Joel Ross

Joel Ross is a vibraphonist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose Blue Note leader catalog centers the Good Vibes ensemble and original small-group writing.

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Career Overview

About Joel Ross

Blue Note’s artist profile identifies Ross as a vibraphonist and composer and documents a leader catalog beginning with KingMaker. The label biography places his writing in Good Vibes while distinguishing those records from work in groups led by other musicians.[1]

Ross’s official site extends that chronology through Who Are You? and nublues, with project, media, and performance material. His work as a collaborator remains visible, but the durable through-line is the evolving instrumentation and repertory of his own ensemble.[1][2]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, vibraphonist, and composer

Joel Ross Good Vibes

Ross’s principal leader ensemble carries original compositions across his Blue Note recording sequence.[1][2]

Vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader

Blue Note leader catalog

The label documents a series of albums that changes personnel and repertory while retaining Ross’s leadership.[1]

Vibraphonist and improviser

Collaborative ensembles

Ross’s official biography records work with leading contemporary groups without presenting those sideman credits as Good Vibes projects.[1][2]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2019 · Blue Note Records

KingMaker

Leader, vibraphonist, and composer

Ross’s Blue Note debut introduces the Good Vibes ensemble and the first full program of his leader compositions.[1]

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2020 · Blue Note Records

Who Are You?

Leader, vibraphonist, and composer

The second label album continues the Good Vibes project with a new program and expanded group interplay.[1]

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2024 · Blue Note Records

nublues

Leader, vibraphonist, and composer

Ross’s official music page presents nublues as a later leader statement rooted in blues form and original composition.[1][2]

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Artist-Authorized Destinations

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Official music archive

Explore Ross’s leader records, videos, and Good Vibes material on his artist site.

Blue Note artist catalog

Open the label-authorized catalog and biography for Ross’s leader recordings.

Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

Kenny WollesenDrums · PercussionShared documented role: Vibraphone

Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

[1] Label biography and leader recording catalog
Blue Note Records
[2] Official biography and music archive
Joel Ross