Julián Graciano, learn music from the family roots, great-harpist, guitarist grandfather and his father tango bandoneon player, nucleus where takes his upbringing in a musical environment.
In parallel to his schooling, his first formal knowledge incorporates hand of Professor Carlos Esteban, who guides him on solfege  and music theory.

Gets the scholarship BEST (Berklee Entering Student Talented) at age 19 and MEFA scholarship
(Massachusetts Educational Financial Authority).

Through these achievements pursuing higher studies at the famed Berklee
College of Music, Boston USA where it has the ability to perform
harmony and improvisation masterclass with Gary Burton, Chucho
Valdez and Bob Mintzer; jazz guitar with John Scofield, Mike Stern, Pat Martino and latin jazz with Carlos Moreno (Irakere); polyrhythms and rhythmic concepts with Horacio "El black" Hernandez and Steve Smith; composition with Jim Reyes and Alf Clausen, among others.


He has taught the guitar chair, musical analysis and repertoire at the Conservatory Argentino Galván and teacher of Liceo Superior del Tango in the chair "scholar tango" and "guitar in the tango" Both institutions of the National Academy of Tango.
He has given seminars for the College Music Society on
history and evolution of tango and the music of Eduardo Rovira.

Masterclass on improvisation applied to Argentinean popular music in AADI  (Argentinean Association of Musicians).

For almost 25 years he teaches at particular guitar majoring in jazz and tango, traditional and contemporary harmony, counterpoint, composition techniques, arrangements and orchestration, ear training and improvisation.

In this last time he has developed the teaching of harmony and guitar online in all parts of the world.

He has received the following awards
Along with his guitar duo Graciano-Sapir, best instumental set Tango Cultural Center first prizeHonorable Mention Awards in October
Notable bars Prize 2005.

With singer Fabian Russo Award 2006 Notable bars with his trio contemporary tango Tango en Tres received the 2007 award Notable barsHonorary Award 2010 Cultural Fair

"Nuevos ayres tango" composition award for his work Ocaso en la ciudad

INAMU Award for the production of his CD Alquimia with Graciano 4 quartet

Honorable mention for his work "Eduardo and Eduardo" 1st Composition Contest for Banconeón - Italy 2018

Tango en Tres was chosen by Maestro Chucho Valdes to perform at the prestigious International Jazz Plaza Festival 2008 were declared of cultural interest by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Argentina.

He has written several educational books
Analysis Booklet Tango for the Conservatory Galván
The Real Book of Tango (book titled Real jazz) divided into six volumes with about more than 700 pieces in total and used by many contemporary tango musicians from various parts of the world.

These books was published  by Melos / Ricordi Argentina in 2020

Complete Guitar Method Tango Edited by Melos / Ricordi Argentina in 2016, exhausted the 1st edition a week of its publication.
Articles about jazz improvisation to magazine
VIVA LA MUSIC AMR Switzerland and several articles about Free download tango and jazz website Scribd.

Transcription of all kinds of works, commissioned and personal pleasure, from solo instruments to tango orchestras.
As arranger of tango, has been requested by several groups and soloists from different countries, such as Turkey, USA, England, Germany, Spain and Sweden.

As a sideman he has been summoned to join the jazz band Harry Waters (son of legendary rock musician Roger Waters) playing several concerts in Buenos Aires on 2011.


Along with his trio Tango en Tres  grouping which combines his two great loves, tango and jazz, and where it says in exercising his passion for live performance, improvisation and composition, has participated in the International Jazz Plaza Festival, Havana Cuba, Festival de Jazz de La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Uruguay Jazz Festival (Jazz on the street 2008), has been invited by Maestro Juan Falu in 2009 to Guitar World event.

In the field of research, was asked by Mrs. Mabel Rodriguez Rovira for ordering and back catalog of work of Maestro Eduardo Rovira.

In mid-2014 he has started writing the Real Cuchi Book with music of Cuchi Leguizamón and with this project has formed the trio Cuchijazz, musical group which is a crossover between the music of Cuchi Leguizamón and jazz.Alongside this group had the pleasure of welcoming guest pianist Ignacio Montoya Carlotto and saxophonist Jorge Retamoza.

From 2015 meets the tenor sax Jorge Retamoza and form the Retamoza Graciano duet, leading exploration in the mix tango with jazz to a place and a sound never explored in the genre.

 

In 2016 he forms his tango quartet with his own works, the Graciano 4 quartet whose recent CD ALQUIMIA (2017) has been selected by the National Institute of Music for its production and has received excellent reviews from the national and international press.They have been selected to participate in the prestigious Festival Guitarras del mundo 2018. It has been presented in the main stages as the CCK and the Usina del Arte.

In 2019 he has been invited with his quartet Graciano 4 to participate in the prestigious California Jazz Festival San Jose Summer Jazz Fest presenting his new album "Puntos Cardinales"(2019) and have toured the USA including the Argentine Consulate in New York and the main jazz clubs in Queens, Manhattan and Harlem. The US tour was supported by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs of the Argentine Nation.

Since 2021 Julián Graciano has been the endorser of the Knobloch strings.
In 2021 the Graciano 4 quartet has been selected to be part of the Luanda Biennial representing culture in the Argentine pavilion.
As a composer his catalog of works ranging from works for piano, solo guitar, accordion, string quartets, various jazz and tango instrumentation sets, guitars, vocal music, microtonal music and his Concierto para trio and symphony orchestra.

In 2020 his arrangement of "Tres + uno" for solo violin has been recorded by the virtuoso violin player Teagan Faran and is part of the library at the University of California along with his symphonic arrangement of Tango en negro.

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In the field of new technological media for online music education, it has developed its YouTube channel, where it presents the cycle "Tango licks" of tango performance resources and a series of interviews with the great leaders of the genre.

He has been required in 2022 as an external jury of the University of Rotterdam (CODARTS) in the theme of tango and has done a Masterclass on tango composition for it.

In 2023 he released his third album titled "Tango immersivo" with Graciano 4 quartet. For the first time in Argentina, it was recorded, mixed and mastered in Dolby Atmos format, the work was produced together with Engineer Fernando Richard.

In 2024 he published his new book "Roberto Grela La guitarra del tango" sold out in a single day.

He has been requested by Oxford Press to participate in a book on Tango that will be published in 2024, he has written the chapter on Tango / Jazz and the relationship with his way of composing as a "study case".