Josh Lee and the Extended Family
Josh Lee and the Extended Family is a Philadelphia based ensemble that authentically celebrates the music and the dance of the swing era. Composed of the brightest young musicians in the city, the Extended Family strives to further the 100 year tradition of big band music while honoring its pioneers—Moten, Basie, Lunceford, Fletcher Henderson to name a few. Josh is a grammy winning saxophonist, composer, and arranger, as well as a member of the Count Basie Orchestra and faculty at Temple and Villanova Universities.
The Extended Family plays regularly around the East Coast with appearances at the International Lindy Hop Championships, the American Lindy Hop Championships (Harlem), the Kimmel Center (Philadelphia), Temple University, the 2023 MAD Jazz Festival (Virginia) and Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center in New York City.