Julien Wilson

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Rebellious Bird

Album: trio - live

Released: Nov 20, 2007

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"In fact, it was Wilson who provided what may have been the highlight of the Festival when he performed with his Trio in the Holy Trinity Cathedral. The sheer majestic quality of this band’s music is astounding, and, in the vast surroundings of the Cathedral, Wilson’s soaring tenor took on a spiritual quality, reaching all the way back to Coltrane. With an unlikely instrumentation of guitar, accordion and saxophone, the Trio gently added subtle textures to the mix, creating a music that seemed to be full of air and light. Stephen Grant’s accordion floated dreamlike through the space, while Stephen Magnusson’s guitar pierced the veil, intelligent and thoughtful. Solos were few and far between, but when Wilson did set off, his tenor soared to the upper reaches of the Cathedral, filling the church to overflowing. It was a remarkable performance, full of such intimacy and telepathic communion."
Des Cowley - Rhythms review of 2007 Wangaratta Jazz Festival..

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Julien Wilson is the recipient of the 2008 Australian Jazz Award for 'Australian Jazz Artist of the Year', the 2006 Music Council of Australia / Freedman Fellowship for Jazz, and the 1994 National Jazz Award. The funds from the Freedman Fellowship enabled him to record an album in New York, (Kaleidoscopic) and take his trio on a three week European tour that included sold out performances at the Berlin Jazz Festival.

Julien's debut album, while you were sleeping, was released in 2006 and was a finalist for Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album. His second album, Trio - Live was released at the end of 2007. Both albums were nominated for ARIA awards for Best Jazz Album. The Julien Wilson Trio (with Stephen Magnusson & Steve Grant) was a finalist for the 2004, 2008 & 2009 Australian Jazz Award for Best Australian Ensemble. Both CD's are available through iTunes & CDBaby. Click on the links below. Julien's Quartet "The CoatHangers" features Sydney based musicians Carl Dewhurst, Cameron Undy and Simon Barker.

In addition to composing for and running his own trio and quartet, Julien co-leads assumptions, Cool'sCool and Snag, and is a regular member of Ishish, The Black Arm Band, Bennetts Lane Big Band, Los Cabrones, Jex Saarelaht Quartet, Stu Hunter's "The Gathering" & Spaces & Streams with Phil Treloar & Phil Rex.

He has performed at many Australian and international festivals, including appearances at the Umbria, Pori, Copenhagen, Berlin, Jakarta, Jarasum, Christchurch and Montreux Jazz Festivals. He spent much of the late 90's living and working in Europe with the multi-national Swiss-based band, Snag, who received Swiss Government Arts grants for recording and touring. He completed graduate studies in the USA on scholarships from The Ian Potter Foundation, The Australia Council and New England Conservatory, where he studied extensively with George Russell, Paul Bley, Jerry Bergonzi and George Garzone.

Juliens personal sound, and wide stylistic range have enabled him to perform and record with artists as diverse as the Kurt Elling Quartet, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Mike Nock, Charlie Haden, Hugh Masekala, Nigel Kennedy, Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, George Garzone, Bob Moses, Barney McAll, Jim Black, Mark Helias, Vince Jones, Bernie McGann, Josh Roseman, Andy Milne, The Artie Shaw Orchestra, Paul Grabowsky, The Australian Art Orchestra, Katie Noonan, Allan Browne, Satoko Fujii, Gil Askey, Virus, John Farnham, Augie March, Daddy Cool and Thirsty Merc.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CD's available through CDBaby and iTunes

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Featuring:
Julien Wilson - tenor saxophone
Stephen Magnusson - nylon string guitar
Stephen Grant - piano accordion

Featuring:
Julien Wilson - tenor sax
Stephen Magnusson - guitars
Stephen Grant - accordion
Jordan Murray - trombone
Simon Barker - drums
Philip Rex - bass

CD's available through Jazzhead and iTunes

Featuring:
Julien Wilson - tenor/soprano sax
Stephen Magnusson - guitars
Barney McAll - piano/keyboards
Mark Helias - basses
Jim Black - drums

Featuring:
Julien Wilson - tenor sax
Stephen Magnusson - guitars
Bjorn Meyer - basses
Sergio Beresovsky - drums

Featuring:
Julien Wilson - tenor sax
Novak Conrad - guitar
Tim Neal - hammond organ
Nick Sinclair - bass
Will Guthrie - drums

General Info

Genre: Acoustic / Jazz / Nu-Jazz
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Au
Profile Views: 117869
Last Login: 4/2/2012
Member Since 3/1/2006
Record Label Jazzhead, Downstream
Type of Label Indie
Bio
See Blog page for trio bio, and reviews.
Members
Albums are available at iTunes. Use the links from this page.
Influences
You can also find me on iTunes on the following recent releases: Stu Hunter - The Gathering / Jex Saarelaht - Fiveways / Mike Nock - Meeting of the Waters
Sounds Like
Ishish and assumptions albums are not on iTunes. If you want to find them or make any other enquiries please send me a message here. Soundvault Records (who released my solo albums "Trio-Live" & "while you were sleeping") have closed shop. These CD's are now only available online through CDBaby, iTunes, etc or at my gigs. Actually "While you were sleeping" is currently out of print.