Josh Hakanson has been playing percussion for fifteen years. He pursued collegiate music studies as a student at the University of Oregon and holds a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies. Josh has performed and made appearances as a freelance artist with artists such as Benny Green, Gina Saputo, Jessie Marquez, Mark Gould, Idit Shner, Mike Denny, Carl Woideck, Steve Owen, Idit Shner, Toby Koenigsberg, Barney McClure, Hashem Assadullahi, Olem Alvez and Inner Limits, Joe Manis, and The Douglas Detrick Quintet among many others. He has taught percussion at the Shedd for four years.