- Josh Haden
Josh Haden (born 1968 in
New York City ) is the son offree jazz bassistCharlie Haden , famous for his jazz career withOrnette Coleman .Based in
Los Angeles , he is brother of the Haden Triplets Petra (That Dog ,Foo Fighters ,The Decemberists ,Sean Lennon ), Tanya (Silversun Pickups ,Let's Go Sailing ; recently wed to comedian Jack Black) and Rachel (That Dog ,The Rentals ).He is the founder, bassist and singer of the group Spain, whose first album, "
The Blue Moods of Spain ", appeared onRestless Records to wide acclaim. The band toured extensively in the U.S., Europe, and Australia, attracting considerable notice.Other credits include
Handsome Boy Modeling School (on which he performed a duet withSean Lennon ).His most recent projects were the 2004 "Light of Day" EP, released on Diamond Soul Recordings, and his debut solo LP, "Devoted", released in 2007, produced by
Dan the Automator and featuring performances by former Spain guitaristMerlo Podlewski , keyboardistJohn Medeski , and turntablistKid Koala . He also sang vocals on the track "Persona" onBlue Man Group 's album "The Complex".His song "Spiritual" has been covered by
Johnny Cash and Soulsavers.Discography
*with Spain : see the band's discography
*solo :
**"Light of day" (EP, 2004)
**"Devoted" (2007)
**new solo album to be released in 2008 under the name Dead Sea ScrollsExternal links
* [http://www.joshhaden.com/ Official site]
* [http://joshhaden.blogspot.com/ Official blog]
* [http://mog.com/Josh_Haden Josh Haden's personal blog and music collection at MOG.com]
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