Rabasi Joss is a GRAMMY Award-nominated catalog storytelling music producer
and a Brooklyn-based jazz/folk singer-songwriter.

She has been invited to open for Richie Havens, the Persuasions, Deb Talon, Saniye, Ember Swift, Soul Inscribed and Brooklyn Raga Massive and has performed at venues including the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Blue Note, the SOFAR Sounds Series, Rockwood Music Hall, the Bitter End, the Living Room, and Cats Cradle.

She is a voting member of the Recording Academy, a member of the Producer and Engineers Wing, a two-time GRAMMY Foundation Grant recipient, and winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award.

Ten years in the making and recorded at the legendary Magic Shop Studio (Norah Jones, David Bowie), "Heliotrope" explores the evolution of American roots music and connections between intergenerational artists. Produced by Baba Israel, it features NYC soul/hip hop band Soul Inscribed, jazz pianist Geri Allen and legendary jazz & blues vocalist Barbara Dane.

PRESS QUOTES  

"She's got the makings of a rhythm driven, Urban Underground Folk Legend." -Guy Davis

"Newcomer Rabasi Joss's stunning debut album, Heliotrope, showcases her gorgeous vocals on a range of ear-pleasing originals, from jazz to blues to dance music. Think Sade meets Cassandra Wilson, backed by ace players, including a rootsy duet with the great Barbara Dane."
- Holly George-Warren (GRAMMY-nominated producer, editor,"Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide")

"I love your singing!" - Barbara Dane

"Heliotrope" provides fresh proof that this passionate artist is not only one of the most brilliant curators of our musical heritage but a singer, songwriter, and performer
building a soul-deep legacy all her own." 
- Marc Woodworth (Author of "SOLO: Singer Songwriters In Their Own Words")

"Rabasi Joss' "Heliotrope" is in a sense its own creative archive; soaked in the history of various roots music forms like folk and jazz - the relaxed, moving allure of the tracks evoke Cassandra Wilson and Gillian Welch - while being something new all their own. It's clear Joss' involvement with history making as a music archivist has made her a wellspring for new art."
- Sam Stephenson (author of "The Jazz Loft Project")