Fred Hersch on piano and Julian Lage on guitar. CD

The layers here come from the wonderful interplay between the guitar of Julian Lage and his trio members Jorge Roeder on bass and Dave King on drums – both musicians who lay back nicely, and find a way to resonate with those trademark chromatic notes that Lage seems to spin out effortlessly! The album's billed as a precursor to the previous View With A Room album – looser and more exploratory than that one, but also pretty darn great on its own. Titles include "The Layers", "Mantra", "Everything Helps", "This World", "Missing Voices", and "Double Southpaw". LP, Vinyl record album

The layers here come from the wonderful interplay between the guitar of Julian Lage and his trio members Jorge Roeder on bass and Dave King on drums – both musicians who lay back nicely, and find a way to resonate with those trademark chromatic notes that Lage seems to spin out effortlessly! The album's billed as a precursor to the previous View With A Room album – looser and more exploratory than that one, but also pretty darn great on its own. Titles include "The Layers", "Mantra", "Everything Helps", "This World", "Missing Voices", and "Double Southpaw". CD

Guitarist Julian Lage has become one of the more distinct stylists on his instrument in recent years – and this Blue Note debut is likely to cement his role as one of the more important players of his generation! Lage is in a trio here – working with Dave King on drums and Jorge Roeder on bass – and he's got a style that we might call "hard chromatic" – a way of using the colorful chords opened up by Wes Montgomery and Pat Martino generations back, but with this heavier, fuzzier style that's very much Lage's own – and which isn't afraid to borrow some trippier touches and more avant leanings too – all qualities that Julian's had before, but which really seem to come to full flowering here. Titles include "Squint", "Emily", "Familiar Flower", "Day & Age", "Quiet Like A Fuse", and "Twilight Surfer". LP, Vinyl record album

A nicely lean set from guitarist Julian Lage, even though his trio is expanded here by work on a second guitar from Bill Frisell – a legendary leader in his own right, but one who really follows the younger player's lead on the set! Other group members include Jorge Roeder on bass and Dave King on drums – both musicians who keep things in an open space that really lets Lage work out all these special chromes and tones alongside Frisell, with an intimate quality that has us amazed at how well both players match each other on the set! Titles include "Tributary", "Word For Word", "Heart Is A Drum", "Castle Park", "Fairbanks", "Chavez", "Temple Steps", and "Let Every Room Sing". CD

A nicely lean set from guitarist Julian Lage, even though his trio is expanded here by work on a second guitar from Bill Frisell – a legendary leader in his own right, but one who really follows the younger player's lead on the set! Other group members include Jorge Roeder on bass and Dave King on drums – both musicians who keep things in an open space that really lets Lage work out all these special chromes and tones alongside Frisell, with an intimate quality that has us amazed at how well both players match each other on the set! Titles include "Tributary", "Word For Word", "Heart Is A Drum", "Castle Park", "Fairbanks", "Chavez", "Temple Steps", and "Let Every Room Sing". LP, Vinyl record album

With Julian Lage on guitar, Vadim Neselovskyi on piano, Luques Curtis on bass, and James Williams on drums. CD

The final chapter in the triplet of trios albums recorded by reedman Charles Lloyd in 2022 – and one that really holds onto the special spirit of the others! As before, there's a lean setting that's perfect for the maturing talents of Lloyd – this open sonic space delivered with the guitar of Julian Lage and percussion of Zakir Hussain – both players sensitive enough to understand what Lloyd's trying to do, and give him just the right support throughout the record. The whole thing is a further demonstration that over the past 20 years, Lloyd has maybe grown as much as an artist as he did during his first 20 years in music – as you'll hear on titles that include "Desolation Sound", "Tales Of Rumi", "The Blessing", "Saraswati", and "Nachekita's Lament". CD

Gary Burton on vibraphone with Julian Lage on guitar, Scott Colley on bass, and Antonio Sanchez on drums. CD

Taylor Eigsti on piano, Eric Marienthal on saxophone, Ben Wendel on tenor saxophone, Adam Schroeder on baritone saxophone, Garrett Smith on trombone, Brian Swartz and Greg Adams on trumpet, Julian Lage on guitar, Christian McBride and James Genus on bass, and Billy Kilson and Lewis Nash on drums. CD

Features Dayna Stephens on tenor, Michael Rodriguez on trumpet, Julian Lage on guitar, Aaron Parks on piano, Kiyoshi Kitagawa on bass, and Donal Edwards on drums. CD