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Julian Coryell (born 1973) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer.


Biography

Coryell was born in Pennsylvania in 1973 to famed jazz guitarist
Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, widely considered the "godfather of fusion". Alongside Gábor Szabó, he was a pioneer in melding jazz, country and rock ...
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and writer/actor /musician Julie Coryell, and grew up in Connecticut, New York and California. Coryell began playing the piano and drums at the age of 5, switched to violin at the age of 8, then to bass at the age of 13 to play and tour with his father, and by 15 had turned to the guitar. At the age of 16 he was accepted into
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on a full scholarship where he majored in performance and minored in songwriting. At the age of 18 he became the college’s youngest graduate. After playing country music in the Midwest for a year (with artists such as
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and
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), he moved to New York City, where he returned to jazz and pop music. There he worked as a session musician while he developed his singing and songwriting style with his modern rock trio The Moods. By 1997 Coryell was simultaneously signed to recording contracts with
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, as a singer-songwriter, and N2K, as a jazz guitarist. Coryell has been playing and recording music on a variety of instruments with musicians such as
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, Jewel,
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, and
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. He has written with and toured with Americana chanteuse
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and has toured with Japanese rock legend
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(formerly of
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). He has performed with
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and
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among many others. He also was playing guitar and keyboard briefly in
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's band in New York in the mid nineties. Coryell has produced legendary singer/songwriter
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, as well as acclaimed singer/songwriter Jim Boggia's '' Safe in Sound''. In 2006 Coryell performed
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entire White album in Los Angeles. In 2011 Coryell played guitar for the hit American television show
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. He also contributed several tracks to the 2012 season of the show Mobbed on the
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. He has taught at the
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, as well as privately. In addition to his solo career, Coryell's band CAST! (Coryell, Auger Sample Trio) regularly tours the United States and Europe promoting their albums and DVD. Coryell also has a recording studio partnership called West Triad along with rock drummer Mark Schulman (
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) and engineer/producer Erich Gobel. Coryell continues to produce artists and is actively involved in song writing partnerships with a number of artists. He was a live guitarist on the
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Havoc and Bright Lights European Tour in 2012. Coryell independently released his solo album ''Gaijin'' in 2011, which was originally intended for release in Japan. After the massive earthquake/tsunami Coryell's involvement in the tour was canceled and the record was released in the US with half the proceeds going to a Japanese relief organization.


Discography


Solo albums

''Gaijin'' (2011) ''Profit and Loss'' (2009) ''Undercovers'' (2006) ''Rockstar'' (2004) ''Bitter to Sweet'' (1999) ''Duality'' (1997) ''Without You'' (1996) ''Jazzbo'' (1995)


Ensemble albums

Coryell, Auger Sample Trio (CAST!): ''Coolidge Returns'' (2008) The Coryells (Larry, Murali and Julian Coryell): ''The Coryells'' (2000)


Guitarist (selected )

Tao Of Sound – "These Times" (2016) Kimm Rogers- ''Where The Pavement Grows'' (2015) Leslie DiNicola- ''Wake Up'' (2014) Leslie DiNicola- ''Some Greener Yard'' (2012) Leslie DiNicola – ''Draw Back Your Bow'' (2011) Phil Roy – ''In the Weird Small Hours'' (2009) George Stanford – ''Big Drop'' (2008) Curtis Peoples – ''Curtis Peoples'' (2008) Kalan Porter – '' Wake Up Living'' (2008)
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– ''Dragon Head Miracle'' (2008) Phil Roy – ''The Great Longing'' (2008) Kazuya Yoshii – ''Hummingbird in a Forest of Space'' (2007) Jewel – '' Goodbye Alice in Wonderland'' (2006) Kazuya Yoshii – ''39108'' (2006)
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– '' Unfabulous and More'' (2006)
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– ''Ladyland'' (2006) Adam Cohen – ''Melancolista'' (2005) Tremolo – ''Love is the Greatest Revenge'' (2005)
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– '' The Forgotten Arm'' (2005) Alex Parks – ''
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'' (2005) Jim Boggia – '' Safe in Sound'' (2005)
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– '' Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947'' (2005)
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– ''Live at St. Ann's Warehouse'' (2004)
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– '' Carencro'' (2004) Phil Roy – ''Issues + Opinions'' (2003) The Webb Brothers – ''The Webb Brothers'' (2003)
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– '' Lost in Space (Special Edition)'' (2003) Phil Roy – ''Grouchyfriendly'' (2000) The Webb Brothers – ''Beyond the Biosphere'' (1999) Adam Cohen – ''Adam Cohen'' (1998)
Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, widely considered the "godfather of fusion". Alongside Gábor Szabó, he was a pioneer in melding jazz, country and rock ...
– ''Sketches of Coryell'' (1996) Changing Faces – '' Changing Faces'' (1994) Cliff Eberhardt – ''Now You are My Home'' (1993)
Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, widely considered the "godfather of fusion". Alongside Gábor Szabó, he was a pioneer in melding jazz, country and rock ...
– ''Twelve Frets to One Octave'' (1991)


Producer

Kimm Rogers- ''Where The Pavement Grows'' (2015) Leslie DiNicola- ''Wake Up'' (2014) Leslie DiNicola- ''Some Greener Yard'' (2012) Leslie DiNicola- ''Draw Back Your Bow'' (2011) Jenni Alpert – ''No Second Guesses'' (2008)
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– ''The Street'' (2006, unreleased) Jim Boggia – '' Safe in Sound'' (2005)


Selected songwriting credits

'' Instead'', co-written with singer
Madeleine Peyroux Madeleine Peyroux (born April 19, 1974) is an American jazz singer and songwriter who began her career as a teenager on the streets of Paris. She sang vintage jazz and blues songs before finding mainstream success in 2004 when her album ''Carele ...
(2009) ''Homeless Happiness'', co-written with singer
Madeleine Peyroux Madeleine Peyroux (born April 19, 1974) is an American jazz singer and songwriter who began her career as a teenager on the streets of Paris. She sang vintage jazz and blues songs before finding mainstream success in 2004 when her album ''Carele ...
(2009) ''Live the Proof'', co-written with singer Jim Boggia (2005)


Compilation albums

''Parx-e – A Compilation of Independent Music'' (2008) ''Covered'' (Songs by October Project) (2006) ''Smooth and Straight'' (2000)


References


External links

Julian Coryell Official Website: http://www.juliancoryell.net Larry Coryell Official Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20100203064404/http://www.larrycoryell.net/news.php United Musicians https://web.archive.org/web/20091002093244/http://www.unitedmusicians.com/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Coryell, Julian 1973 births Living people American male singer-songwriters Berklee College of Music alumni Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania Singer-songwriters from California Singer-songwriters from New York (state) Guitarists from California 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American guitarists The Eleventh House members 21st-century American male singers Singer-songwriters from Connecticut