Julian is currently composing new and original guitar etudes. Click here to watch the first 3

 

 

Sounding Point: Grammy Nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of 2009! Read more on Grammy.com

Click to read the Phoenix article

Click here to read the entire review

 

"In all these different formats, Lage's well-developed personality shines through. Here's a jazz newcomer more interested in elegance than in flash, more interested in instrumental storytelling than in virtuosity. " Washington Post

 

"With so many emerging artists releasing albums before they're ready, debuts like Sounding Point come along all too rarely. With a fully-formed voice that transcends yet incorporates his multifaceted stylistic interests, Lage's impressive debut points to a giant in the making. Most artists his age are described in terms of promise; with Sounding Point, Lage bypasses promise and goes straight to delivery." All About Jazz

"Sounding Point is so negligibly packaged that it could easily slip under the radar or be mistaken for just another guitar-geek recording. In fact it's a major find‹springy, intelligent chamber Americana that fits perfectly into a spectrum of Nonesuch-style players like Bill Frisell and Chris Thile's Punch Brothers." Time Out New York The Julian Lage Group received a great review from the Boston Globe following their recent show at Club Passim. Read the full review here

Jazz.com

New Haven Register

Click here to visit Julian's ArtistShare Project Experience Center. Here you can order the new album and participate in the musical process.

SOUNDING POINT: Released MARCH 24

On March 24, Julian Lage released his debut album, Sounding Point, on EmArcy Records! Julian has teamed up with ArtistShare to deliver the ultimate fan experience.

Click here to pre-order the CD and visit Julian's ArtistShare Project Experience Center

From there you can follow the experience of Julian on the road through photos, journal entries and downloads of live performances in celebration of the release of Sounding Point.

You will also be able to watch Julian's compositions come to life through downloads of musical sketches with commentary.

 

 

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Bela Fleck's "Throw Down Your Heart" now available

Throw Down Your Heart chronicles banjo virtuoso and 9 time Grammy award winner Bela Fleck's musical journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo. Bela's boundary-breaking musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali, and provides a glimpse of the beauty and complexity of African music. Using his banjo, Bela transcends barriers of language and culture, finding common ground and forging connections with musicians from very different backgrounds.

 

 

 

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Julian Lage Group on Tour

 

Punch Brother In NYC

January 21, 2008

Hello All,

Happy New Year! It's been a little while since my last posting and I wanted to say hello and let you know about an exciting show coming up. Tomorrow, January 22, 2008, my favorite band Punch Brothers is performing in NYC at the Living Room. Punch Brothers consists of Chris Thile, Chris Eldridge, Gabe Witcher, Noam Pickelny, and Paul Kowert. Seeing them perform is an incredibly inspiring experience and they are the coolest guys too. I'll be there to watch and play some too......If you are around, please come out. We would love to see you!

Headed To London

November 17, 2008

Hello All,

I wanted to check in and write something on my new and improved website. I am on my way to London tomorrow to play with Taylor Eigsti. We are performing at Royal Festival Hall as part of the London Jazz Festival, opening for the great Milton Nascimento. We are both really looking forward to being apart of this wonderful occasion and to play duo again. It will be our last duo show until we pick things back up in February in Philadelphia.

In honor of our show at Royal Festival Hall, I wanted to post a video of Stravinsky conducting Firebird at Royal Festival Hall in 1965. This video is so inspiring to me, watching the way he conducts and embodies the music so deeply. What a master! Enjoy!!