Drop The Needle w/ SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director Julian Lage

Testing the musical knowledge of world class artists with a series of classic recordings, getting their in-the-moment impressions and insights into their tastes and influences.
Watch Julian Lage & Rude Ruth w/ Margaret Glaspy's full SFJAZZ performance: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-dema...
Resident Artistic Director Julian Lage
The guitarist, composer, and SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director brings a decidedly individual approach to everything he touches, including our Drop the Needle series, for which he comments on a series of video clips of master guitarists rather than vinyl records. His reactions illuminate each artist’s place in the rich history of the instrument and his personal connection to them, showing him to be the eternal student and fan.
Transcending his prodigious beginnings - which include being the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary film Jules at Eight, a GRAMMY Awards performance at 13, and faculty status at the Stanford Jazz Workshop at 15 - Santa Rosa-born guitarist Julian Lage has emerged as a stunningly accomplished creative force in modern music. He demonstrated deep maturity and intellectual acuity from the start, joining vibraphone innovator Gary Burton’s star-making quartet in 2004 at age 16. Lage’s trajectory has been linear since then, embracing jazz, pop, country, bluegrass, and acoustic folk with boundless enthusiasm and undeniable command. He has recorded 15 albums as a leader and lent his singular virtuosity to work with Charles Lloyd, Eric Harland, John Zorn, Terri Lyne Carrington, Fred Hersch, Kris Davis, and Nels Cline, among others.
Guitarists featured (all filmed at SFJAZZ unless otherwise noted):
Carlos Santana
John Scofield
Bill Frisell
Nels Cline
Sheryl Bailey
Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West (video from the early 1950s)
Egberto Gismonti
Pat Metheny
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[@edwardjons8684]

Julian Lage is unable to give anything less than an insightful and inspiring interview. Such a generous artist, both intellectually and as a performer, and for somepne who has accomplished so much is still at a relatively early stage in his career. It’s a privilege to live in an age when we have so much access to musicians of historic importance like Lage.

[@error9900]

That's the most exciting thing; he's just getting started.

[@jimreplicant]

Why on earth do you have ukraine colors you sheep lol geez

[@chrisn8657]

@@jimreplicant Doubt you'd be saying the same if Russia had invaded your country and was continuing to bomb your kids. Geez LoL!

[@sfjazz]

Thank you for watching! You can check out Julian's full performance at the SFJAZZ Center here: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@jimreplicant]

Can we give the ukraine colors thing a rest already? Geez sheeple

[@joshuariveraflora]

Love how Julian talks about music, gets you excited to learn more about the artist featured.

[@error9900]

I hadn't thought about it before, but the Santana influence makes a lot of sense.

[@bobzmuda3456]

julian's a modern master. possibly the greatest living guitarist. would love to hear him sit in with Jazz is Dead

[@sfjazz]

You might dig his newest project Rude Ruth! Watch the full concert live from SFJAZZ: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@rogerkoza9831]

He plays as he talks or viceversa. Santana' as an influence has been a lovely surprise. Long live to Metheny! Lage will keep that tradition in the coming decades. Thanks.

[@sfjazz]

Well said!

[@miketkerrmusic]

Julian Lage talking about Jimmy Bryant should be broadcast into every home in America.

[@sfjazz]

Thank you for watching! You can check out Julian's full performance at the SFJAZZ Center here: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@jeffmoe2660]

Excellent!

[@JasonPhippsProducer]

Fantastic summary of so many great artists, you can see why Julian has been able to merge so many great ideas into his own unique voice

[@sfjazz]

A forever student!

[@peterzale6282]

Thanks for this Terrance.

[@MpBEATSBrasil]

Coisa linda.

[@christianlassen3948]

A beacon of light, he is... Great work by all involved !

[@sfjazz]

Thank you for watching! You can check out Julian's full performance at the SFJAZZ Center here: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@christianlassen3948]

@@sfjazz Thanks, I will log on when the time is right. In the meantime, hurry up and invite Ralph Towner before it's too late and he's too fragile to perform anymore. He has been touring and writing since the very early 70's and his style of playing is absolutely unique, his body of work immense and if there is ONE guitarist in the Jazz genre deserving wider recognition it's him.

[@garypotterton6840]

How wonderful. Thanks so much.

[@sfjazz]

Our pleasure!

[@nwohioan]

Really pleasant interview. Cheers.

[@DaveElke]

This is a great look into some of the pillars of jazz guitar. Thank you!

[@sfjazz]

Thank you for watching! Check out his full SFJAZZ performance during is residency in San Francisco: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@flaggaaron123]

Eddie Durham. Pioneer and innovator on electric guitar and swing

[@flaggaaron123]

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[@case12hdsybncjkd]

Once again proving that there's no musician I'd rather spend time with than Julian

[@sfjazz]

Thank you for watching! It was a great hang. Watch one of his SFJAZZ performances On-Demand: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@javierthewish]

Great video. We want more stuff from Julian :)

[@sfjazz]

Thank you for watching! You can check out Julian's full performance at the SFJAZZ Center here: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@kimronningen]

Amazing to watch and really inspiring! Thanks a lot! Kim

[@sfjazz]

Thank you for watching! Check out his full SFJAZZ performance during is residency: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@williamburroughs2273]

Very cool to hear him talk about Jimmy Bryant. And once he started talking about Pat Metheny, I just thought, "Of course." I'm only tangentially familiar with Metheny but the influence on Julian's style is obvious.

[@sfjazz]

He really dropped some gems! Watch his SFJAZZ performance here: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@matthewcasey892]

Juilian makes me feel excited and inspired.

[@dustinchaffee722]

Anyone know what song Pat Metheny is playing in that clip? So beautiful. Would love if that video were available

[@nolansalamander7953]

That was the best edit for "No" ever 1:57

[@taijazvidfish]

Wow. Just wow.

[@kadourimdou43]

I’m now going to have to check the ones I don’t know out.

[@sfjazz]

Thank you for watching! You can check out Julian's full performance at the SFJAZZ Center here: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@CaiusV.]

Thank you 😎

[@kr4wl890]

whats the song in the beagining

[@franckcohen]

What he said about Scofield could already be said about him.

[@sfjazz]

We totally agree! Already a legend forsure. Check out his new project Rude Ruth live from the SFJAZZ Center: www.sfjazz.org/athome/on-demand/julian-lage-rude-ruth/

[@levirobbins8928]

what is the intro song?

[@ShapelessViking]

SFJAZZ Collective - “Give the Drummer Some”

[@cliffirddelbridge2810]

I like like like

[@veronicavinson4401]

💖 P r o m o S M

[@alexanderallegra432]

Allan Holdsworth?

[@daviddattilio6609]

Jazz artistic director?

[@sfjazz]

At the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, every two years we choose 4 artists in the improvised music space to produce a residency once a year, which we call 'SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director'. More Information here: www.sfjazz.org/discover/resident-artistic-directors/

[@trzesnk]

🫶

[@yoramsaul]

I’m not usually a racial bean counter, but it felt weird watching a tribute to jazz guitar masters and none were black. Wes Montgomery anyone? Grant Green? Russell Malone? George Benson? No disrespect; it just seemed unusual