The guitar player and composer Julio "Chumbinho" Herrlein celebrated, in 2005, 15 years of musical career with the release of the 2nd version of his website (www.julioherrlein.com) and, still for the current year, the new edition of 10 years of his first CD Julio Herrlein Quarteto (with Kiko Freitas, Ricardo Baumgarten and Michel Dorfman) which will have the addition of some bonus tracks.
His compositions and interpretations are gifted of their own identity, with advanced rhythmic purposes, in a cauldron that mixes Pat Metheny, Wayne Krantz, Joe Pass, jazz, bossa nova and samba. The gaúcho guitar player also works on educational area, having some of his articles included on the CD ROM The Art Of Improvisation, from the american jazz musician Bob Taylor (www.visual-jazz.com). He has already been mentioned as a discovery in specialized magazines as Guitar Player, Cover Batera e Cover Guitarra.
COMPOSER AND ARRANGER
JULIO HERRLEIN IS THE WINNER OF THE OF THE IBEU ( BRAZIL – UNITED STATES INSTITUTE) NATIONAL CONTEST OF COMPOSITION FOR BIG BAND.
Julio Herrlein was first prize winner of IBEU ( Brazil – United States Institute) Composition Contest (2006, Big Band Edition). The winner composition, the “Brazilian Maestros Suite†was composed, arranged and edited by Julio in only ten days for Big Band (5 Saxes, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones) specially for the contest. The Suite have 3 movements: the first, a samba dedicated to Maestro Cipó; the second, a bossa-nova dedicated to the great Maestro Moacir Santos. The third movement was an “afoxé†dedicated to Hermeto Pascoal, the “Wizardâ€.
The judges was composed of persons of national repute: Carlos Malta, famous saxophonist, composer and arranger that worked many years with Hermeto Pascoal; João Guilherme Ripper, member of the Brazilian Academy of Music, Leonardo Bruno, composer, arranger that studied with Olivier Messiaen.
His composition Novembro has won the first prize on the Primeiro Festival de Música Instrumental do RS. He has already played with the dutch bass player Joris Teepe, with the american singer Maggie Green, with Lucinha Lins, Robertinho Silva, Alegre Corrêa, Craig Owens (USA), Pata Masters (Germany), among others. He has produced more than 1000 jobs in the field of advertising as a composer and musical arranger. His job was praised by the guitar player Frank Gambale and by David Goldblatt (Diana Ross pianist and movie soundtrack composer for some Hollywood movies)and John Leftwitch.
SOLO JAZZ GUITAR
Playing the style Solo Jazz Guitar is an art very special that was being developed by the time and with the necessity to find an own expression. Several guitar players have used this solo format in their expression. Names like Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, Hélio Delmiro e Martin Taylor are references for the new generation of jazz guitar players.
During his solo recital, Julio Herrlein presents a soundness that almost reaches the pure sound, acoustic, without the use of effects usually related to the guitar (distortion), producing a traditional jazz sound, but with technical innovations.