2007
DECEMBER
Julian performed with the National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain, on Sunday 16 December @ Fairfield Halls, Croydon.
NOVEMBER
The Bridgetower tour continued @ Warwick Arts Centre (2nd); Hall for Cornwall, Truro (7th); Exeter Corn Exchange (9th); Malvern Festival Theatre (13th); Sheffield Lyceum Theatre (17th); De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea (24th) and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (28th).
The finals of The Pianist Magazine's Competition for Outstanding Amateurs took place on Saturday 17 November @ London's Cadogan Hall. Three Jazz finalists performed to a jury comprising Julian, Jason Rebello, Gwilym Simcock and Jamie Cullum. The winner will get to perform with the Julian Joseph Big Band at a top London jazz venue in 2008.
OCTOBER
Julian Joseph acoustic trio @ the Halesworth Arts Festival, Sunday 14 October.
The UK tour of Julian's opera, Bridgetower, opened at the Cambridge Arts Theatre on Tuesday 23 October before going to the Hackney Empire on Thursday 25 October.
SEPTEMBER
On Saturday 1 September @ 7.30 pm, Julian joined the National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall for a concert featuring his original arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and a movement from his orchestral suite Symphonic Story: The Great Exception, 'Spiritual Fiction or Fact?'.
Tune Up! 2007 presented the Chris Mountford Collective with the Streetlights Jazz Faculty @ Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke's, 161 Old Street, London EC1, Wednesday 19 September, 7.00 pm. Featuring Julian, Steve Williamson, Orphy Robinson, Byron Wallen and Mark Hodgson.
JULY
London premiere performances of Julian's new opera, Bridgetower, commissioned by the City of London Corporation for the City of London Festival, with a libretto by Mike Phillips and in collaboration with English Touring Opera @ LSO St Luke's, 161 Old Street, London, Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 July.
Julian Joseph Quartet @ the Osijek Jazz Festival, Croatia, Tuesday 10 July.
"An Evening With Julian Joseph": Julian Joseph Acoustic Trio @ Cliveden House, Cliveden, Taplow, Berks, Sunday 22 July.
MAY
With Mark Latimer @ Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Thursday 10 May.
Julian Joseph Trio @ The Shed, Brawby, Malton, North Yorkshire, Saturday 19 May.
Duet with Steve Williamson @ St Ives Jazz Club, Western Hotel, Royal Square, St Ives, Tuesday 22 May.
APRIL
Julian Joseph Trio ~ Mark Hodgson (bass), Gary Husband (drums) ~ with special guest Steve Williamson (saxophone) @ Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho, 10 Dean Street, London, W1, Monday 2 & Tuesday 3 April.
With Cleveland Watkiss and the Liepaja Symphonic Orchestra, Friday 27 & Saturday 28 April, as part of Liepaja Jazz '07, Liepaja, Latvia.
FEBRUARY
With Mark Latimer @ St George's, Great George Street, Bristol, Thursday 1 February, 8.00pm.
'BAND ON THE WALL' CAMPAIGN
As a result of the campaign, supported by Julian and many others, to re-open Manchester's famous music venue, 'Band on the Wall' which closed in January 2006, the Heritage Lottery Fund has now approved the venue's grant application and the Arts Council's management team have recommended final grant support of the project. This latter recommendation will go to the full Arts Council on 3rd July. Given a good outcome there, 'Band on the Wall' will be able to proceed with the project.
LONDON CONNECTIONS
Julian can be heard on a new CD ~ London-Paris Connection ~ produced by saxophonist/clarinettist David Jean-Baptiste, featured exclusively on the London-Paris Eurostar train. They are joined by Nicolas Genest on trumpet, Eric Vinceno on bass and Benjamin Sanz on drums.
Listen to: Puszczykowo (mp3); Morning Metropolis (mp3).
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