Julia Dos Reis - Jazz/Pop Viola Young & professional violist/violinist specialising in Jazz & Pop.

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Solo Viola for x1 45 mins set£120
Solo Viola for x2 45 mins set£220
Prices do not include travel expenses. Discounts will apply for midweek bookings, and bookings made October-April. Please enquire for further details. Bookings over 6 months in advance require a non-refundable 10% deposit; less than 6 months require 20%. Prices will increase for bookings in 2024+.

About / Biography

Julia Dos Reis is a London based violist and composer/arranger, specialising in Jazz and Pop. She leads her own Jazz string groups, J.A.M. String Collective and Soli Strings, for which she composes and arranges, and also regularly performs with bands such as the grime/country outfit The Rooftop Assembly, as well as with larger ensembles such as The NuCivilsation Orchestra, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Her extensive performing has taken her to venues across Europe, including Ronnie Scott’s supporting Nubya Garcia, Paris’ Grande Halle de La Villette with The NuCivilastion Orchestra tour of Marvin Haye’s ‘What’s Going On?” (“improvised solos [of] individual violin and viola players was for me the musical highlight of the entire triumphant evening” – The Blue Moment), as well as a 2019 UK tour with the legendary saxophonist Steve Williamson ("pushing at the boundaries of jazz... delivering walking lines, heavy riffs and rattles and taps, are thoroughly contemporary.... much more than a warm up act" – Financial Times 4*).

Julia begun her jazz education with award winning Jazz programme Tomorrow’s Warriors (Moses Boyd, Zara McFarlane, Shabaka Hutchings) and attended sessions there led by Gary Crosby OBE. It was from these sessions that the ‘flagship’ ensemble, StringTing trio, was formed, which years later formed the foundation for J.A.M. String Collective. Julia continued her formal training with a Masters in Jazz Performance at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she studied under jazz violinist, Chris Garrick.

Alongside performing, Julia also frequently works as a session musician and has featured on Daniel Casimir’s award-winning album “Boxed In”, as well as tracks on by Jungle, Jelly Cleaver, KIANJA, and RYBES.

J.A.M. String Collective is Julia’s main project, for which she leads, and composes and arranges. Their acclaimed debut EP "J∆M" is out now and features the legendary British saxophonist Steve Williamson (TSWE, The Roots) and the hugely talented emerging Zoe Pascal (Zenel) on drums. The trio has also released a live video recording of Kenny Wheeler’s “Kind Folk”, an arrangement by Julia.

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in North London

Will travel up to 100 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 100 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 5 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

Sample Pop Set:

A Change Gon’ Come – Sam Cooke

All Night Long - Lionel Ritchie

All of the Lights – Kanye West

All You Need is Love – The Beatles

Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers

Angels – Robbie Williams

As – Stevie Wonder

Bad Guy - Billie Eilish

Beat It – Michael Jackson

Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve

Blinding Lights – The Weekend

Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkal

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John/Lion King

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Franki Valli

Clean Bandit – Rather Be

Clocks – Coldplay

Crazy in Love - Beyonce

Cry Me a River – Justin Timberlake

Don’t Worry – Bob Marley

December 1963 (Oh What a Night) – Frankie Valli

Defying Gravity – Wicked/Stephen Schwartz

Despacito – Luis Fonsi/Daddy Yankee/Justin Bieber

Dog Days Are Over – Florence & The Machine

Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones

Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

Dreams - The Cranberries

Empire State of Mind – Alicia Keys

Everlong – Foo Fighters

Every Breath You take – The Police

Faith – George Michael

Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man

Fields of Gold - Sting

Flashing Lights - Kanye West

For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder

Get Lucky – Daft Punk

Gimme Some A’lovin – The Spencer Davis Group

God Only Knows – The Beach Boys

Hallelujah – Cohen

Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles

Halo - Beyonce

Happy – Pharrell

Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

Hit the Road - Ray Charles

Home – Edward Sharpe

Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros

Kashmir - Led Zeppelin

Killing Me Softly - The Fugees

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff

I Got A Woman – Ray Charles

I Heard it through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

I Say A Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin

I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston

I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

In My Blood - Shawn Mendes

In My Life – The Beatles

Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

It Must Be Love – Madness

Israelites – Desmond Dekker

Juice - Lizzo

Let It Go from Disney's 'Frozen' – Lopez

Let It Be – The Beatles

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Make You Feel My Love – Adele

Marry You – Bruno Mars

My Girl – The Temptations

Mr Brightside – The Killers

My Heart Will Go On from Titanic – Horner

Nothing Compares to U – Prince

Ocean Eyes - Billie Eilish

Paradise - Coldplay

Penny Lane – The Beatles

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Riptide – Vance Joy

Rolling in the Deep – Adele

Summertime Sadness – Lana Del Rey

September – Earth – Wind & Fire

Senorita - Justin Timberlake

Shape of You - Ed Sheeran

She – Elvis Costello

Signed Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours) -Stevie Wonder

Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder

Skyfall – Adele

Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson

Something – The Beatles

Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Arlen

Stand by Me – Ben E King

Stay With Me – Sam Smith

Survivor – Destiny’s Child

Sweet Child O' Mine – Guns N' Roses

Take Me to Church – Hozier

Thanku, next - Ariana Grande

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) Song - Simon & Garfunkel

The Way – Ariana Grande

Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper

Titanium – David Guetta

To Build A Home - The Cinematic Orchestra

Use Me - Bill Withers

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Yellow – Coldplay

Yesterday – The Beatles

You Can Get It If You Really Want – Jimmy Cliff

(You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman) – Aretha Franklin

Your Song – Elton John

Wonderful World, Beautiful People – Jimmy Cliff

Wake Me Up - Avicii

Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day

Wake Up - Arcade Fire

Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

We Found Love - Rihanna

Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift

You’re My Best Friend - Queen

You’ve Got the Love - Florence and The Machine

Young and Beautiful - Lana Del Rey

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher

and Higher - Jackie Wilson

Sample Jazz Set:

All the Things You Are

Águas de Março

At Last

All of Me

As Time Goes By

Autumn Leaves

Body and Soul

But Not For Me

Cantaloupe Island

Cheek to Cheek

Corcovado

Days of Wine and Roses

Desafinado

Dream A Little Dream of Me

Emily

Fever

Fly Me to the Moon

Georgia On My Mind

Girl From Ipanema

God Bless The Child

Honeysuckle Rose

Just Friends

It Could Happen To You

It Don’t Mean A Thing (If it Ain’t Got that Swing)

Ivy

Mack the Knife

Mood Indigo

Moon River

Moose the Mooch

My Baby Just Cares For Me

My Favourite Things

My Funny Valentine

Night and Day

No Moe

On the Sunny Side of the Street

September In the Rain

Softly As in a Morning Sunrise

Someday My Prince Will Come

Summertime

St. Thomas

Stompin' At the Savoy

Take the A Train

The Preacher

There Will Never Be Another Yo

The Way You Look Tonight

Moose the Mooch

No Moe

We Have All the Time in the World

What A Difference A Day Made

What A Wonderful World

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

I can provide a PA if required, along with a backing track.


What information do you require about a venue?

If outside London I will require a parking space. A near by cupboard/storage space is useful to store my instrument case and belongings for the duration of the performance.

Recent Clients

Julia Dos Reis - Jazz/Pop Viola has performed for these clients:

Bally's Corporation

The Gamesys Group

Slaughter and May

Magazine, Canary Wharf

University College London

Royal Academy of Music

Venues

Julia Dos Reis - Jazz/Pop Viola has performed at these venues:

Purcell Room, Southbank Centre

The Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club

Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho

Mr. Fogg's Mayfair

Kensington Gardens

The Cider Works Venue, Dover

The Old Fire Engine, Ely

The Wallace Collection Museum

The Pig - near Bath

Leez Priory, Chelmsford

The House of St Barnabas

Cain Manor, Hampshire

Buxted Park Hotel, Uckfield

St. George's, Bristol

Halle at St. Micheal's, Manchester

Knight Time Studios

Loveworld TV Studios

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