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. 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, Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine.
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 In Monaco with
Tina Turner and at Wembley Arena with Meatloaf.
"Julian Marc Stringle
is one of the world's great clarinet players - right up
there with Eddie Daniels."
Jim Mullen
"Stringle’s clarinet
sound is exquisite; it has freshness, sparkle and a
flute-like
softness. At times he makes the clarinet sound
re-invented. This breathtaking
young clarinettist offers a future for the instrument in
the jazz front line."
John Fordham, The Guardian |
Julian can be seen with the John Dankworth Big Band and
with the Digby Fairweather Half Dozen backing Paul
Jones, but is currently concentrating on recording and
performing with 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.
ulian is the soloist in "It's Clazzical" a new jazz
classics concert venture with Sir John Dankworth,
Swedish composer/arranger John Jansson and the 20 piece
all star Goodmania Band.
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 clarinettist” 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.
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