Robert Jospé

Drummer, percussionist, composer and band leader Robert Jospé is known for his inventive use of rhythmic styles incorporating salsa, samba, swing, funk and African rhythms into his own unique and distinctive style of contemporary jazz.

After attending New York University Jospé became an active player in the New York jazz and rock scene. He studied with Tony Williams and Bob Moses and performed with Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, John Schofield and John Abercrombie. In 1981 Jospé, as co-leader of the fusion band Cosmology, moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. In 1990 Jospé released his first CD as a leader and formed his own group "Inner Rhythm." Since 1992 he has received an annual touring grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts for Inner Rhythm and The World Beat Workshop. Inner Rhythm performs nationally for concerts and festivals and The World Beat Workshop has been presented in hundreds of schools, libraries, and festivals. Jospé joined the University of Virginia's music department's performance faculty in 1989. Jospé teaches jazz drumming and is a member of UVA's faculty jazz ensemble, the Free Bridge Quintet.

In 2006 Random Chance Records released, Heart Beat, Jospe's fifth CD as leader and the second on the label. Hands On was released in 2004. Hands on and Time To Play reached number four on Jazz Week, the national radio play chart. Time to Play and Blue Blaze received four stars in Downbeat Magazine.
He has been featured in Modern Drummer Magazine, JazzTimes Magazine and on www.jazzweek.com.

For more information visit www.robertjospe.com