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Julian Priester is an American jazz trombonist and composer. He has played with many artists including Sun Ra, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock. Priester attended Chicago's DuSable High School, where he studied under Walter Dyett. In his teens he played with blues and R&B artists such as Muddy Waters, Dinah Washington, and Bo Diddley, and had the opportunity to jam with jazz players like Max Roach, trumpeter Clifford Brown, and saxophonist Sonny Stitt. In the early 1950s Priester was a member of Sun Ra's big band, recording several albums with the group before leaving Chicago in 1956 to tour with Lionel Hampton
The Top 25 Songs Featuring Clarinet
by Dean Nardi
As Ian Dury might have sung had he played the clarinet, “Hit me with your licorice stick." (That is “rhythm stick" for those not fluent in punk rock.) From the intricacies of classical music to the smooth swing of jazz to Klezmer--the folk music of the Eastern European Jewish population--the instrument resonates throughout a good portion ...
Jovino Santos Neto: The Music Leads Itself
by Katchie Cartwright
Following a years-long recording hiatus, Brazilian-born Seattle-based Grammy-nominated pianist and composer Jovino Santos Neto released three albums in 2025, all captured live. Two are digital-only releases, both recorded in 2024: Retratos: Brazilian Portraits (Audiophile Society), a duo performance with Estonian bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann in a program of great Brazilian composers, and A Onça e o Pajé ...
La Tanya Hall: If Not Now, When...
by Pierre Giroux
With If Not Now, When... , La Tanya Hall emerges not just as a vocalist but as a storyteller, deeply connected to the quiet power of a well-chosen song. This is her most personal statement yet, an album crafted with intention rather than for show, where each track earns its place through lyrical depth and emotional ...
Josh Lawrence: Still We Dream
by David A. Orthmann
"Long As You're Living," the opening track of Still We Dream, trumpeter Josh Lawrence 's seventh release for Posi-Tone Records, is an ideal candidate for extensive airplay on jazz radio. Coming in at under four minutes, it is all substance, no fluff, no excess. A blues in 5/4 time, generating middling tempo swing courtesy of bassist ...
Dawn Clement: Delight
by Paul Rauch
Pianist / vocalist / composer Dawn Clement has appeared on plenty of recordings, both as a sideperson and leader, but she has perhaps never quite accomplished what she has here with Delight, on the Origin Records label. There are balances achieved with this record that fans of the long-time Seattle, now Denver-based Clement can ...
Seattle Jazz Fellowship: A New Age In A New Space
by Paul Rauch
The Seattle Jazz Fellowship, a 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting jazz and jazz culture primarily at the local level, came to life in a backroom bar in the city's arts district on Capitol Hill in October 2021. The city, the nation, the world, was just beginning to fully climb out of the social slumber imposed by the COVID-19 ...
Naomi Moon Siegel Opens Up and Evolves
by Lawrence Peryer
The music of trombonist Naomi Moon Siegel captures both urban energy and rural spaciousness. Her formative years in Seattle's experimental jazz scene included collaborations with, and mentorship from, Wayne Horvitz and Julian Julian Priester. In 2016, she moved to Missoula, Montana--a decision that transformed her musical perspective and became the foundation of her newest work.
Andrew Hill Sextet Plus Ten: A Beautiful Day, Revisited
by Dan McClenaghan
The heyday of pianist Andrew Hill (1931-2007) happened during his hang with Blue Note Records, where he released ten albums between 1963 and 1970, including 1964's Black Fire, a splendid quartet session featuring saxophonist Joe Henderson; 1964's Point Of Departure), that featured a freewheeling sextet that included Henderson, multiple reedist Eric Dolphy and trumpeter Kenny Dorham; ...
Xavier Lecouturier: Focus in Constant Motion
by Paul Rauch
In many ways, Seattle-based 26 year old drummer and composer Xavier Lecouturier typifies the plight of brilliant young jazz musicians on the horizon in the twenty-first century. While the talent pool in jazz music has never been more prodigious, it faces major challenges in terms of work availability and when it is available, earning a living ...
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