Junk Magic has been developing a collective sound for more than a decade. It relies on individual expressions and imagination, as well as subversion. Junk Magic was originally released as an album under the name of Craig Taborn, a pianist-composer. Since then, Junk Magic has evolved into a sound identity that includes electronic sound design, … Read more
Born 1965, Jupiter Bokondji is a musician hailing from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His band Okwess International released their first album Hotel Univers in May 2013, in the United Kingdom. They toured Africa in 1990 when the band was formed. Their popularity grew and a civil war broke out within the … Read more
Editor’s Note: To find more albums featuring Laura Jurd, see the entry for Dinosaur. Laura Jurd, a trumpet player and composer from London, is currently a BBC New Generation artist for 2015-2017. Laura Jurd is an active improviser who plays regularly in the UK, and more recently in Europe. She specializes in writing for hand-picked … Read more
Victor Edward Jurusz Jr. (September 26, 1953 – December 31, 2019, professionally known as Vic Juris) was an American jazz guitarist. Juris was born in Jersey City in New Jersey. He moved to Parsippany with his family early in his life. He began playing guitar at age 10 in 1963. He began studying guitar at … Read more
Robert Jurjendal (1966), Estonian composer and guitarist, studied composition and classical guitar (Prof. Anti Marte) at Tallinn Georg Ots Music School. He took part in the Robert Fripp Guitar Craft Courses from 1992 to 1997. He has composed music for harpsichord and classical guitars, harpsichords, choirs, mixed ensembles, and documentaries as well as theater, theatre, … Read more
At nine years old, I began playing guitar playing pop rock. (This is the normal thing that everyone begins ..).). One friend introduced me to latin jazz music at the age of 14. I spent one year listening and playing more Latin rock. After this year, I was introduced to Charlie Parker and fell in … Read more
Gabor Juhasz was born in 1968 and has received awards from Gramofon as well as Artisjus. He was awarded the Aegon co-award with Tamas Jonas. He has recorded and played with many well-known jazz musicians. (Archie Shepp. Palle Mikkelborg. Erik Truffaz. Randy Brecker. Stephen James. Bebo Baldan. Federico Sanesi. Theo Jorgensman.) He recorded 60/40 in … Read more
Signe Juhl was born on the west coast of Denmark and raised there. She began playing the piano at an early age and started to compose her own songs inspired by nature and people around her. She entered The Academy of Music and Dramatic at the age of twenty-one. Nikolaj Bentzon, the former leader and … Read more
Juicy Connotation, a funk-fusion band hailing from Rochester, NY USA, has some seriously smokin’ beats and smokin’ vibes. Our first album, “Freshly Squeezed”, was just released. Please check it out! Bandcamp
For Oneness of Juju / Plunky & Oneness search for separate entry. Juju is about ritual and rhythm and spirituality and joy. The group was founded in San Francisco in 1971 and has continued to evolve for over 30 years, performing and recording with changes in personnel and under different group names, but always led … Read more
