Josiah Woodson, now a grammy-award winning sideman (for his work on Beyonce’s “Love on Top”) at the age 12 was playing trumpet. He was a graduate of Oaktown Jazz Workshop and learned his craft from Khalil Shaheed, his mentor. Woodson received his Bachelor of Music degree at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Ohio. He studied under Marcus Belgrave. Woodson moved to Boston to obtain a Master of Music degree with academic honors from the New England Conservatory of Music. He was then selected to perform at Panama Jazz Festival alongside Danilo Perez and Victor Paz. Woodson has shared the stage with many notable musicians and artists such as Branford Marsalis and Billy Hart, Gary Bartz and David Sanchez, Ronnie Burrage and John Lockwood, Ronnie Burrage and Dave Holland, Ronnie Burrage and John Lockwood, Ronnie Burrage and Dave Holland, Ronnie Burrage and John Lockwood, Ronnie Holland, Dave Holland, John Lockwood and Dave Holland. from http://josiahwoodson.com
