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JazzTimes Interviews Julien Labro: Accordion & the Hot Club Tradition
Gigi Brooks interviews accordionist and composer about his instrument of choice, the Hot Club of Detroit and the music of Django Reinhardt Accordionist and composer Julien Labro and member of the band Hot Club of Detroit, spent some time talking…Continue reading
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Tagged Accordion, BeBop, Coleman, Corea, Django, Gigi Brooks, Hancock, Hot Club of Detroit, Jazz, JazzTimes, Julien Labro, Mack Avenue, Pat Metheny, Reinhardt
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Who would have expected the accordion to sound so hip?
Here is a review from our concert in Winnipeg with Hot Club of Detroit, Chris Smith from the Winnipeg Free Press had some really nice comments. The Hot Club of Detroit is a tight, tight band that swings like crazy…Continue reading
Recent Review from the Boston Musical Intelligencer
Concert Review: Praise for Fresh Ways with Vieaux and Labro by David Patterson Rounds of praise are due a brand new duo that made its Boston debut last night at The Roxbury Latin School. Guitarist Jason Vieaux and accordionist Julien Labro each…Continue reading
New music/interview with guitarist Jason Vieaux from WGBH Boston
Guitarist Jason Vieaux and bandoneónist Julien Labro play music that breaks genre boundaries in the Fraser Performance Studio. Listen to the interview with Cathy Fuller on WBGH Boston. Listen here
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Tagged bandoneon, Boston, Brouwer, Classical, Gnattali, guitar, Jason Vieaux, Labro, Metheny, Piazzolla, Tango, WBGH
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New CD “Junction” released on Mack Avenue Records
Following up It’s About That Time, Nighttown and the eponymous 2006 debut—Hot Club of Detroit expands its sonic and compositional horizons with Junction. Retaining its original lineup of reeds, two guitars, accordion, upright bass and no drums, this is the…Continue reading
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Preview of Labro’s appearance with Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Brazilian jazz, Mussorgsky on DSO bill By Lawrence B. Johnson Exotic Brazilian jazz in a lush symphonic setting awaits patrons of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s third annual weekend of outdoor concerts at the Edsel and Eleanore Ford House in Grosse Pointe…Continue reading
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Tagged Bossa Nova, Carolyn Kuan, Classical, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, DSO, Edsel Ford House, Jazz, Jobim, Labro, Piazzolla
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Labro featured on Grammy-award winning vocalist Cassandra Wilson’s Another Country
Genre defying vocalist Cassandra Wilson’s latest album, Another Country, represents a strong departure from her previous material focusing largely on guitar-oriented sounds. To foster this new musical direction she again collaborated with jazz guitarist/producer Fabrizio Sotti, with whom she worked…Continue reading
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Tagged Accordion, africa, Almost Twelve, Another Country, Bluess, cassandra Wilson, eOne Music, Fabrizio Sotti, guitar, Jazz, Labro, Lekan Babalola, Mino cinelu, Missippi, NPR, Olomuroro, percussion, Red Guitar
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Milonga Loca! by Austin Wulliman
Just a few short weeks ago, we Spektrals had the amazing experience of playing with the multi-talented Julien Labro in a set of tangos by Astor Piazzolla. From word “go” at rehearsal, it was obvious that we were dealing with a musician…Continue reading
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Tagged accident, Austin Wulliman, bandoneon, blog, Labro, Loca, Milonga, Piazzolla, Spektral quartet, String Quartet, violin
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Boston Globe Review of a Recent Performance with Lebanese Oud Master Marcel Khalifé
By Rebecca Ostriker Marcel Khalifé had just finished his first song at Berklee Performance Center Saturday night when the aisles filled with late-coming fans. Khalifé, a celebrated oud master, singer, and composer, watched as ticket-holders roamed through the hall, groping…Continue reading
The Big Squeeze @ Northwestern University
A once in a lifetime gathering of accordion and bandoneon virtuosos explores music from Bach and Weber to jazz, blues and Zydeco, including an all-hands-on-deck breakdown of a polka. Featured musicians include Julien Labro from France; Alexander Sevastian from Russia; Jimmy Keane…Continue reading
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Tagged Astor, Blues, Chick Corea, Irabagon, Jazz, Labro, Monk, Northwestern University, Piazzolla, sax, tenor battle, Victor Goines, Wynton Marsalis, Zydeco
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