Julian Lage

Julian Lage
Julian Lage at the Monterey Jazz Festival, 2014
Background information
Born (1987-12-25) December 25, 1987
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Guitar
Labels EmArcy, Mack Avenue
Associated acts Gary Burton, Mark O'Connor, Taylor Eigsti, Eric Harland, Margaret Glaspy, Nels Cline, Chris Eldridge, Gyan Riley
Website www.julianlage.com

Julian Lage (/lahj/; born December 25, 1987) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.

Career

A child prodigy, Lage was the subject of the 1996 short documentary film Jules at Eight.[1] At 12, Lage performed at the 2000 Grammy Awards. At 15, Lage became a faculty member at the Stanford Jazz Workshop at Stanford University[2]. Classically trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Lage has studied at Sonoma State University and the Ali Akbar College of Music. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2008.

On March 24, 2009 Lage released his debut album Sounding Point on EmArcy Records, to favorable reviews.[3][4] It was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Lage's second album, titled Gladwell was released April 26, 2011, to positive reviews.[5][6][7][8]

On March 2, 2015, Lage released his first solo acoustic album entitled World's Fair, and on March 11, 2016, he released his fourth album as a leader, Arclight.

As of 2018, Lage's trio features bassist Scott Colley and drummer Kenny Wollesen. Lage also has duo projects with guitarists Chris Eldridge, Gyan Riley and Nels Cline. For the 2017 guitar duo album Mount Royal, Lage and Eldridge received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. [9]

Discography

As leader or co-leader

As sideman

With Gary Burton

With Taylor Eigsti

  • Lucky to Be Me (2006)
  • Let It Come to You (2008)
  • Daylight at Midnight (2010)

With others

Awards and Nominations

Independent Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2018 "Mount Royal" (with Chris Eldridge) Instrumental Album Won

References

  1. ↑ Deluke, R J (2009-03-23). "Julian Lage: Stepping Into the Limelight". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Stanford Jazz Festival, Jazz Camp & Jazz Residency: A swinging success!". Stanford Jazz Workshop. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  3. ↑ Nastos, Michael. "Sounding Point: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  4. ↑ Fordham, John (2009-05-01). "Julian Lage: Sounding Point". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  5. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Gladwell: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  6. ↑ Alkyer, Frank (2011-05-01). "Julian Lage Group, Gladwell". Downbeat. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  7. ↑ Chinen, Nate (2011-05-02). "Julian Lage "Gladwell"". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  8. ↑ Gilbert, Andrew (2011-04-22). "Noisy Neighbors, New sounds from close to home". Boston Globe.
  9. ↑ Perlmutter, Adam (2018-02-24). "Julian Lage at 30: A Visit in San Francisco With the Jazz Guitar Phenomenon". Acoustic Guitar.
  10. ↑ "Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge - Mount Royal". Free Dirt Records & Service Co. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Bone Collector video from Julian & Chris". Bluegrasstoday.com. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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