Jason Kao Hwang/Amygdala
Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, 591 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102-4403
Jason Kao Hwang - composer/violin/viola Rami Seo - gayakeum Michael Wimberly - djembe/percussion
Curated by Oliver Lake http://aljira.org
MY THANKS TO
THE EL INTRUSO 11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CRITICS POLL
The enormity of emotions, the multiplicity of ecstasy and the almost ecstatic parts of individual instruments, make the album "Blood" an exciting and captivating experience of each of the recipients open to new experiences. Robert Ratajczak, longplayrecenzje.blox
All musicians of this ensemble are original and individual players… All music of this album is simply beautiful, luminous and passionate – it has driving, crazy, bright and innovative sound. Avant Scena Contemporary music blog
They’ve found a way to make “East meets West” work. This is a fascinating, rather chilling, but ultimately inspiring set of music, unlike anything most of us have heard. Jim Hynes, makingascene.org,
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BANDCAMP , CD Baby and the Downtown Music Gallery
Jason Kao Hwang - composer/violin
Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet/flugelhorn
Joseph Daley - tuba
Andrew Drury - drum set
Ken Filiano - string bass
Sun Li - pipa
Steve Swell - trombone
Wang Guowei - erhu
My thanks to Downbeat Magazine's 2018 International Critics poll for voting for me. I wish to share this recognition with all the musicians I have played with, especially in my bands. We make music together!
Grateful that Sing House was named one of the Best CDs of 2017 by Downbeat Magazine.
Now available at BandCamp!
I'm grateful to Giovanni Russonello for his 4/28 review of Sing House in the New York Tim
On Sing House from the Best Jazz on Bandcamp:
The breadth of influences that composer Jason Kao Hwang is able to call upon, and his willingness to leave wide open spaces within compositions for improvising, strikes the perfect balance between meticulous planning and breathless spontaneity. His newest, Sing House, falls in line with past experiments. “No Such Thing” provides ample, immediate evidence of that push-and-pull, with its turbulent bursts of avant-garde dissonance suddenly settling into joyful expressions of the blues. “Dream Walk” is a panoramic view of a host of musical forms, never fully adopting a single one, always sounding on the verge of phasing into another altogether. “When What Could” takes the opposite approach, allowing jazz forms to manifest with a charged immediacy, while leaving the transitions between each expression a bit fuzzy. It’s this kind of daring that makes a Hwang album so thrilling—that sense of sharp intelligence and creative courage. On his newest, the violinist-violist is joined by drummer Andrew Drury, bassist Ken Filiano, pianist Chris Forbes, and trombonist Steve Swell.
Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion, a superb show produced by the NY Historical Society, had a great run in NYC this past spring. I was honored to have scored music for the concluding video exhibit. The show is now part of the permanent exhibit at the Chinese Historical Society in San Francisco.
Jason Kao Hwang/Amygdala
Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, 591 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102-4403
Jason Kao Hwang - composer/violin/viola Rami Seo - gayakeum Michael Wimberly - djembe/percussion
Curated by Oliver Lake http://aljira.org
Patrick Brennan - alto sax Jason Kao Hwang - violin/viola Warren Smith - drum set
Steve Swell's Nation of We with Embedded String Quartet #1
Jason Kao Hwang, Jake Sokolov, Rosi Hertlein, Sarah Bernstein, Stephanie Griffin (strings) Darius Jones, Chris Pitsiokos (alto sax) Dave Sewelson (baritone sax) Lewis Barnes, Matt Lavelle (trumpet) Vincent Chancey (french horn) Joe Daley (tuba) Todd Nicholson (bass) Chad Taylor (drums) Steve Swell (trombone, compoistions)
Part of Steve Swell's residency at the Stone.
Steve Swell - composer/trombone Jason Kao Hwang - violin James Ilgenfritz- string bass Chad Taylor Drums
Part of Steve Swell's residency at the Stone.
Features composers Joseph Daley, Dan Blake and Jessica Pavone. I'm in the string section.
Sound+Movement: Resurrection Revolution - Patricia Parker
R&R first performed in January 2015 as a quartet, under the title ‘Challenge Listening’ with Patricia Nicholson, Jason Jordan – dance and music – Jason Kao Hwang (violin/viola), TA Thompson(drum set). The quintet came together at Judson Church on Saturday July 12 2015 at the 20th Vision Festival with the addition of Bill Mazza’s live art projections. This will be the most complete presentation.
http://roulette.org/events/sound-movement-resurrection-revolution-patricia-parker/
Jason Kao Hwang/ Sing House
Edgefest, Kerrytown Concert House, 415 North Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
Jason Kao Hwang/ Sing House Andrew Drury - drum set, Ken Filiano - string bass, Chris Forbes - piano, Steve Swell - trombone, Jason Kao Hwang - composer/ violin/ viola
Jason Kao Hwang (violin)/Anders Nielsson (guitar) Duo
6BC Botanical Gardens, East 6th St., between Avenues B and C, New York City, NY
Looking forward to my first duo with amazing Anders Nielsson on guitar! Admission is FREE!
Tomeka Reid - composer, cello Mazz Swift - violin Jason Kao Hwang - viola Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello Silvia Bolognesi - string bass Peter Manau - guitar Mikel Patrick Avery - drums
Adam Rudolph Go Organic Orchestra
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, 58 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Music composed and improvisationally conducted by ADAM RUDOLPH
Over 30 musicians. I'll play violin.
Guillermo Gregorio - composer/ clarinet, Jason Kao Hwang - violin, Lester St. Louis - cello, Nicolas Letman - composer/ string bass
Patricia Parker's Resurrection Revolution Quintet
Dissident Arts Festival at Shapeshifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Patricia Parker, Jason Jordan - dance Jason Kao Hwang - violin/ viola Michael T.A. Thompson - drum set Bill Mazza - live video painting
Jason Kao Hwang/ Sing House
Andrew Drury - drum set, Ken Filiano - string bass, Chris Forbes - piano, Steve Swell - trombone, Jason Kao Hwang - composer/violin/viola
Jason Kao Hwang/ Amgydala
Red Hook Jazz Festival, Park on the Corner of President and Van Brunt St., Brooklyn, NY
Jason Kao Hwang - composer, violin, viola Rami Seo - gayageum (Korean zither) Michael Wimberly - djembe, percussion
Jason Kao Hwang: The Challenge, Tiananmen Square
Lovinger Theater, Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park West, West Bronx, NY
With this commission from the MultiCultural Music Group, this music, my first work for full orchestra, will honor and give voice to those who were killed in Tiananmen Square, to those were imprisoned, and to all who's belief in freedom still burns. Though China has attempted to eradicate the memory of Tiananmen Square, this history will not be forgotten.
- Jason Kao Hwang
Panel discussion: Dr. Rowena He, Mr. Fang Zheng, Dr. Luis Muniz, Jason Kao Hwang
Jason Kao Hwang/ Burning Bridge
Jason Kao Hwang - composer/violin Andrew Drury - drum set Ken Filiano - string bass Joe Daley - tuba Herb Robertson - cornet/ flugelhorn Sun Li - pipa Steve Swell - trombone Wang Guowei - erhu
This concert was made possible through a grant from U.S. Artists International. They are supported by the National Endowment of the Arts.
Burning Bridge was commissioned by Chamber Music America/ New Jazz Works.
Jason Kao Hwang/ Sing House
Jazz Shares at the Arts Block Cafe, 289 Main Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
Andrew Drury - drum set Ken Filiano - string bass Chris Forbes - piano Steve Swell - trombone Jason Kao Hwang - composer/ violin/ viola
Amygdala Rami Seo - gayageum Michael Wimberly - djembe/ percussion Jason Kao Hwang - composer/ violin/ viola
Sing House Andrew Drury - drum set Ken Filiano - string bass Chris Forbes - piano Steve Swell - trombone Jason Kao Hwang - composer/ violin/ viola
Andrew Drury - drum set Ken Filiano - string bass Chris Forbes - piano Steve Swell - trombone Jason Kao Hwang - composer/ violin/ viola