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Julien Kasper
Jazz/Rock
A true soul, jazz, and blues guitarist extraordinaire. Julien and his band have just released their third album, Trance Groove, which showcases Julien's strongest playing and writing to date. The textures, grooves, and sounds are rooted in blues/rock and funk while interplay of the musicians, vivid harmony, chromatic sensibility, and intertwining themes reveal high level jazz players displaying a rare marriage of virtuosity and musicality. The album features a guest appearance by Hammond B3 organist T Lavitz (of the Dixie Dregs, Widespread Panic, and Jazz is Dead).
“Exquisite tones, masterful execution, and innate soulfulness
drive this jazzy, funky, bluesy,
Sco-and-Beck-meet-Hendrix-for-drinks-at-the-Harvard-Psychedelic-Club
instrumental joyride.”
— Guitar Player magazine, June 2010
“Julien Kasper is a guitar virtuoso whose instrumental excursions
find equal footing in both jazz and blues without being bound to
either...Kasper wields a master’s touch even as he alternates
between blazing workouts, sinewy grooves and introspective
musings...”
— M Music & Musicians magazine, March/April 2010