Julian Joseph

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Julian Joseph
Birth name Julian Raphael Nathaniel Joseph
Born May 11, 1966
London, United Kingdom
Occupations Pianist, composer, arranger, broadcaster
Instruments Piano
Website http://www.julianjoseph.com

Julian Raphael Nathaniel Joseph (born May 11, 1966 in London)[1] is a jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger and broadcaster.

Biography

Joseph has worked solo, in his all-star big band, trio, quartet, forum project band or electric band.

Joseph's style combines a respect for the modern developments in jazz piano with its history. He works in both contemporary and traditional situations with his music. He is also active in jazz education helping to form the jazz syllabus for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in Great Britain.[2]

Starting with his first album The Language of Truth in 1991,[3] Joseph has six albums, one single, and one soundtrack to his credit, and has focused on live performance, composing, broadcasting and teaching. He performed at the 2003 London Jazz Festival and also hosts several radio shows on BBC Radio 3, including Jazz Line-up and the celebrated Jazz Legends.[4] He has also made two jazz television series for Meridian, a jazz series for Sky TV's Artsworld Channel and the documentary A Festival of Jazz Piano (2006) for BBC Television in Wales directed by Celia Lowenstein.

In September 2010, Joseph was interviewed by Bruce Lindsay, a jazz critic from Allaboutjazz, who wrote: "Julian Joseph is something of a jazz master of all trades."[5]

Julian is also a trustee and vice-president of the National Youth Jazz Collective.

Discography

Years refer to date of release. Only recordings on which Joseph played are listed.

As leader or co-leader

  • 1991: The Language of Truth
  • 1991: The Other Side of Town (single released in various formats with varying numbers of tracks)
  • 1994: Reality
  • 1995: In Concert at the Wigmore Hall
  • 1996: Universal Traveller
  • 2009: Dance of the Three Legged Elephants (co-led with Matthew Barley)
  • 2011: Julian Joseph Live at the Vortex in London

As sideman

Year Leader Title
1991 Barker, GuyGuy Barker Isn't It?
2004 Cobham, BillyBilly Cobham Art of Five
2002 Coleman, GeorgeGeorge Coleman Blues Inside Out
1994 Freeman, ChicoChico Freeman The Unspoken Word
2005 Torrini, EmilíanaEmilíana Torrini Fisherman's Woman
2002 Floyd, Ruth NaomiRuth Naomi Floyd Fan Into Flame
1994 (Various) A Night at Ronnie's, Vol. 4
1999 Braden, DonDon Braden Fire Within
1998 (Various) Nu Cool
1998 F, AdamAdam F Music in My Mind
1996 Hagen, NinaNina Hagen BeeHappy
1996 Toussaint, JeanJean Toussaint Nazaire Who's Blues
1996 (Various) Blaxploitation, Vol. 1
1995 (Various) A Night at Ronnie's, Vol. 2
1992 Pine, CourtneyCourtney Pine Closer to Home
1992 Pine, CourtneyCourtney Pine To the Eyes of Creation
1991 (Various) Beyond the Groove: Contemporary Jazz on the Move
1988 Pine, CourtneyCourtney Pine Destiny's Song + the Image of Pursuance
1986 Pine, CourtneyCourtney Pine Journey to the Urge Within

See also

References

  1. allaboutjazz.com
  2. "Educator and Consultant for The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music". trumpetguild.org Subtitle: Intro Jazz, paragraph 1. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 
  3. Turner, Greg. "The Language of Truth: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 
  4. "Jazz Line-Up by Julian Joseph on BBC Radio 3". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 
  5. Lindsay, Bruce (2010-09-03). "Julian Joseph: Joining Jazz and Baseball". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 

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