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With the 2005 release of his debut CD, Emergence, saxophonist/composer Julian Meyers is inviting listeners to move to the next level of his jazz odyssey. After more than 10 years as a sideman and leader of several successful jazz ensembles, Meyers is ready to broaden his following.
Meyers pays tribute to jazz greats such as the late Joe Henderson, on Emergence with an original composition entitled, Farewell to Joe, and also shows his own jazz voice with five other original compositions on the CD.
Emergence features other prominent musicians such as: Bob Cunningham, Ed Stoute, Antonio Jacobs, a.k.a. Black Lieder, John Dooley, Kenny Austin, Walter Baby Sweets Perkins, Weldon Irvine, and bassist Thomas Ware Gooding (the even more talented brother of Cuba).
Meyers, a native New Yorker, has performed with numerous renowned musicians including Michael Raye, Valerie Capers, Sweet Georgia Brown and Dizzy Gillespie. In addition, Meyers has had the opportunity to record with pianist Charles Carrington, and superstar Korean musicians Hahn Dae Soo and Woo Chang Lee, and Gang Starrs Guru.
The sound of Meyers saxophone can shift gears from the spiritual to the sensual to the experimental. Emergence is the first step in a jazz odyssey for Meyers. Accept his invitation and come along on the journey. Stay tuned, theres much more to come.
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