Joshua Achiron
2024 Luminarts Fellow in Jazz Improvisation
Guitar

Sponsored by: Mary and Lionel Go

Joshua Achiron is a guitarist, arranger, composer and educator based in Chicago. Joshua earned his undergraduate degrees in both classical and jazz guitar performance from the Eastman School of Music. Joshua continued his studies at the Berklee Global Jazz Institute where he was mentored by Grammy award-winning musicians Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano and John Patitucci. ​Joshua has played at numerous Chicago venues as well as the Pausa Art House (NY), Aspen Jazz Snow-Mass Festival (CO), and the Blues Alley Jazz Club (Washington, DC).