Vic Juris
| Vic Juris | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Victor E. Jurusz, Jr. |
| Born |
September 26, 1953 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Muse, SteepleChase |
| Associated acts | Barry Miles, Dave Liebman |
| Website |
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Victor E. Jurusz, Jr., known professionally as Vic Juris (born September 26, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist.
Born in New Jersey, Juris played with Lyn Christie early in the 1970s and made his first recordings with Eric Kloss in 1975. Soon after he joined Barry Miles's group, remaining with Miles well into the 1980s. He recorded with Richie Cole during 1976–78 and released his first album as a leader in the late 1970s.[1] He turned to acoustic guitar in the 1980s, in duos with Larry Coryell and Biréli Lagrène. By the end of that decade, he was a member of Gary Peacock's band. Many of the following years were spent with Dave Liebman.[2]
He then played with Don Patterson (1977), Wild Bill Davis, Jimmy Smith, and Mel Tormé (1977). He put together his own quartet in 1981. Later in the 1980s he played with Bireli Lagrene (1985), Larry Coryell (1985–86), Richie Cole again (from 1986), and John Etheridge (1988). In the 1990s, he became increasingly active as a sideman, working with Dave Liebman (1991–97), Ron McClure (1992), Lee Konitz and Peggy Stern (1992), Benny Waters (1993), Jeanie Bryson (1993–94), Gary Peacock (since 1994), Steve LaSpina (since 1995), Judi Silvano (1996), Ken Serio (1996, 2007) and Joe Locke (1998).[3]
Juris has taught at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, Lehigh University, and Rutgers University and has written instructional books for guitar.[4]
Discography
As leader
- Roadsong (Muse, 1979)
- Horizon Drive (Muse, 1979)
- Bleecker Street (Muse, 1981)
- Night Tripper (SteepleChase, 1994)
- Pastels (SteepleChase, 1996)
- Music of Alex Wilder (Double-Time, 1996)
- Moonscape (SteepleChase, 1996)
- Remembering Eric Dolphy (SteepleChase, 2000)
- Songbook (SteepleChase, 2001)
- Songbook 2 (SteepleChase, 2002)
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps (SteepleChase, 2004)
- Blue Horizon (Zoho, 2004)
- A Second Look (Mel Bay, 2005)
- Journey (Jardis, 2005)
- Bohemia (Jazzpoint, 2006)
- Seven Steps to Heaven (SteepleChase, 2008)
- Omega Is the Alpha (SteepleChase, 2010)
- Listen Here (SteepleChase, 2011)
- Free Admission (SteepleChase, 2012)
- Welcome to This New World (SteepleChase, 2013)
- Walking on Water (SteepleChase, 2014)
As sideman
With Eric Kloss
- Bodies' Warmth (Muse, 1974)
With Don Patterson
- Movin' Up! (Muse, 1977)
References
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Vic Juris | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ Milkowski, Bill (August 2002). "Vic Juris - By Bill Milkowski". Jazz Times. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ Barry Kernfeld, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition. Oxford, 2002, v. 2, p. 467.
- ↑ Schermer, Victor L. (28 July 2009). "Vic Juris: Tension and Release". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2 October 2016.