Victor E. Jurusz, Jr. , known professionally as Vic Juris (b. September 29, 1953, New Jersey) is an American jazz guitarist. Juris played with Lyn Christie early in the 1970s and made his first recordings with Eric Kloss in 1975. Soon after he joined Barry Miles's group, remaining with Miles well into the 1980s. He recorded with Richie Cole during 1976-78 and released his first albums as a leader in the late 1970s.

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  • Victor E. Jurusz, Jr. , known professionally as Vic Juris (b. September 29, 1953, New Jersey) is an American jazz guitarist. Juris played with Lyn Christie early in the 1970s and made his first recordings with Eric Kloss in 1975. Soon after he joined Barry Miles's group, remaining with Miles well into the 1980s. He recorded with Richie Cole during 1976-78 and released his first albums as a leader in the late 1970s. He then played with Don Patterson (1977), Wild Bill Davis, Jimmy Smith, and Mel Torme (1977). He put together his own quartet in 1981. Later in the 1980s he played with Bireli Lagrene (1985), Larry Coryell (1985-86), Richie Cole again (from 1986), and John Etheridge (1988). In the 1990s, he became increasingly active as a sideman, working with Dave Liebman (1991-97), Ron McClure (1992), Lee Konitz and Peggy Stern (1992), Benny Waters (1993), Jeanie Bryson (1993-94), Gary Peacock (since 1994), Steve LaSpina (since 1995), Judi Silvano (1996), Ken Serio (1996, 2007) and Joe Locke (1998). His song "Horizon Drive" was sampled by Gang Starr in 1994 for the song "Mass Appeal" though Juris was not paid for its use. Juris has held teaching positions at The New School For Jazz and Contemporary Music, Mason Gross School of the Arts, William Paterson University and Lehigh University.
  • Vic Juris ist ein US-amerikanischer Jazzgitarrist. Juris ist Autodidakt und spielte zunächst in den frühen 1970ern bei Lyn Christie; seine erste Plattenaufnahme spielte er 1975 für Eric Kloss ein. Anschließend gehörte er für mehrere Jahre zur Band von Barry Miles. In den späten 1970ern nahm er seine ersten Alben unter eigenem Namen auf („Roadsong“, „Horizon Drive“); daneben war er mit Richie Cole (1976, 1978) im Aufnahmestudio sowie mit Don Patterson (1977), Wild Bill Davis, Jimmy Smith und Mel Torme (1977). 1981 leitete er ein eigenes Quartett. Daneben spielte er mit Bireli Lagrene (1985), Larry Coryell (1985-86) und John Etheridge (1988). In den 1990er Jahren arbeitete er mit Dave Liebman (seit 1991), aber auch mit Ron McClure, Lee Konitz und Peggy Stern, Benny Waters, Jeanie Bryson, Gary Peacock, Steve LaSpina, Judi Silvano, Bill Goodwin, Sigi Busch oder Joe Locke. Außerdem spielte er mit Five Guitars Play Mingus. Zu seinem Quartett gehört Dick Oatts. Seit 2002 ist er Mitglied des Quartetts von Jeremy Steig, mit dem er auch die Duoplatte Improvised (2004) aufgenommen hat. Sein Song Horizon Drive wurde 1994 von Gang Starr als Sample verwendet, um daraus das Stück Mass Appeal zu machen. Juris, der auf zahlreichen großen internationalen Jazzfestivals aufgetreten ist, lehrt an der The New School for Social Research, der Rutgers University und der Lehigh University. Er hat zwei Lehrbücher verfasst: „Vic Juris Inside/Outside: Original Play-Along Modern Jazz Guitar Solos“ und „Modern Chords: Advanced Harmony for Guitar“.
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  • Victor E. Jurusz, Jr. , known professionally as Vic Juris (b. September 29, 1953, New Jersey) is an American jazz guitarist. Juris played with Lyn Christie early in the 1970s and made his first recordings with Eric Kloss in 1975. Soon after he joined Barry Miles's group, remaining with Miles well into the 1980s. He recorded with Richie Cole during 1976-78 and released his first albums as a leader in the late 1970s.
  • Vic Juris ist ein US-amerikanischer Jazzgitarrist. Juris ist Autodidakt und spielte zunächst in den frühen 1970ern bei Lyn Christie; seine erste Plattenaufnahme spielte er 1975 für Eric Kloss ein. Anschließend gehörte er für mehrere Jahre zur Band von Barry Miles.
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