Hyeseon Hong – Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra THINGS WILL PASS – Album now out!
As one of the first Korean jazz composers to transplant herself from the comforts of Seoul to the New York city jazz scene, Hyeseon Hong emerged with her large ensemble performing at the turn of the century in now defunct clubs in the East Village. These early experiments in Korean jazz fusion eventually led to the creation of her big band, which has since performed all over NYC from Birdland to the Jazz Gallery.
Following the release of her first recording EE YA GI which documents all of Hong’s work up to that point Things Will Pass highlights the next step in Hong’s compositional evolution. With her deeper dive into the American songbook repertoire and theater work, she has also refined her approach to harmonic and rhythmic Korean/western fusion. She continues to find new ways to capture the distinctive differences and similarities between the two.
The new album is the long-awaited follow-up to her 2017 debut recording, Ee-Ya-Gi, which featured veteran tenor saxophonist Rich Perry, who played with the legendary Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and trumpeter Ingrid Jensen. Personal reflection and resilience after a major loss, are the main themes of Things Will Pass. Helping Hong craft those evocative sound pictures are some of New York City’s finest musicians who comprise the Jazz Orchestra. They include: tenor saxophonists Perry and Quintin Nachoff; alto, baritone and soprano saxophonists Alejandro Aviles, Andrew Hadro and Ben Kono; David Smith on trumpet and flugelhorn; trombonist Mike Fahie; guitarist Matt Panayides, pianist Broc Hempel and vocalist Aubrey Johnson.
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