A North Philadelphia-born soul-jazz and hip-hop/funk trombone virtuoso, Jeff Bradshaw spent his formative years alongside some of the biggest names both in and out of the Philly soul movement. By the time he released his solo debut, 2004's Bone Deep, he had shared the stage with such luminaries as Michael Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Erykah Badu. Bone Deep made him a festival circuit mainstay, and he spent the next eight years refining his smooth and immediate sound in both a solo setting and in support of artists like Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, and the Roots. In 2012 he issued his sophomore long-player, Bone Appetit, which featured a host of guest artists, including Raheem DeVaughn and Marsha Ambrosius. ~ James Christopher Monger