About Julian
A uniquely versatile guitarist, Julian fuses his early love of American jazz and improvisation with decades of diving deep into the guitar music of the world.
Julian plays an incredible variety of musical styles, adding his own dazzling spin and compositions to the music of Latin America, including bossa nova, tango, valse, Brazilian choro, flamenco jazz and milonga.
Julian has performed in Spain, Scotland, Central America, and the Caribbean, and accompanied notables including The Mills Brothers, Little Anthony, Kenny Garrett, Robert Merrill, Cab Calloway, and Rosemary Clooney. In Seattle, he has performed with Freddy Greenwell, Floyd Standifer, Luis Peralta, Fred Radke, and Pearl Django’s bassist Rick Leppanen, and appeared at numerous regional festivals, including Bumbershoot, the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, the Bellevue Jazz Festival, and Seattle and Tacoma Arts Commission concerts.

Performer
Julian has performed widely at festivals and venues throughout the Seattle area including the Jazz Alley, Columbia Tower Club, Frye Art Museum, Seattle Tennis Club, Chateau St. Michelle Winery, Hyatt Regency, Kiana Lodge, Newcastle Golf Club, and many more.
Recording Artist
Julian has appeared on recordings with jazz artists including Freddy Greenwell, vocalists Lincoln Briney and Janis Mann, and many others. His own recordings include the Brazilian and Latin-inspired, Sonoroso and a live recording of solo jazz guitar, Christmas Eve Live.
Composer
Julian has composed numerous jazz and Latin-inspired tunes and composed and performed music for the audio language learning series 10 Minutes a Day® (the French, Italian, German, and Spanish versions).