Julian Lage
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Guitarists · b. 1987

Julian Lage

American musician

Born
25 December 1987
Santa Rosa
Country
United States
Record labels
Blue Note, EmArcy Records
Discography
13 albums

Biography

Julian Lage is a jazz musician who plays guitar. Julian Lage was born on 25 December 1987 in Santa Rosa. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note and EmArcy Records. The discography here lists 13 albums, from “Sounding Point” (2009) to “Scenes From Above” (2026).

Julian Price Lage ( LAHZH; born December 25, 1987) is an American guitarist and composer. A child prodigy, Lage performed at the 2000 Grammy Awards at age 12, and at 15, became a faculty member of the Stanford Jazz Workshop. He released his debut album, Sounding Point, in 2009 on EmArcy Records. He was signed to Blue Note Records in 2021, with whom he has released the albums Squint (2021), View with a Room (2022), The Layers EP (2023), Speak to Me (2024), and Scenes from Above (2026). Lage currently teaches ensembles and guitar at The New School's School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City and performs in Bob Dylan's touring band.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Sounding Point 2009
Gladwell 2011
Avalon 2014
World’s Fair 2015
Arclight 2016
Mount Royal 2017
Modern Lore 2018
Chesed: The Book Beri'ah, Volume 4 2019
Love Hurts 2019
Squint 2021
View With a Room 2022
Speak to Me 2024
Scenes From Above 2026

Also plays on

Albums where Julian Lage is credited as a sideman

1999 Dawg Duos — David Grisman guitar family
2018 The Book Beri'ah — John Zorn guitar
2018 Insurrection — John Zorn electric guitar
2018 Uplift — Dave Douglas electric guitar
2020 Virtue — John Zorn guitar
2021 Teresa de Ávila — John Zorn acoustic guitar
2021 New Masada Quartet — John Zorn & New Masada Quartet guitar
2022 New Standards, Vol. 1 — Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton, Matthew Stevens electric guitar, acoustic guitar
2023 Full Fathom Five — John Zorn guitar
2023 Multiplicities II: A Repository of Nonexistent Objects — John Zorn & Incerto guitar
2024 Her Melodious Lay — John Zorn guitar
2024 New Masada Quartet, Vol. 3 — John Zorn performer
2026 Paramount Quartet — Joe Lovano, Julian Lage, Santi Debriano & Will Calhoun guitar

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Julian Lage play?

Julian Lage is known for playing guitar.

When and where was Julian Lage born?

Julian Lage was born 25 December 1987 in Santa Rosa.

What are Julian Lage's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Sounding Point (2009), Gladwell (2011), Avalon (2014), World’s Fair (2015) and Arclight (2016).

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