Filaments

Filaments is an assured, organic debut from a pianist/composer who beyond the obvious elegance of his playing has a clear sense of the bigger artistic picture. - Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen *Also named Top Jazz Debut of 2012 'Shore riffs and waxes with a sense of space usually reserved for more veteran players... skips, jumps and sprints through the changes' -Brad Farberman, DownBeat 'A record that exudes a life force a hothoused young virtuoso would struggle to find in music school, Filaments has that indefinable imaginative dimension you can't learn buy or force.' -Stephen Graham Jazzwise (UK) There literally isn't a bad song on it. It's a step in an auspicious direction: let's hope there's more where this came from. -Lucid Culture A fluid player with a sure touch and modernist appeal... his solos are clean and graceful and he gives his band generous room that encourages sparkling interplay... Shore is definitely one to watch. - Nick Bewsey, ICON 'Filaments is an unusually mature statement from a young pianist who makes full use of a wide-open musical palette.' -All About Jazz 'A melodic, eclectic and mesmerizing musical journey.' -Rob Young, Urban Flux Media Julian Shore has composed a thoughtful group of pieces... Both [Filaments and Star of Jupiter] are built around new forms of jazz that will not please those dedicated to standards. But it does show how freshness keeps music alive. Bob Karlovitis, Pittsburgh Tribune Review 'It is beautifully tuneful jazz. And it is original in it's own way. A stunner.' Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Music Review 'Everything he presents shows an attention to detail while communicating a lyricism, a calm, singable aura (whether melodies with lyrics or without)... an album that holds you with it's high quality work and simplicity' -JAZZ & TZAZ [Greek] 'Adaptable and strong writing... One of those charming albums [which] ends up getting played an awful lot more than some of the big-name releases.' - Peter Bacon, thejazzbreakfast.com 'Lots of harmonies flying around like cirrus clouds on this fresh sounding release.' George Harris, Jazzweekly.com.