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Julian Shore
12+ albums
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Julian Shore, also performing as Alfons Daiminger, is a pianist and composer hailing from Narragansett, Rhode Island and is now based in New York. He has released 11 singles as Alfons Daiminger, while his six albums are released under his real name. Shore grew up listening to his father playing Bach on his home piano and would often sing along as a toddler. After starting piano lessons at a young age he began studies with famed educator Hal Crook as a teenager. Shortly thereafter he was awarded a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music. During his time there, under the mentorship of Danilo Perez, he performed in the Panama Jazz Festival, learning from Wayne Shorter, Brian Blade, John Patitucci while there. He moved to New York shortly after graduating, and soon had his first serious performing experience with singer Gretchen Parlato- touring the US and abroad with her band in 2010 including the Stockholm Jazz Festival. His debut album as Julian Shore “Filaments” which features Kurt Rosenwinkel, Noah Preminger, Tommy Crane, Phil Donkin, and others was released to critical acclaim in 2012. The second album as Julian Shore, “Which Way Now?” was released in early 2016 and features Gilad Hekselman, Dayna Stephens, Aidan Carroll, Colin Stranahan and a slew of guests and configurations. Since then he has become one of the most in-demand pianists in New York, appearing as both leader and sideman at venues like Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Blue Note, and jazz fes
