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JULIAN MARC STRINGLE
 Julian
was a child prodigy reed player. He was educated at the Latymer Music
School and the London College of Music where he studied Clarinet with
Wilf Keeley and Composition with William Lloyd Webber.
Julian
made his TV debut with Acker Bilk when he was just 14. The show featured
Julian's teenage Dixieland band "Young Jazz" that included the Sidwell
brothers on Trumpet & Trombone, Paul Clarvis on Drums, Andy Cleyndert on
Bass, and Sam Brown vocals. At 17 he formed a Modern Jazz quintet and
toured Europe with Dave Cliff, Nick Weldon, Andy Cleyndert and Mark
Taylor.
He has
played on concert, club, festival and broadcast dates with his own band
and with:- Peanuts Hucko, Wild Bill Davidson, George Chisholm, Don
Lusher, Kenny Baker, Cleo Lane & Sir John Dankworth. He has recorded
with John Parricelli, Digby Fairweather, Danny Moss, Sam Brown, Roy
Williams, Jim Mullen, Marc Almond, Tommy Whittle, George Melly, Joe
Brown, Chas & Dave, The Grid and the Spice Girls! He has appeared at
Wembley Arena with Meatloaf.
Julian
is currently starring with the new Digby Fairweather Half Dozen, backing
Paul Jones and leading The Dream Band his own exciting and melodic
Latin-influenced jazz funk quintet featuring keyboard virtuoso Neil
Angilley, Canadian Guitar star Dominic Ashworth, Bass ace Chris Dodd,
stylish vocalist Jacqui Hicks and the dynamic Mike Bradley on Drums.
They have recently returned from a successful European tour where they
played the first ever jazz concert in Albania.
Julian
has written over 30 TV jingles and documentary film scores. In Paris he
arranged and conducted a big band album for Charles Aznavour. He has
produced and performed on many audio books for children through Oxford
University Press.
His
first album 'Pathfinder' featuring John Parricelli, Dudley Phillips,
James Bannerman and Ralph Salmins was distributed by Polygram. Polygram
TV released ‘Beach Samba' a Latin Classics dance album featuring Julian
with an 18 piece big band and strings. Merfangle Music have released two
albums featuring Julian and The Dream Band - *‘Sundance’ a melodic easy
listening album and ‘blues for the morning after’ a successful blend of
blues, ballads, bebop and Latin jazz, which has had rave reviews. He has
three further albums in production with Merfangle - ‘LA Sunset’ a smooth
and jazz funk album featuring Julian and The Dream Band aimed at the
Californian market, 'This is always' is his debut vocal album and 'It's
Clazzical' a cross-over album of melodic classical themes performed by
Julian, The Dream Band and 'The Teardrops' - noted violinist Julian
Tear's string quartet. A single from the 'its clazzical' album of George
Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' performed by Julian and guitarist
/arranger Dominic Ashworh is already available.
Julian
plays Clarinet, Alto & Tenor Saxes and Sings - but the Clarinet is his
passion and he is now recognised as the most stylish performer on the
instrument in Europe.
He was
voted 'Best Clarinettest' at the British Jazz Awards 2006.
His
major influences have been Artie Shaw, Peanuts Hucko, Buddy De Franco,
Eddie Daniels, Oscar Peterson - and Delius!
Julian’s highly melodic music and unique sound reaches the younger
audience while his soul, original writing and phenomenal technique on
his instrument excites the jazz aficionados.
"The
best clarinettest to emerge in British jazz for decades" - Sir John
Dankworth.
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