Jazz Articles about Julieta Eugenio

About Julieta Eugenio

Album Review

Eyal Vilner Big Band: The Jam!

by Jack Bowers
August 1, 2022

Simply leading a big band in 2022 is cause for celebration. Leading a big band as sharp and talented as Eyal Vilner's New York- based ensemble is cause for far more than that. Vilner, an Israeli-born composer, arranger and woodwind specialist, formed the band in 2008, one year after arriving in New York City. He has been busy since then shaping its identity and refining its style, and his persistence pays off big-time on the band's second album, The Jam! ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Julieta Eugenio, Karl Silveira, Francesca Remigi And More

by Bob Osborne
April 14, 2022

Featured on this week's show are a set of new albums including music from Julieta Eugenio, Karl Silveira, Satoko Fujii & Joe Fonda, Francesca Remigi, Amaury Faye & Igor Gehenot, and Brent Laidler. Also just released the second volume of improvisation from Dave Tucker, Pat Thomas, Thurston Moore, and Mark Sanders. Also a first look at French label Le Fondeur de Son a production and support body for creative, revolutionary and non-commercial music. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Julieta ...

Album Review

Julieta Eugenio: Jump

by Hrayr Attarian
February 23, 2022

Listening to saxophonist Julieta Eugenio on the engaging Jump it is hard to believe this is only her debut. Her confident playing, warm, brassy tone and intelligent, spontaneous ideas belie her relative youth. Eugenio penned most of the music on Jump, so the release also showcases her superlative compositional skills. The poetic, loose-knit originals are perfectly suited to a trio with ample room for both individual expressions and collective performances. The taut and intriguing “Efes" opens the album ...

Album Review

Julieta Eugenio: Jump

by Dan McClenaghan
January 18, 2022

Aspiring jazz artists who pull up roots and make the “jump" to New York City have a lot of backbone. The uncertainty involved in the attempt to elbow into a hyper competitive situation which can boost a career must make for sleepless nights. For non-Americans, dealing with culture shock and struggling with the English language, things are even more challenging. But, in 2013, saxophonist Julieta Eugenio was undeterred, leaving her home in Argentina to make the pilgrimage that thousands have ...