There are multiple artists with this name. Joint Venture is a post bop quartet consisting of drummer Phil Haynes, bassist Drew Gress, saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, and trumpeter Paul Smoker. They released 3 records from 1987 to 1993, featuring compositions shared between all members. The German singer-songwriter duo Joint Venture, consisting of Martin "Kleinti" Simon and Götz Widmann, was founded in 1993 in Bonn where they played their first show in October 1993.