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Instrument: Guitar
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by Ian Patterson
Not to be confused with the Julian and John duo of Bream and Williams fame, Julien and John are Julien Colarossi and John Keogh, two fine guitarists in their own right. This is the Dublin duo's second release, eighteen months on from Street Life (Self-Produced, 2016). Like their debut recording, Just The Way We Are sees the duo trawl the pop charts for inspiration for its acoustic instrumentals, drawing from the 1960s until the present day. The greater vibrancy on ...
read moreJulien Colarossi: Note to Self
by Luigi Sforza
Classe 1988, musicista d'origine italiana ma irlandese d'adozione, Julien Colarossi è un chitarrista e compositore non ancora trentenne in grado di sostenere le sorti di un quartetto di bravi e motivati musicisti. Note to Self è il primo disco a suo nome, ed è un lavoro sfaccettato, suonato sapientemente da artisti che sanno mettere in ordine idee liriche e melodiche quanto articolate e nervose, modernismo jazzistico e divagazioni postfusion. La pronuncia chitarristica è di stampo tradizionale -bop ...
read moreLinley Hamilton: In Transition
by Ian Patterson
The title of trumpeter Linley Hamilton's second release for Northern Irish label Lyte Records tells a tale; in the three years since Taylor Made (Lyte Records, 2011) Hamilton has dug deep into the essence of his playing, refining his compositional approach and instilling a greater economy of notes in his playing. His is a discipline that owes more to the modern European tradition exemplified by Till Bronner and Mathias Eick than the beboppers that first inspired Hamilton on his journey. ...
read moreJulien Colarossi: Note to Self
by Ian Patterson
Since moving to Ireland in 2007, Italian guitarist Julien Colarossi has established himself as one of the busiest hands for hire on the Dublin jazz/contemporary music scene. He can be found in the band of singers Riona Sally Hartman and Edel Meade, and in the quintet Phisqa, whose eponymous debut fuses Peruvian rhythms--courtesy of drummer Cote Calmet--with modern jazz. He's a member of the 17-piece Hot House Big Band and also plays in Colours Afrobeat Foundation. Colarossi's debut as leader ...
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