When Americana Highways talked to Jerry Joseph he was awaiting an appliance delivery truck, a very domestic affair after weeks of the very undomestic, exotic, world traveling he had been doing.

Le guitariste Jerry Joseph a fondé Nomad Music, un organisme à but non lucratif qui offre des cours de musique aux enfants dans les zones de conflit. Rencontre

Portland guitarist and Widespread Panic writer Jerry Joseph started Nomad Music Foundation, a nonprofit that brings guitars and music classes to kids in conflict zones.

On March 26th, SEED Foundation in collaboration with its partners Jerry Joseph and Nomad Music hosted the first day of guitar lessons for the youth living in Dohuk. 

Portland, Oregon, rocker Jerry Joseph remembers the first song he wrote as a six-year-old. It was inspired by a graphic version of the Fab Four.

Jerry Joseph isn’t exactly known for his sunny disposition. The slightly Napoleonic Joseph is originally from California, but speaks quickly with an East Coast cadence and a fair share of curse words.

As the grandson of Lebanese, Syrian and Irish immigrants, Jerry Joseph has a personal stake in visiting the Middle East and helping out in countries that have been torn apart by war in recent years.

Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons — that’s Joseph in the hoodie — play the Beachland Ballroom on Monday.

It’s Monday in Portland and Tuesday in New Zealand, and Jerry Joseph is walking in Auckland and talking about his music career that has taken him to every continent except Africa and produced more than 30 records and 250 original songs with bands and as a solo artist and … there must be a song in there somewhere, huh?

Another Portland-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Jerry Joseph, who is traveling to Afghanistan for the first time in mid-May to teach at the school with Lewis, said the music-editing software in particular is key to the students making music a profession.