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Live Music: Classical

7:30 PM

Composer, arranger, and guitarist Julian Lage resides at the crossroads of jazz, blues, classical, and folk. Only in his early 20s, the California native has performed with a who’s who of musicians, including Béla Fleck, Herbie Hancock, Gary Burton, Christian McBride, and Chris Thile. Sounding Point, his first album as a leader, was released in March 2009 to glowing reviews. “Here’s a jazz newcomer more interested in elegance than in flash, more interested in instrumental storytelling than in virtuosity,” observes a Washington Post reviewer. “With a fully-formed voice that transcends yet incorporates his multifaceted stylistic interests, Lage’s impressive debut points to a giant in the making,” writes a critic for All About Jazz. “Most artists his age are described in terms of promise; with Sounding Point, Lage bypasses promise and goes straight to delivery.” The guitarist leads his quintet in concert at Penn State. “I really enjoy watching Julian develop as a musician,” Fleck says. “… He is one of the special ones.”

Details

COST:

Adult $25   University Park Student $10   18 and Younger $18

BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Center for the Performing Arts @ Penn State
WEBSITE: http://www.cpa.psu.edu/events/lage.html