Julien Durand
Guitarist | Composer | Educator
Based in London, UK
+447873877891
CV
EXPERIENCE
PERFORMED WITH:
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Soweto Kinch
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Percy Pursglove
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Logan Richardson
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Drew Gress
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Chris Tordini
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Arnie Somogyi
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Ross Stanley
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Kansas Smitty's
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Laura Jurd
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Toninho Horta
FESTIVALS/VENUES:
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Versailles Jazz Festival
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Umbria Jazz Festival
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Cheltenham Jazz Festival
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Eastside Jazz Club
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Cherry Red's
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Spotted Dog
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Stratford Playhouse (1st guitarist in pit band for Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat)
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Oliver's Jazz Bar
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Symphony Hall, Birmingham
CURRENT PROJECTS:
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DREAMSCAPES
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Louis Stringer Guitar 4tet
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Julien Durand's "Awakening of the Voice" for choir and jazz quintet
DISTINCTIONS:
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Berklee Umbria "Player of Distinction" Award
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Warwickshire Jazz Appreciation Group Remote Recording Competition, second prize
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire entry scholarship
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Department Prize
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Arts Council - Develop Your Creative Practice funding
jazz music birmingham london guitar
royal birmingham conservatoire
ella hohnen ford
luca manning
jeremy franks
vortex jazz club
john abercrombie
corto alto
john parricceli
mark hodgson
EDUCATION
DEGREES:
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Diplôme d'Études Musicales (DEM), Conservatoire à rayonnement départemental de Saint-Germain en Laye, France, 2017
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BMus Jazz (Hons), Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, First-Class, 2022
CURRENT TEACHERS:
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Jeremy Franks
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Chris Montague
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Fred T. Baker
COACHING:
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John O'Gallagher
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Mike Williams
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Percy Pursglove
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Mark Hodgson
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Andrew Bain
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Jeremy Price
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Gilad Hekselman
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Lage Lund
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John Fedchock
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Maria Schneider
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Ari Hoenig
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Ed Puddick
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Rebecca Nash