Joyful Ghost

A new folk-jazz fusion project from Briana Harris, Spencer Zweifel, and Josiah Nelson

This eclectic acoustic trio of emerging artists blends jazz, bluegrass, and folk music influences to create music that skillfully balances the fresh and familiar. It’s the feeling of a cozy house concert with your closest friends. It’s a campfire jam session with an art music twist. It’s roots music fusion with heart.

Joyful Ghost has an upcoming record for release in Winter ‘24, and is actively booking select touring opportunities for 2024 and beyond.

Musicians

Briana Harris

Vocals, Saxophone

Briana Harris is a musician, artist manager, and creative entrepreneur with a focus on empowering creatives to do their best work. A versatile creator and collaborator, Bri has credits as a saxophonist, singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, and composer. Her debut album as a solo artist, When We’re Found, released Fall 2022, and contains 10 songs that explore personal stories and venture through an eclectic set of style and genre influences. Briana is the saxophonist for The Burroughs, a Colorado-based funk and soul band.

Spencer Zweifel

Piano

An accomplished jazz pianist, Spencer Zweifel has performed professionally in a wide variety of genres across Colorado as well as in tours around the US. Spencer appeared as a finalist in 2021 in the Jacksonville Jazz Festival jazz piano competition, and he was a Downbeat award winner in the “best pop/rock soloist” category in 2018. He holds a Master’s in jazz studies from William Paterson University, where he studied with Bill Charlap, Aaron Diehl, and Geoffrey Keezer. His quintet has released two records including Before It’s Too Late in 2022 and Backwoods Fancy in 2021. Spencer plays keyboards and organ in Colorado-based funk and soul band The Burroughs.

Josiah Nelson

Mandolin, Fiddle, Vocals

Josiah Nelson is a versatile fiddle and mandolin player across bluegrass and Western styles. Josiah began his music career at a young age in the fiddle competition circuit, previously winning the title of Colorado Young Adult State Champion. Josiah currently tours with Tray Wellington Band on mandolin. He lives in East Tennessee and is an in-demand performer, session musician, and educator throughout the Southeast.