Results for "Julian Lage"

Detroit Jazz Festival: Detroit, MI September 2-5, 2011

by C. Andrew Hovan
September 18, 2011

32nd Annual Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MISeptember 2-5, 2011 As chance would have it, over the past 20 years or so attending the Labor Day festivities at the Detroit Jazz Festival, there have only been a handful of weekends marked by less than optimum weather conditions. On average, the gods have largely smiled down ...

Detroit Jazz Festival: Detroit, MI September 2-5, 2011

by Matt Marshall
September 12, 2011

32nd Annual Detroit Jazz FestivalDetroit, MISeptember 2-5, 2011 In its 32nd year, the Detroit Jazz Festival decided to drop “International" from its name, only to turn around and proclaim “We Bring You the World." An interesting distinction, but the festival's scope was covered, nonetheless. The celebration brought to Detroit not only artists and ...

Julian Lage: Gladwell

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 8, 2011

Julian Lage è un giovane chitarrista che sin dalla più tenera età è stato segnalato come un predestinato delle sei corde. La storia della musica è piena di bambini prodigio che hanno stupito i loro contemporanei e Julian Lage sa confermare questa tradizione mantenendosi fresco ed interessante anche dopo aver raggiunto la maggiore età. Da alcuni ...

Embracing Nicole Henry

August 26, 2011

The song stylist sells out a pair of New York City shows on the eve of the release of her critically-acclaimed new album, Embraceable Miami Beach, FL: Glowing reviews have embraced the arrival of the fifth album from song stylist Nicole Henry, which was released Tuesday (August 23) by ArtistShare. On Monday night, Henry performed many ...

Take Five With Jackson Evans

by AAJ Staff
August 10, 2011

Meet Jackson Evans: Based in Savannah, Georgia, Jackson is known throughout the southeast as an in-demand band leader, composer, arranger and accompanist. In addition to organizing several regional tours he has performed in concert series and festivals including an appearance as a featured guest at the Savannah Jazz Festival.Jackson holds a BM ...

Julian Lage - From Guitar Prodigy to Guitar Master

June 22, 2011

Another great session from the KPLU studios...check out audio, video, and photos below! By Justin Steyer, Nick Francis and Nick Morrison Guitarist Julian Lage performs live in the KPLU studios on June 15, 2011. Justin Steyer / KPLU CLICK HEAR TO LISTEN TO THE SESSION When Julian Lage was 8 years old, his skill as a ...

The New Gary Burton Quartet: Common Ground

by John Kelman
June 10, 2011

In a career now entering its sixth decade, vibraphonist Gary Burton has participated in plenty of one-off recordings, paying tribute to everyone from tango master Astor Piazzolla to mallet-men who have come before, like Lionel Hampton and Milt Jackson. His discography has been nothing if not unfailingly consistent--every recording meticulously conceived and flawlessly executed. A project, ...

The Jazz Session #276: Julian Lage

June 4, 2011

Julian Lage Unplugged

May 4, 2011

I recently had the pleasure of producing a video interview with the exciting guitarist Julian Lage for his latest recording Gladwell. After we completed our interview session, I asked Julian if he would be into performing one of the album's tunes on his vintage Gibson acoustic guitar for sort of an unplugged version and he happily ...

Julian Lage - Gladwell (2011)

April 29, 2011

By S. Victor Aaron Don't get me wrong, I love jazz guitarists who derive their inspiration from guys like Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell and Pat Metheny, but it's so refreshing to hear a new guitarist come along who excels by taken the road less traveled. That's former child prodigy guitarist Julian Lage, who seems to be ...