Introducing the Extended Family: Support our Debut Album!

The Extended Family is recording their debut album and we need your help!

Hey family,

I'm Josh Lee and we're the Extended Family, a Philly based big band dedicated to the music of the swing era. We've been playing and writing a lot after our first performance at the Kimmel in 2020 and now it's time to record our debut album. We need your support to make this dream a reality.

About Us

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 (Harlem), the Kimmel Center (Philadelphia), Temple University, the 2023 MAD Jazz Festival (Virginia) and Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center in New York City.

The Project

Album Title: Introducing Josh Lee and the Extended Family

We'll be recording all original music that have been written in the band's first 2 years. All this music is inspired by the music of the Swing Era and has been played live for dancers all over the east coast.

Recording a high-quality big band album requires significant resources. Here's how your contributions will be used:

Studio Time: To capture the full richness of our sound.

Production Costs: Mixing, mastering, and producing the album to industry standards.

Musician Fees: Ensuring every musician is fairly compensated for their talent and time.

Artwork and Packaging: Creating visually stunning album art that matches the quality of our music.

Marketing and Distribution: Getting our music heard by as many people as possible.

Contribution Tiers:

$10: Digital download of the album before the official release.

$50: Josh Lee and the Family T-shirt

$100: Signed physical Vinyl copy of the Album + all of the above.

$500: Your name in the album credits and exclusive behind the scenes + all of the above.

$1,000+: Executive Producer credit, personal thank you video from the band, eternal gratitude + all of the above.

Your support means the world to us! By contributing to our GoFundMe campaign, you're not just helping us make an album; you're helping to support jazz in Philly and beyond.

On behalf of the entire Extended Family, thank you for your generosity and belief in the music,

Josh