Stephen Ulrich
Crime Jazz Composer
NYC guitarist and composer blending noir film scores with jazz, blues, and Americana through his trio Big Lazy.
About
Stephen Ulrich is a New York-based guitarist and composer who has led the instrumental trio Big Lazy for over two decades. He studied music with jazz legend Sal Salvador at the Ed Sullivan Theatre and graduated from the Institute of Architecture and Urban Studies in 1981. Ulrich is known for composing scores for HBO's Bored to Death and the documentary Art and Craft, and was commissioned to compose 30 pieces for NPR's This American Life.
Music Style
Ulrich's music blends noir and pastoral elements with cinematic sweep, combining jazz dexterity with rock aggression. His guitar work features reverb-heavy tones and twang, drawing from blues, country, surf, and rockabilly archetypes.
Background
- Hometown
- New York, USA
- Instruments
- guitar
- Active
- 1980s-present
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