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Julien Kasper

May 8, The Lily Pad, Cambridge, MA, ALL AGES show

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"Kasper's playing is authoritative and adventurous. With forays into jazz phrasing and high-octane blues, his melodic attack combines equal parts of Jeff Beck and Hendrix channeled through monumental tone..." --Guitarist Magazine
Julien Kasper Band: Jackalope

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"Kasper displays... righteous control, dead-on phrasing, progressive composition and savvy ears. This guy is really, really good!" --Guitar Player Magazine
Julien Kasper Band - All of the Years

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"Julien Kasper is a superb guitarist... a dynamic and fluent player with a rich mind full of musical ideas. This is a terrific musician who should not be missed." --Alan Chase, The Portsmouth Herald
"(Kasper's) second album continues to show he is one of New England's real musical treasures. The CD is a sparkling sample of Kasper's versatility ... marvelous interplay... virtuoso fretwork... delectable melody... stunning command of tone and phrasing... --Jay Miller, The Patriot Ledger
With The New Imperial , an entirely instrumental offering, Julien not only flaunts his blistering guitar chops but also crafts memorable melodies and grooves. On occasions there are elements reminiscent of "Blow by Blow" era Jeff Beck and "Band of Gypsies" Hendrix, interwoven with Julien's individual jazz leanings.
Julien Kasper Band: I am a Centaur

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Member Since: 4/23/2006
Band Website: julienkasper.com
Band Members: Julien Kasper - Guitar
Zac Casher - Drums
Jesse Williams - Bass

"The New Imperial" features Blendi Dhami on bass and Special Guests:
Ken Clark - Hammond B3 & electric piano
Lefteris Kordis - electric piano

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Influences:Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Wayne Shorter, James Brown, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Eric Clapton, Beethoven, Berlioz, B.B.King, Albert King, Freddy King, Brahms, J.S.Bach, Roy Buchanon, Joe Henderson, Bill Evans, Michael Brecker, T-Bone Walker, Wes Montgomery...
Sounds Like: Music
Record Label: Nugene Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Residency

Starting in May please join us for our monthly residency at the Lily Pad in Inman Square, Cambridge MA.  This is a small but good sounding art space and we are looking forward to debuting ne...
Posted by Julien Kasper on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:08:00 PST

Audio Samples at Other Sites

When I was in Texas recently I spent an afternoon recording with my old friends and great players drummer Rob Avsharian and bassist James Driscoll.  We played live at Erik Herbst's beautiful Panh...
Posted by Julien Kasper on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:58:00 PST

Bodacious

Dante's promises "Bodacious Bar-B-Que and Beyond". The dictionary defines "bodacious" as:  remarkable; outstanding; bold or brazen; unrestrained by convention Hmmm - are they talking about the ...
Posted by Julien Kasper on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:35:00 PST

Great New Guitar Effects

I have to share these great new pedals I've recently discovered - JAM effects are extraordinarily musical sounding old school guitar pedals.  I tried several models, they instantly went on my bo...
Posted by Julien Kasper on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:01:00 PST

Jesse Williams on Bass

I am happy to announce that Jesse Williams has signed on as the new "official" JK Band bass player. Jesse is a fantastic electric and acoustic bassist, the consummate professional musician, and he fit...
Posted by Julien Kasper on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:35:00 PST

What's Happening with the Band?

By now it is not news to those of you who saw us live in March and April that Blendi, our bass player, has departed the band. Despite his artist visa (good for two more years) he felt it best to retu...
Posted by Julien Kasper on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:14:00 PST

Julien Kasper interview with Greg Martin

On March 19 Julien was the featured artist and guest on the "Lowdown Hoedown" radio show on WDNS D93 Bowling Green, Kentucky.   The show is hosted by Greg Martin, the great guitarist of Ken...
Posted by Julien Kasper on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:18:00 PST