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Tim Lin

Born and raised in a small suburban town called Fremont, California, Tim Lin is a Taiwanese-American jazz talent whose progressive sound comes from his love of the bebop jazz tradition and history.

In his youth, Tim studied with bay area saxophonist and educator Dann Zinn. Guided by Zinn's inspirational teaching for developing craftsmanship of daily practice, Tim discovered his passion for jazz and calling to become a musician.

Soon after, Tim received a scholarship to study with the world-renowned jazz recording artist Bob Sheppard at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.

Empathy

By Tim Lin

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: If I Should Lose You; Table Steaks; Namely You; Fourth Right; Waltz for Debby; Dolphin Dance; I Wish I Knew; Speak Low.

Tim Lin: Empathy

by Jack Bowers
July 2, 2023

Saxophonist Tim Lin, still fresh enough on the scene to be described as a “young lion," tips his horn to a number of his mentors on Empathy, his second album as a leader, following 2021's Romance on Formosa. As on that earlier album, Lin, a first generation Taiwanese-American (from Fremont, CA), has chosen a charming blend ...

Javon Jackson, Michael Feinberg & Tim Lin

by Joe Dimino
June 11, 2023

We dedicate the entire hour of show 806 to the best of 2023 (so far). The show begins with music from saxophonist Tim Lin's new album Empathy. From there, we hear a new slice of Lonnie Liston Smith from the Jazz is Dead series. We also hear from the likes of Jamie Breiwick, Michael Feinberg and ...

Kenny Garrett, George Colligan & Tim Lin

by Joe Dimino
November 20, 2022

To commemorate our 777th Episode of Neon Jazz, we profile up and coming saxophonist in Tim Lin with music from his debut release Romance in Formosa. We follow that up with another musician with Taiwanese roots in pianist Jo-Yu Chen. From there, we explore a host of new music from Jakob Dreyer, Gentiane MG, Aimee Allen ...

T.S. Monk, Grant Stewart & Theo Croker

by Joe Dimino
August 14, 2022

Innovative trumpeter Theo Croker begins the 764th Episode of Neon Jazz with a song off his album Love Quantum. The theme of the hour is modern jazz released in 2022. We also hear new material from T.S. Monk off his first live album and feature Dan Olivo, Steve Hudson, Tim Lin and Steve Knight. Listen in ...

Bastet: Eye of Ra

by Dave Wayne
September 21, 2015

Billing themselves as “original modern West Coast Jazz," I half- hoped to see Shelly Manne and Bud Shank pop up amongst the credits on Bastet's debut album Eye of Ra. Alas, the music of this Bay Area-based quartet apparently has very little to do with the Los Angeles- based West Coast jazz scene that spawned such ...