Vic Juris

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Vic Juris (born September 26, 1953 in New Jersey as Victor Edward Jurusz junior ; † December 31, 2019 ) was an American jazz guitarist .

Life

Juris was self-taught and first played for Lyn Christie in the early 1970s ; he made his first record in 1975 for Eric Kloss . He then belonged to Barry Miles' band for several years . In the late 1970s he recorded his first albums under his own name ("Roadsong", "Horizon Drive"); he was also with Richie Cole (1976, 1978) in the recording studio and with Don Patterson (1977), Wild Bill Davis , Jimmy Smith and Mel Tormé (1977). In 1981 he led his own quartet. He also played with Harvie S , Biréli Lagrène (1985), Larry Coryell (1985–86) and John Etheridge (1988). In the 1990s he worked with Dave Liebman (since 1991), but also with Ron McClure , Lee Konitz and Peggy Stern , Benny Waters , Jeanie Bryson , Gary Peacock , Steve LaSpina , Judi Silvano , Bill Goodwin , Sigi Busch and Joe Locke . He also played with Five Guitars Play Mingus . Dick Oatts was part of his quartet . Since 2002 he has been a member of Jeremy Steig's quartet , with whom he recorded the duo album Improvised (2004). In the field of jazz, according to Tom Lord , he was involved in 175 recording sessions between 1975 and 2018, most recently with Matt Kane ( The Other Side of the Story ).

His song Horizon Drive was used as a sample by Gang Starr in 1994 to make the track Mass Appeal .

Juris, who has performed at numerous major international jazz festivals, has taught at The New School for Social Research , Rutgers University and Lehigh University . He has authored two textbooks: "Vic Juris Inside / Outside: Original Play-Along Modern Jazz Guitar Solos" and "Modern Chords: Advanced Harmony for Guitar". Juris died of complications from liver cancer .

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supporting documents

  1. Press report Marlbank.net
  2. Press report Ottawacitizen.com
  3. Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 1, 2020)
  4. ^ Profile New School core faculty , accessed October 19, 2015.