Burning Bridge Reviews
Another key feature is the interplay between Chinese and Western instruments. Hwang frequently plays them off against each other... But rather than displaying an opposition or contrast, it's amazing how the two complement each other. This is also true of ensemble passages, where the blend can be invigorating and intoxicating....Hwang's composition, while epic in scope, conveys the intimacy of lives lived in a foreign culture.
-- The New York City Jazz Record, Robert Iannapollo - December 1, 2012 more...
Burning Bridge is a monumental endeavor, foretelling that often unattainable synchronization within modern era avant-garde vistas where calamity, harmonious accord, and mind-altering improvisation seem to be in alignment with the heavens.
-- All About Jazz, Glen Astarita - November 26, 2012 more...
That natural flow is one of strengths of Burning Bridge; the mixing doesn't feel contrived. To extrapolate a little, this multifaceted music recognizes how we all define ourselves in different ways at different times; our behavior shifts to accommodate coworkers, family, friends or strangers. Which is to say we're all code switchers. Jason Kao Hwang makes us hear what that sounds like.
-- National Public Radio, Kevin Whitehead - November 26, 2012 more...
Hwang admixes contemporary instrumental writing for instruments well known to jazz with Chinese instruments and sounds and the result is a strangely haunting creation that feels as though we are exploring unknown territory... he melds the jazz idiom with classical music structure and the result is an experience wholly and refreshingly new.
-- Amazon, Grady Harp - November 6, 2012 more...
Have you ever been in an audience and realized you were watching a historic performance? The epic composition performed last night at the Vision Festival by violinist/composer Jason Hwang 's ensemble,"Burning Bridge," was an absolutely unforgettable event...
-- Facebook, Katie Bull - June 17, 2012 more...
Hwang has his finger firmly on the racing pulse of
the 21st century, where everything interconnected and boundaries of
time and geography seem hopelessly quaint. If there is a war cry for music of the new millennium, it
might well be: Burn the bridges –
there’s no going back. Stephen Brookes, The Washington Post
-- The Washington Post, Stephen Brookes - November 22, 2010 more...
