OTL 2024: Vertigo

Saxophonist Julian Costello is a musician, composer and teacher from London. He writes the music for various ensembles and tries to approach life with humour.

The Julian Costello Quartet has released two albums on 33 Jazz Records: Transitions (2017) and Connections (2020). “Only Once in a while, an album like this appears on the horizon” (Adrian Pallant, London Jazz News). Their most recent album, And All The Birds Were Set Free, was released in April.

Julian plays and writes the music in Vertigo, Perhaps Trio and the Julian Costello Quartet. He has toured the UK three times with support from the Arts Council of England and has also toured France, Poland, Germany and Belgium.

The critic Sammy Stein wrote for Jazz in Europe: “Julian Costello proved a charming host, introducing the audience to some fine original compositions, and tenor playing of a gentle authority; full of passion, lyricism and invention all delivered with a full and vibrant tone” (Jazz Views, March 2024)