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This class is not currently being offered in our catalog.
In this 60-minute workshop, Julian Lage will discuss the technical side of the acoustic guitar with an emphasis on how to utilize an awareness of one’s whole body, and the surrounding environment, as a source of enhanced support during practice and performance. He will also be discussing improvisation as it relates to ensemble playing, as well as free improvisation and spontaneous composition, all as a basis for playing in a jazz or acoustic music context. Q&A with the students will of course be welcomed through out the duration of the workshop.
Julian Lage is an American guitarist, composer and arranger living in NYC. Often categorized as a jazz musician, his music is rooted in both traditional and acoustic forms. He was the subject of an Academy Award nominated documentary Jules at Eight. Among others Julian has collaborated with Jim Hall, Mark O'Connor, Nels Cline, Chris Eldridge, Scott Colley, and Antonio Sanchez. In addition to his own quintet he has recorded with Gary Burton, David Grisman, Eric Harland, Anthony Wilson, Martin Taylor, Joshua Bell & Yoko Ono. Julian's album Sounding Point was nominated for a Best Contemporary Jazz album Grammy in 2010. His most recent duo album Free Flying with Fred Hersch received a coveted 5-star review in Down Beat magazine.
