...the soaring lyricism of Jason Kao Hwang.
-- Chicago Tribune, Howard Reich - October 11, 2005 more...

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Hwang has a large heart for melody...
-- Bad Alchemy, Rigobert Dittmann - November 30, 1999 more...

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Indeed, what's striking about Mr. Hwang's music, a stirring blend of Stephane Grappelli's violin improvisations and Morton Feldman's microtonal compositions, is that it makes traditional instruments sound contemporary.
-- The New York Times, Adam Shatz - November 23, 1997 more...

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Chinese-American violinist Jason Hwang is one of New York's unsung new-music heroes.
-- The Boston Phoenix, Ed Hazell - February 24, 1997 more...

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Inspired by the inflection and tones embodied in language, Hwang has developed an incredibly original philosophy and approach to improvisation on violin.
-- Strings, Julie Lyons Lieberman - August 31, 1996 more...

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"Urban Archaeology" is a mind-grabbing set of atmospheres that reflects Hwang's aim of rooting his music in the improvisational personalities of the musicians he works with. It sounds new.
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Unorthodox tonalities and a fresh compositional viewpoint to escape the geographical gravitational pull of "conventional" ethnic music and jazz
-- Jazz Report '96, A. L. - February 29, 1996 more...

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three masterful improvisers who make music unlike anything else you've heard.
-- College Music Journal, David Newgarden - April 10, 1995 more...

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Jason Hwang played a mutated five-string electric violin with virtuosic intensity
-- The Seattle Weekly, Ted Fry - July 7, 1993 more...

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