Julien Lourau

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Name = Julien Lourau

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Origin = France
Instrument = Tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
Genre = Mainstream jazz, avant-garde jazz, Electronic
Occupation = Bandleader, composer
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URL = [http://www.julienlourau.com www.julienlourau.com]

Julien Lourau (born 1970) is a French jazz saxophonist. He is the son of sociologist René Lourau.

Julien Lourau made his début in the group Trash Corporation with guitarist Noel Akchoté and pianist Bojan Zulfikarpasic. He also founded the group Olympic Gramofon with Sébastien Martel, Vincent Ségal, Eric Löhrer, Cyril Atef, and Dj Shalom.

In 1992, Julien Lourau won the first soloist prize in La Défense and went on to set up his Groove Gang. [cite web|title=Julien Lourau Biography|publisher=Label Bleu|url=http://www.label-bleu.com/artist.php?lng=e&artist_id=75]

In 1999, he experimented with electronic music for his album "Gambit" which attracted a following from young French people and led to a number of successful concerts. He returned to a more traditional jazz in 2002 with the album "The rise", regarded as his most mature album. 2007 saw the release of "Julien Lourau vs Rumbabierta" which combines Lourau's avant-garde jazz with Afro-Cuban sounds.

Discography

* "Julien Lourau Groove Gang" (Label Bleu, 1995)
* "Olympic Gramofon" (Pee Wee, 1996, re-edited in 2003 by Label Bleu)
* "City Boom Boom" (WEA, 1998)
* "Gambit" (2000)
* "The Rise" (Label Bleu, 2002)
* "Fire" (Label Bleu, 2005)
* "Forget" (Label Bleu, 2005)
* "Julien Lourau vs Rumbabierta" (Label Bleu, 2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.julienlourau.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.label-bleu.com/artist.php?lng=e&artist_id=75 Julien Lourau's page at Label Bleu]