Julie Larson

Guitar, 12 string, Flute, Mandolin, Percussion, and Vocals

Julie Larson is a music teacher in the East Bay with an extensive background in instrumental music and improvisation. She got involved with music at an early age, and had the unique opportunity to study jazz improv privately with Dave Burns, a former trumpeter in Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band.

  Julie was a founding member of the Recycling Porpoises musician's collective - a support network for local performing musicians. She was a producer/performer of a weekly live acoustic performance series at the Thornhill Coffee House in Montclair, Oakland.

  Julie has a long list of performers she has sat in with to jam. These include the Bill Sims Band (NYC), The Zen Tricksters (LI - NY), Blues Traveler (NYC), Luther Tucker (Fairfax, CA) and Mark Karan (San Rafael, CA). She has performed solo acoustic shows in the Bay Area since 1991.

  In The Outbacks, Julie is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.

Equipment List:

Muramatsu Professional Model sterling silver B-foot Flute
Yamaha Tenor Saxophone YTS-21
Taylor acoustic/electric guitar model 312-CE
Jose Ramirez classical nylon string guitar
Yamaha 12-string guitar model FG-411-12
Washburn mandolin model M-1S
Dean Markley sound hole pickup
Dean Markley strings
Fender Acoustasonic Jr. amplifier
Nepalese Hand Drum
Tambourine
EV Microphone model N/D 357
Shure Microphone model BG 3.1