"Bay Area jazz fans have been watching the career of Julian Lage for, well, most of his life. And we mean that pretty much literally, given that he was a child prodigy and the focus of a documentary Julian at Eight at the age when most kids are more interested watching SpongeBog Squarepants than mastering jazz guitar licks. Lage's career, as an adult, has definitely lived up to all the hype he generated as a youth."
"He also has a record deal with the most legendary of jazz labels Blue Note Records. Jazz fans can hear what Lage has been up to lately when he delivers his fifth full-length Blue Note release Scenes From Above on Jan. 23. The album, which was produced by three-time-Grammy-winner Joe Henry, finds Lage fronting a terrific new quartet featuring keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Jorge Roeder, and drummer Kenny Wollesen."
"I came in with a desire to present this as an egalitarian thing, rather than I'm the leader let's build something around me,' Lage says of the project. This is music that's connected to our own growth and development individually and within our relationships with one another, with no sense that anybody's expecting anything."
Julian Lage began his career as a child prodigy and was the subject of a documentary at age eight. He is now 38 and has earned seven Grammy nominations. Lage holds a recording contract with Blue Note Records and continues to release acclaimed albums. His fifth full-length Blue Note release, Scenes From Above, is scheduled for January 23. The album was produced by three-time Grammy winner Joe Henry and features a quartet with keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Jorge Roeder, and drummer Kenny Wollesen. Lage approached the project with an egalitarian intent, aiming for collective growth and interaction rather than leader-centric arrangements.
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