Joshua Redman

E177849

bandleader composer human jazz musician saxophonist

Joshua Redman is an acclaimed American jazz saxophonist and composer known for his virtuosic playing and innovative contributions to contemporary jazz.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Joshua Redman canonical	69
Joshua Redman as a leading contemporary jazz saxophonist	1
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1525092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Joshua Redman
Context triple: [Songs of Joy & Peace, hasGuestArtist, Joshua Redman]

A. Jason Moran
Jason Moran is an acclaimed American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative approach to contemporary jazz and frequent collaborations across music and film.
B. Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard is an acclaimed American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in both contemporary jazz and film scores, including frequent collaborations with director Spike Lee.
C. Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau is an American jazz pianist and composer renowned for his lyrical improvisation, genre-blending repertoire, and influential trio recordings.
D. Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller is an acclaimed American jazz bassist, composer, and producer known for his influential work in jazz fusion and collaborations with artists like Miles Davis and Luther Vandross.
E. Chris Botti
Chris Botti is an American trumpeter and composer known for his smooth jazz and crossover pop recordings, as well as his collaborations with numerous prominent artists.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Joshua Redman
Target entity description: Joshua Redman is an acclaimed American jazz saxophonist and composer known for his virtuosic playing and innovative contributions to contemporary jazz.

A. Jason Moran
Jason Moran is an acclaimed American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative approach to contemporary jazz and frequent collaborations across music and film.
B. Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard is an acclaimed American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader known for his work in both contemporary jazz and film scores, including frequent collaborations with director Spike Lee.
C. Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau is an American jazz pianist and composer renowned for his lyrical improvisation, genre-blending repertoire, and influential trio recordings.
D. Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller is an acclaimed American jazz bassist, composer, and producer known for his influential work in jazz fusion and collaborations with artists like Miles Davis and Luther Vandross.
E. Chris Botti
Chris Botti is an American trumpeter and composer known for his smooth jazz and crossover pop recordings, as well as his collaborations with numerous prominent artists.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1990s ⓘ
almaMater	Harvard University ⓘ
awardReceived	Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition winner ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1969-02-01 ⓘ
educatedAt	Harvard University ⓘ
familyName	Redman ⓘ
father	Dewey Redman ⓘ
fatherOccupation	jazz saxophonist ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	social studies ⓘ
fullName	Joshua Redman ⓘ
genre	contemporary jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ
givenName	Joshua ⓘ
instrument	alto saxophone ⓘ soprano saxophone ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ
memberOf	SFJAZZ Collective ⓘ linked to: SFJAZZ Center
notableCollaboration	Brad Mehldau ⓘ Brian Blade ⓘ Charlie Haden ⓘ Christian McBride ⓘ Pat Metheny ⓘ SFJAZZ Collective ⓘ
notableStyleCharacteristic	integration of traditional and contemporary jazz elements ⓘ virtuosic improvisation ⓘ
notableWork	album "Beyond" ⓘ album "Come What May" ⓘ album "Compass" ⓘ album "Elastic" ⓘ album "Freedom in the Groove" ⓘ album "Joshua Redman" ⓘ album "LongGone" ⓘ album "Momentum" ⓘ album "MoodSwing" ⓘ album "RoundAgain" ⓘ album "Still Dreaming" ⓘ album "Trios Live" ⓘ album "Walking Shadows" ⓘ album "Wish" ⓘ album "where are we" ⓘ
occupation	composer ⓘ musician ⓘ recording artist ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Berkeley, California, United States ⓘ linked to: Berkeley
recordLabel	Blue Note Records ⓘ Nonesuch Records ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
yearOfAward	1991 ⓘ

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Referenced by (71)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Songs of Joy & Peace → hasGuestArtist → Joshua Redman ⓘ

subject linked to: "Songs of Joy & Peace" album

Sonny Rollins → influenced → Joshua Redman ⓘ

Joshua Redman → fullName → Joshua Redman ⓘ

John Patitucci → associatedAct → Joshua Redman ⓘ

Christian McBride → notableCollaboration → Joshua Redman ⓘ

Dewey Redman → collaboratedWith → Joshua Redman ⓘ

Dewey Redman → parentOf → Joshua Redman ⓘ

Joshua Redman → creator → Joshua Redman ⓘ

subject linked to: album "Joshua Redman"

Joshua Redman → performer → Joshua Redman ⓘ

subject linked to: album "Joshua Redman"

Joshua Redman → hasTitle → Joshua Redman ⓘ

subject linked to: album "Joshua Redman"

Joshua Redman → featuresArtist → Joshua Redman ⓘ

subject linked to: album "Joshua Redman"

Joshua Redman → hasArtist → Joshua Redman ⓘ

subject linked to: album "Joshua Redman"

Joshua Redman → influencedCareerOf → Joshua Redman ⓘ

subject linked to: album "Joshua Redman"

Wish → artist → Joshua Redman ⓘ