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    Julien Colarossi is an Italian-born guitarist and composer who has established himself on the Irish jazz scene. He recently graduated with honors in jazz performance from Newpark Music Centre in Dublin. He has released an album with his quartet and performs regularly with several groups, including the Hot House Big Band. Colarossi draws influence from various genres of music and enjoys composing original works and arranging pieces. He maintains an active teaching and performing schedule.

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    Julien Colarossi is an Italian-born guitarist and composer who has established himself on the Irish jazz scene. He recently graduated with honors in jazz performance from Newpark Music Centre in Dublin. He has released an album with his quartet and performs regularly with several groups, including the Hot House Big Band. Colarossi draws influence from various genres of music and enjoys composing original works and arranging pieces. He maintains an active teaching and performing schedule.

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    Julien Colarossi is an Italian-born guitarist and composer who has established himself on the Irish jazz scene. He recently graduated with honors in jazz performance from Newpark Music Centre in Dublin. He has released an album with his quartet and performs regularly with several groups, including the Hot House Big Band. Colarossi draws influence from various genres of music and enjoys composing original works and arranging pieces. He maintains an active teaching and performing schedule.

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    Julien Colarossi

    Originally from Settefrati, Italy, guitarist and composer Julien Colarossi, born the 4th of February 1988, has recently graduated with a first-class honours degree in jazz performance from Newpark Music Centre in Dublin, Ireland. Since moving to Ireland in 2007, Julien has established himself as one of the most exciting young guitarists to emerge in recent years on the Irish contemporary jazz scene. He is gaining a strong reputation not only as a performer but also as a composer and teacher. Julien studied jazz guitar in Ireland with Tommy Halferty and Ariel Hernandez. He studied composition with Ronan Guilfoyle, rhythm studies with Conor Guilfoyle, eartraining and harmony with Grman Lima and Phil Ware, and jazz history and world music with Francesco Turrisi. In 2010 Julien was awarded a $16,000 scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In the same year, he was awarded a bursary from his college (Newpark Music Centre) to go and study at Fridhems Folkhgskola in Sweden for two weeks. He has attended masterclasses and workshops with Lionel Loueke, Jim Black, Tom Rainey, Mats Holtne, Trio Corrente and Michael Buckley among others. Julien has collaborated with many of Irelands finest jazz musicians including John Moriarty, Michael Buckley, Richie Buckley, Myles Drennan, Cormac O'Brien, Ariel Hernandez, Patrice Brun, Phil Ware, Kevin Brady, Justin Carroll, Damian Evans, Matthew Jacobson, Dave Redmond, Matthew Halpin, Dublin City Jazz Orchestra, Hot House Big Band and many others.

    -The Julien Colarossi Quartet


    In August 2011, Julien released his first LP Journey to Zero, a live recording of a concert held in May 2011, in the National Concert Hall in Dublin, with his band The Julien Colarossi Quartet featuring Colarossi on guitar, Barry Donohue on electric bass, Matthew Halpin on tenor sax and Tommy Gray on drums. The album features three tunes written and arranged by Colarossi and another composition written by Kurt Rosenwinkel. This recording reveals the many facets and diversity of Julien as a composer and as an improvising musician. Julien has been strongly influenced by the straight-ahead jazz of Louis Armstrong and Ben Webster, the bebop of Charlie Parker and Louis Stewart, the modal harmonies of Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane, the modern harmonies of Kurt Rosenwinkel and Brad Mehldau. But Juliens musical interests are not limited to jazz. He loves

    classical music and has an affinity for music that feels good eg. the R&B of Jill Scott, Robert Glasper's hip-hop, James Brown's funk, rock music from Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin as well as the reggae of Bob Marley and many many more. Julien loves to compose for this group and enjoys experimenting with arrangements and with different instrumentation. He has a keen interest in identifying the spiritual nature of music and in reaching out and engaging as many people as possible, from young to old and people with different musical tastes. -Phisqa In this brand new project leaded by Peruvian drummer Cote Calmet, Julien performs original Afro-Peruvian music along with bassist, Cormac O'Brien(Ireland), pianist, Leopoldo Osio (Venezuela) and alto saxophonist, Chris Engel (South Africa). -Hot House Big Band (May 2011 to present) Julien performs every Monday night with the Hot House Big Band (full 17 piece big band comprised of some of the finest jazz and professional musicians in Ireland) in The Mercantile Bar, in Dublin. -The Colours AfroBeat Orchestra (June 2011 to present) Julien is the guitarist with this vibrant and rhythmic group led by Gboyega 'Papa Gee' Akerele, a singer/songwriter, drummer/percussionist, and saxophonist from Nigeria. This group features musicians from all over the world including Frailan Moran (Cuba) on congas, Jose Dominguez (Spain) on bass, Julien Colarossi (Italy) on guitar, Gianpiero Quartarone (Italy) on trumpet, Segun Akano (Nigeria) on drums, Gbenga Akinborewa (Nigeria) on piano, Clare Carolan (Ireland) on baritone sax, Ronan O'Donnell (Ireland) on tenor sax as well as Taiwo Wilson, Joy Chinwego and Praise Chinwego on backing vocals (Nigeria).This band has performed at many events including the Castlepalooza Festival in Tullamore (Ireland) in July 2011. -Edel Meade Quartet Julien performs regularly with vocalist and composer Edel Meade. With her group, the SwooBeh Project, she has established herself as one of the most exciting singers to emerge in recent years on the Irish contemporary jazz scene. She runs a weekly jazz club called The Jazz Kitchen in Dublin where Julien and many other talents of the Irish jazz scene have the opportunity to try out new material and grow and develop as artists. Residencies (January 2009 to present) Julien currently performs jazz duo gigs at Bianconi's and Oliveto's restaurant every Friday and Saturday night. These residencies give him the opportunity to explore new sounds and to collaborate (and learn) from some of the finest professionals on the Irish jazz scene. Teaching Julien currently teaches group guitar classes at the Newpark Adult Education Centre in Blackrock, Co. Dublin. He also gives private tuition in guitar, harmony and ear-training and loves the opportunity to educate young people and adults interested in developing their musical skills.

    For more info do not hesitate to contact me at: julien.colarossi@gmail.com or visit my website www.juliencolarossi.com

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