Records, becoming one of the leaders of the so-called “Young Lions” movement.

He released 17 albums as the leader and two with the James Farm collective. He has garnered top honours in critics and readers polls of DownBeat, JazzTimes, The Village Voice and Rolling Stone and received four Grammy nominations – the latest one this spring, for the duo album he recorded with Brad Mehldau. His collaborations include Chick Corea, Elvin Jones, Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Joe Lovano, Roy Haynes, Billie Higgins, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, but also The Rolling Stones, B.B. King and Stevie Wonder. He wrote the music for Louis Malle’s final film Vanya on 42nd Street, and made a notable appearance the Robert Altman film Kansas City.