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Francesca Han

Pianist Francesca Han’s music captures both the subtle affectivity of classical music and the uninhibited effusiveness of rock. Having studied both, she has now developed an approach to jazz that leaves a foot planted in tradition while reaching for unique expression. After achieving rapid success in her native Korea, she was encouraged to move to New York City in 2004. There she received her master’s degree in jazz performance from Queens College under the tutelage of pianists David Berkman and Bruch Barth, trumpeter and arranger Michael Mossman, and saxophonist Antonio Hart. She played with various jazz groups throughout New York

Francesca Han, Ralph Alessi, Greg Spero, Camille Bertault & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 2, 2023

Experiments from jny: Chicago and elsewhere, technical mastery offset by sense of humor, jazz as sonic storytelling, and jazz standards' transfigurations are some of the main sources of inspiration for this episode.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Greg Spero “Ruslan" The Chicago Experiment: Revisited ...

A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto & Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 29, 2023

This week we dedicate our show to two artists who recently passed away, and who--even though very far apart in terms of geographical origins and life trajectories--shared a devotion to beauty, elegance and originality: Ryuichi Sakamoto and Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou.Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ryuichi Sakamoto ...

Francesca Han: Exuding Honesty

by Ian Patterson
February 23, 2023

Pianist and composer Francesca Han's duo album with Ralph Alessi, Exude (Hanji, 2022), is a timely reminder of the Korean's talent as an interpreter, an improvisor and as a creative force. It is a beautiful, conversational album, open to multiple influences. Classically trained, Han discovered jazz while studying in her native Seoul. It was ...

Exude

Label: Hanji
Released: 2022
Track listing: Apollo Tokyo; Sage Advice; Arirang; Camargue; Humdrum; They Agree; Throwing Like a Girl; Diagonal Lady; Present (Improvisation); Chrysanthemum (For Kikuchi); Pannonica.

Penang Island Jazz Festival 2016

by Ian Patterson
December 23, 2016

12 + 1 Penang Island Jazz Festival Bayview Beach Resort/Various Venues jny: Penang, Malaysia December 1-4, 2016 A tongue-in-cheek marketing ploy, or fear of inviting disaster? The Malaysians are doubtless no more or no less suspicious than folk in most places, but the organizers of the 12th + 1 Penang Island ...

Blue Suns

By Francesca Han

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Abdul-Him; Cohesive Force; Solar Buddha; Controversy; Tembo Steps; Gleanings; Little White Stone; Bush Winds; East Suns; The Loudest Silence; Shaman; Dadam.

Francesca Han: Dream Episodes, Blue Suns, Icarus

by Ian Patterson
June 30, 2015

A new Francesca Han recording is something to get excited about. The pianist's spirited trio/quartet outing Illusion (Audioguy Records, 2012) and the bewitching solo effort Ascetic (Audioguy Records, 2012)—one of the finest solo piano jazz albums of recent years—were outstanding examples of her skills as a composer, bandleader and improviser. Now, in a relatively short space ...

Ascetic

By Francesca Han

Label: Audioguy
Released: 2013
Track listing: Ambidextrous; Ascetic; Dismantled; Winter Bush; Promenade; Why is this Thing called Love?; Green in Blue; Lament for the Fallen; Ceili; Spontaneous Essay on Nothing.

Illusion

By Francesca Han

Label: NatSat Music
Released: 2013
Track listing: Study 34; Delusion; Count Yourself; Subtle Bitterness; Shaolinish; Contemporary; Castalia; Hypatia; Study 34-2; Gravity (improvisation).