Jazz Articles about Julia Dollison

Julia Dollison and Kerry Marsh: Raising Their Voices

by R.J. DeLuke
June 8, 2010

It's nice when people of similar interest and ambitions come together. Nicer still, when those things form the basis of a personal relationship; a partnership that results in the ultimate collaboration--marriage. For Julia Dollison and Kerry Marsh--singers who are also heavily involved in education, heightened by their successful operation of the jazz vocal program at California State University, Sacramento--their journey is starting to extend more outside of the classroom and into projects for music fans to enjoy.Enter their ...

Julia Dollison: Observatory

by Jim Santella
November 14, 2005

With Ben Monder's guitar harmonies surrounding her light, airy voice, Julia Dollison sings familiar tunes and several originals on this debut album. She overdubs her voice in order to achieve a choir of similar voices. Delivering lines with a cool demeanor, she expresses each message openly with a contemporary flair. Emotion plays a considerable part in her performance, but the emphasis lies in her pop-flavored directions.

These eleven pieces are a good introduction to her effervescent persona. “Autumn ...