| Julian Argüelles | |
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 Argüelles in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Julian Argüelles |
| Born | January 28, 1966 |
| Origin | Birmingham, UK |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
| Associated acts | Archie Shepp, Tim Berne, Hermeto Pascoal |
Julian Argüelles (born January 28, 1966 in Birmingham, UK) is a saxophonist. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is a prominent American Jazz Saxophonist. Tim Berne (born 1954 is an American Jazz Saxophone player and Composer. Hermeto Pascoal (b June 22, 1936) is a Brazilian Composer and Multi-instrumentalist born in Arapiraca, area of Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um He is currently a member of the HR Big Band in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Julian started playing with big bands including the European Community Big Band that toured throughout Europe. In 1984 he moved to London. He studied briefly at Trinity College of Music before joining the much acclaimed band Loose Tubes, staying with them for four years and recording two albums. Loose Tubes was a big band based in Britain during the mid-to-late 1980s
In 1986 Julian received the prestigious Pat Smythe award for young musicians.
The first album by the Julian Argüelles , 'Phaedrus' featured pianist John Taylor. John Taylor (born in Manchester 25 September 1942) is a British jazz Pianist; he has occasionally performed on the organ and the Synthesizer The second CD 'Home Truths' was a quartet which included Steve Swallow. Steve Swallow (b October 4, 1940) is a Jazz Bass guitarist and Composer born in Fair Lawn New Jersey.
The BBC commissioned Argüelles to write 60 minutes of music for a new band to be premiered at the 1996
Julian has worked with musicians drawn from around the world including Archie Shepp, Tim Berne, Hermeto Pascoal, Steve Swallow, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Peter Erskine, Chris McGregor, Evan Parker, Mike Gibbs, John Scofield, Carla Bley, Dudu Pukwana, Arturo Sandoval, and Georgio Gaslini. Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is a prominent American Jazz Saxophonist. Tim Berne (born 1954 is an American Jazz Saxophone player and Composer. Hermeto Pascoal (b June 22, 1936) is a Brazilian Composer and Multi-instrumentalist born in Arapiraca, area of Steve Swallow (b October 4, 1940) is a Jazz Bass guitarist and Composer born in Fair Lawn New Jersey. John Abercrombie or Abercromby may refer to John Abercromby (monk, 16th century Roman Catholic martyr maybe fictitious John Abercrombie Dave Holland (born October 1, 1946) is a British Jazz Bassist and Composer who is a significant representative Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer and Composer. Christopher McGregor ( 24 December 1936 &ndash 26 May 1990) was a South African Jazz Pianist, Bandleader Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944 in Bristol is a British free-improvising Saxophone player from the European free jazz Michael Clement Irving Gibbs (born September 25, 1937 in Salisbury, Zimbabwe) is a jazz composer conductor arranger and producer as well as John Scofield (born December 26 1951 in Dayton Ohio) is an American Jazz Guitarist and Composer, who has played and collaborated Carla Bley, née Borg, (born May 11, 1936) is an American Jazz Composer, pianist, Organist and band Mtutuzel Dudu Pukwana ( 18 July 1938 &ndash 30 June 1990) was a South African Saxophone player Pianist and Arturo Sandoval (born November 6, 1949) is a Jazz Trumpeter and Pianist. Julian is also a member of several big bands including The Kenny Wheeler Big Band, Django Bates' Delightful Precipice and Colin Towns' Mask Orchestra. Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, CC, (born 14th January 1930 Toronto Canada is a Canadian Composer and Trumpet and Flugelhorn player Django Bates (born October 2, 1960 in Beckenham, London, United Kingdom) is a composer virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and band Colin Towns is an English Composer, born in London in 1949 specialising in Soundtracks for Film, Television and Commercials
In July 1995 Julian performed a concerto especially composed for him by Mario Laginha with the Lisbon Symphony Orchestra.
Julian was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 to write 60 minutes of music for a new octet. It was performed and recorded at Bath International Music Festival in May 1996. The Bath International Music Festival is England 's largest international Music festival. The group toured and recorded and the CD, called “Skull View”, was released in 1997 also on the Babel Label. The Babel Label is a Record label was founded in 1994 by Oliver Weindling. His second octet CD “Escapade” was released in the autumn on the Provocateur label.
Julian has recently been commissioned to write for the Apollo Saxophone Quartet, his octet (by Birmingham Jazz), Berkshire Youth Jazz Orchestra, Walsall Youth Jazz Orchestra, The Fenland Youth Symphony Orchestra, NDR (North German Radio Big Band) and Royal Academy Of Music. Birmingham Jazz is a voluntary non-profit organisation responsible for promoting and commissioning some of the most exciting jazz and related contemporary music in the UK In 1999 Julian was the recipient of the Jazz Composers Alliance Composition Award from the USA.
In 1999 Julian released Escapade. His second, some 5 years later, was As Above So Below – a large scale work for jazz and classical musicians featuring the 20 piece Trinity College of Music String Ensemble. Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatoires, based in Greenwich. The album evolved from a commission that was originally performed in Saint Wendreda's Church in March in the Fens. March is a Fenland market town in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England.
In addition to performing, he has taught at The Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Glamorgan Jazz School, Edinburgh and Manchester summer schools and the Royal Conservatory, Den Haag. The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a well known conservatoire and one of the leading music institutions in the world Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Julian was offered the first position of Jazz Musician in Association at the Royal Northern College of Music and at York University. The Royal Northern College of Music or RNCM is a conservatoire in Manchester, England. York University (Université York is a public Research university located in Toronto, Ontario.
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