Julian Priester
Julian Priester is an American jazz trombonist and composer.
He has played with many artists including Sun Ra, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock.
Priester attended Chicago's DuSable High School, where he studied under Walter Dyett. In his teens he played with blues and R&B artists such as Muddy Waters, Dinah Washington, and Bo Diddley, and had the opportunity to jam with jazz players like Max Roach, trumpeter Clifford Brown, and saxophonist Sonny Stitt.
In the early 1950s Priester was a member of Sun Ra's big band, recording several albums with the group before leaving Chicago in 1956 to tour with Lionel Hampton. In 1958 he settled in New York and joined the band of drummer Max Roach. While playing in Roach's group Priester also recorded two albums as a leader, Keep Swingin' and Spiritsville for Riverside, both of which came out in 1960.
In 1961 Priester left the Max Roach band, and between 1961 and 1969 appeared as a sideman on albums by Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Blue Mitchell, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Johnny Griffin, and Sam Rivers. During that period he also took part in John Coltrane's Africa/Brass ensemble, which played with Coltrane's quartet on the album by the same name recorded in 1961. In 1969 he accepted an offer to play with Duke Ellington's big band, and he stayed with that ensemble for six months before leaving in 1970 to join pianist Herbie Hancock's fusion sextet.
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June 29, 2014
Jazz Musician of the Day: Julian Priester
June 29, 2013
Jazz Musician of the Day: Julian Priester
February 09, 2013
June 29, 2012
Jazz Musician of the Day: Julian Priester
May 20, 2012
Michele Rosewoman Trio With Special Guest Julian Priester At The...
September 13, 2011
Julian Priester and Aaron Alexander Put It Together on Duo Disk...
June 29, 2011
Jazz Musician of the Day: Julian Priester
June 29, 2010
Jazz Musician of the Day: Julian Priester
April 20, 2010
Drummer Mike Reed Completes People, Places and Things Trilogy with...
September 06, 2005
Julian Priester Honored at Seattle's Recording Academy Honors 2005
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