Arclight by Julian Lage

Julian Lage

Arclight

Format: CD
Label: Mack Avenue
UPC: 0673203110724
Catnr: MAC 1107
Release date: 18 March 2016
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Label
Mack Avenue

UPC
0673203110724

Catalogue number
MAC 1107

Release date
18 March 2016

"American guitarist Julian Lage is now 29 years old and has a sound that is completely his own"

Jazzism, 19-6-2017

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About the album

Guitarist Julian Lage is set to release Arclight, the debut album of his new trio featuring modern masters, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Kenny Wollesen. That trio has been touring in recent months—notably a concert at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall in October. This album showcases Lage’s growth as a leader and songwriter, and further solidifies his status as a premier guitar virtuoso. Lage spent road time as well in 2015 touring in support of his acoustic solo record, World’s Fair; touring with Wilco’s Nels Cline promoting their duo record ROOM; playing with Chris Eldridge of the Punch Brothers; and opening for The Milk Carton Kids on their West Coast Tour. Julian has a heavy slate of dates too in the works for April and May 2016 across the country.

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Julian Lage (guitar)

Hailed as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation, Julian Lage has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via impeccable technique, free association and a spirit of infinite possibility. Though only 30, the New York-based musician boasts a long, prolific resume as sideman (alongside such icons as Gary Burton and John Zorn), duo partner (with Nels Cline, Chris Eldridge and Fred Hersch, among others), and as soloist and bandleader.

Hailed as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation, Julian Lage has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via impeccable technique, free association and a spirit of infinite possibility. Though only 30, the New York-based musician boasts a long, prolific resume as sideman (alongside such icons as Gary Burton and John Zorn), duo partner (with Nels Cline, Chris Eldridge and Fred Hersch, among others), and as soloist and bandleader.

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Scott Colley (bass)

Kenny Wollesen (drums)

Percussionist Kenny Wolleson performed on over 30 recordings during the 1990s and, as the decade progressed, gained increasing renown as a musician of astonishing versatility, skill, and ingenuity. He has recorded and toured with all kinds of musicians, from Tom Waits (Wollesonperforms on Waits' 1993 collaboration with William S. Burroughs, Black Rider), to Sean Lennon, to Ron Sexsmith (Wolleson performs on his second album, Other Songs). A founding member of the New Klezmer Trio, Wolleson is also all over N.Y.C.'s downtown jazz and avant-garde musicians' recordings, and has been so active as to tour with Bill Friselland Myra Melford in the same month.

Percussionist Kenny Wolleson performed on over 30 recordings during the 1990s and, as the decade progressed, gained increasing renown as a musician of astonishing versatility, skill, and ingenuity. He has recorded and toured with all kinds of musicians, from Tom Waits (Wollesonperforms on Waits' 1993 collaboration with William S. Burroughs, Black Rider), to Sean Lennon, to Ron Sexsmith (Wolleson performs on his second album, Other Songs). A founding member of the New Klezmer Trio, Wolleson is also all over N.Y.C.'s downtown jazz and avant-garde musicians' recordings, and has been so active as to tour with Bill Friselland Myra Melford in the same month.

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American guitarist Julian Lage is now 29 years old and has a sound that is completely his own
Jazzism, 19-6-2017

"Lage is not only technical very gifted, but knows how to amaze and move the listener every time with his performance. Unbelievable how he can make his virtuosity sound so fluent and almost 'easy'. "
Jazzism, 01-10-2016

Lage is not only a technical master but he also knows how to surprise and move people.
Written in Music, 23-8-2016

This CD is a party for gitarists and for anyone who likes firm, contemporary jazz approach.
Doctor Jazz Magazine, 01-7-2016

Jazzism, Mei 2016
Jazzism, 06-5-2016

"Julian Lage wrote almost all the music in which he’s a master of suggestion and improvisation. Only play the notes who really matters, which becomes the wonderful signature of his album ‘Arclight‘."
Music Frames, 07-4-2016