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Julian Gerstin

Born: November 27, 1953

Julian Gerstin, PhD is a percussionist, composer and ethnomusicologist. At the Vermont Jazz Center, Julian co-leads the Latin Jazz Ensemble with Eugene Uman and the Samba Ensemble with Ron Kelly, and runs a Rhythm Theory course at the Summer Jazz Workshop. He also serves on the VJC Board as President and a member of the Grants Committee.

Julian’s percussive explorations have led him to study and perform folk traditions of Ghana, Cuba, Martinique, Brazil and other African/Diasporic countries, as well popular styles of Nigeria, South Africa, Martinique, Cuba, Brazil, Trinidad, Jamaica, Mexico and others. His work in jazz has ranged from New Orleans brass bands to avant-garde experimentalism. He has toured and recorded with numerous world music acts including Baba Ken Okulolo and Zulu Spear. Julian currently leads the Julian Gerstin Sextet, playing his compositions of jazz influenced by Caribbean and Balkan music, and works with the Latin jazz group Trio Mambo, Puerto Rican folkloric dance ensemble Bomba de Aquí, and the Pioneer Valley Arab Music Ensemble. He has composed for and accompanied numerous theater, dance and choral ensembles.

Music for the Exploration of Elusive Phenomena

By Julian Gerstin

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: American History; Too Happy to Sleep; After the Sleep of Lies; Spruce Street; Long Journey Home; The Almost Happy Camel; Remember and See; La Casa Violeta; Beautiful Blur; Ways to Hear Each Other; Serious Fun; All Day Every Day.

Strange but True

By Julian Gerstin

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2009