Josh Meck
Bio
Josh Meck is an award winning jazz/world music artist. He is a bass guru that has managed to fuse Zimbabwean traditional rhythms together with jazz elements to create his own hallmark in the regional and international music industry. He has won the Zimbabwe Music Award (ZIMA) for best jazz album of the year for 2023.
Locally, Josh Meck has worked with some of Zimbabwe acclaimed artists such as the late Chiwoniso Maraire, Comrade Fatso and Victor Kunonga. His collaborations have crossed Zimbabwean borders and seen him work with renowned artists such as Max Wild (USA), Mike Del Ferro (Netherlands),Nomsa Mazwai (South Africa), Steve Dyer (South Africa) and he is the current bassist for MAHUBE project a Southern Africa collective of artists from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
In September 2014 Josh collaborated with Europe-based HAJA (Madagascar), a thrilling multi-instrumentalist who said “Working with a skilful musician and above all, very nice human being such as Josh Meck is an honour, and a memorable experience.
He has played at the Harare International Festival of Arts (HIFA) for a record 10 times.
In 2019 Josh entered into a collaboration with Swiss drummer Lukas Meier. The collaboration gave birth to some recorded songs that addressed issues of globalisation.
To date, Josh has 6 albums: Wanetsa, Time, Fruit salad, Worship the Lord, Another Level and Nhaka yemusha.
COUNTRIES TOURED
South Africa, Austria, Netherlands, Estonia, Germany, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, USA, United Kingdom, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Norway, Zanzibar, Reunion Islands
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Arts Alive, Jazz on the Lake 2014 ,Soweto Toyota drumbeat festival ( South Africa) Blantrye Arts Festival (Malawi), Linz Festival (Austria),Music Meeting festival (Holland), Maalikum festival (Estonia), Jazzkeller Café (Germany), Africa Festival (Germany), USA, Ronnie Scott jazz club UK, HIFA(Zimbabwe)2005-2015, Independence Celebrations (Mauritius), Miombo Magic (Zim).
LINKS
https://nhau.co.zw/josh-meck-a-treasure-for-zim-music/
www.herald.co.zw/josh-steals-show-at-alliance-francaise
https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/05/05/josh-meck-brings-house-down/
www.zimbojam.com/josh-meck-is-the-mack-daddy-of-the-bass-guitar/
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