Josh Dion is a "singing drummer" who made his first impression in New York in February 2004 at Blue Note

Blue Note (jazz clubs)

The Blue Note is a jazz club and restaurant located at in Greenwich Village, New York City. Opened in 1981 by owner and founder Danny Bensusan, the club is now considered one of the world's most famous jazz venues...

 with, among others, guitar master Chuck Loeb

Chuck Loeb

Chuck Loeb is a guitarist who performs numerous styles of music, most notably jazz. Loeb's own solo projects have generally been commercially successful crossover jazz, which has "contemporary" or "smooth" jazz....

, saxophonist Kim Waters and Will Lee

Will Lee (bassist)

Will Lee aka William Franklin Lee IV is an American musician and bassist, best known for his work on the CBS television program The Late Show with David Letterman as part of the CBS Orchestra....

. Before that, he toured the country with jazz funk quartet ulu from 2003–2004 and played drums on their fourth record, entitled "Nerve."

Josh accepted an endorsement deal from Yamaha Drums

Yamaha Drums

Yamaha Drums is a subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation founded in 1967. The company manufactures acoustic and electronic drum kits as well as percussion instruments, marching band equipment, and drum hardware.-Production:...

. In 2004 Josh decided to start The Josh Dion Band with several longtime friends who studied with him at William Paterson University

William Paterson University

William Paterson University is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: , , , , and ....

 in New Jersey. They have three albums released: "Give Love", "Live!" and "Anthems For The Long Distance". The Josh Dion Band is currently touring the East Coast in the United States.

The Josh Dion Band caught the eye of Monterey International; it is because of this the band had the chance to play with Los Lonely Boys

Los Lonely Boys

Los Lonely Boys is a Chicano rock power trio from San Angelo, Texas. They play a style of music they call "Texican Rock n' Roll," combining elements of rock and roll, Texas blues, brown eyed soul, country, and Tejano....

, Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson is an American guitarist. Though he is best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion, gospel and country and western music into his recordings...

and many others.

Josh was recently involved with the New Jersey Rock n Soul Review, a musical tribute directed by singer/guitarist Bob Bandiera.