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Julian Lage Discography Guide

Grouped by ensemble format; cross-referenced by era and mood.

The Julian Lage Group (chamber quintet)

Sounding Point (EmArcy, 2009) Prodigious debut mixing jazz, folk, and chamber textures. Era: early eclectic. Mood: lush/composed.

Gladwell (EmArcy, 2011) Conceptual song-cycle for an imaginary town. Era: early eclectic. Mood: contemplative to adventurous.

Solo

World's Fair (Modern Lore, 2015) Unaccompanied acoustic — intimate, nostalgic, folk-classical. Era: duo/acoustic exploration. Mood: intimate/contemplative.

Guitar Duos

with Chris Eldridge (acoustic Americana)

Close to Picture EP (self-released, 2013) Short instrumental EP; the duo's opening experiment. Era: duo years. Mood: intimate/folk.

Avalon (Modern Lore, 2014) A love letter to the acoustic guitar. Era: duo years. Mood: warm/folk-bluegrass.

Mount Royal (Free Dirt, 2017) More adventurous and compositional than Avalon. Era: parallel to Mack Ave trilogy. Mood: folk-to-experimental. Grammy-nominated.

with Nels Cline (electric/acoustic free-improv)

Room (Mack Avenue, 2014) Two guitars, no safety net — composed to fully free. Era: duo years. Mood: adventurous/experimental.

with Fred Hersch (piano-guitar jazz)

Free Flying (Palmetto, 2013) Guitar-piano duo; lyrical, straight-ahead jazz rapport. Era: duo years. Mood: contemplative/jazz.

Electric Trio Mk I: Colley / Wollesen

(The Mack Avenue "Americana trilogy")

Arclight (Mack Avenue, 2016) First electric trio record — pre-bop songbook on Telecaster. Era: Americana trilogy (I of III). Mood: raucous/brisk/whimsical.

Live in Los Angeles EP (Mack Avenue, 2016) Five Arclight songs, live at the Blue Whale. Era: Americana trilogy. Mood: raucous/live energy.

Modern Lore (Mack Avenue, 2018) Post-war rock 'n' roll roots through a jazz trio lens. Era: Americana trilogy (II of III). Mood: raucous/Americana.

Electric Trio Mk II: Roeder / King

Love Hurts (Mack Avenue, 2019) Late-'60s freedom — Ornette to Orbison on a Gretsch Duo Jet. Era: Americana trilogy (III of III). Mood: raucous to adventurous.

Squint (Blue Note, 2021) Blue Note debut — the trio fully arrived, all originals. Era: Blue Note maturity. Mood: energetic/confident.

Trio + Frisell (quartet)

View with a Room (Blue Note, 2022) Frisell adds orchestral color to the Roeder/King trio. Era: Blue Note maturity. Mood: lush/textured.

The Layers EP (Blue Note, 2023) Companion to View with a Room, same sessions. Era: Blue Note maturity. Mood: lush to intimate.

Expanded Ensembles (Joe Henry era)

Speak to Me (Blue Note, 2024) Variable formats — solo to sextet — broadest palette yet. Era: Blue Note maturity. Mood: everything (contemplative, raucous, folk, skronk).

Scenes from Above (Blue Note, 2026) New organ-guitar quartet — four equals in a room. Era: Blue Note maturity. Mood: lush/patient/groovy.

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