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Jihye Lee, Jaleel Shaw, and Brandee Younger

by Jerome Wilson
This episode covers a lot of stylistic ground with music from guitarists, vocalists, large groups, and small groups. Musicians heard include Jihye Lee, Brandee Younger, Lucy Woodward, Jaleel Shaw, and Kip Hanrahan. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Johnny Smith Lover" from The Classic Roost Album Collection (Enlightenment) 00:59 Brandee Younger Breaking Point" from Gadabout Season (Impulse) 4:22 Bobby ...
Continue ReadingJihye Lee Orchestra: Infinite Connections

by Jack Bowers
Some eighty-odd years ago a handful of trailblazers led by saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie changed the vocabulary of jazz, introducing bebop as a successor to trad jazz and swing and radically transforming the music's landscape and perspective. Their terminology remained pretty much intact for a number of years, with partisans choosing a path between the diverse genres, until at last the very definition of jazz began to move in new directions with newcomers such as cool jazz, ...
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by Angelo Leonardi
Su queste pagine abbiamo seguito il percorso discografico di Jihye Lee a partire dal suo esordio (April, 2017) ed il successivo Daring Mind (Motéma 2021), co-prodotto con Darcy James Argue. La collaborazione con quest'ultimo si ripropone anche nel nuovo Infinite Connections, registrato nell'ottobre 2023, che evidenzia un significativo passo avanti nella sua sintesi tra jazz e proprie radici musicali. Che la bandleader fosse un talento eccezionale è apparso chiaro dalla rapidità con cui ha padroneggiato le tecniche ...
Continue ReadingJihye Lee, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Andy Milne, Giovanni Falzone & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
A playlist about connections lost and found, family connections, artistic connections, connections with musical heroes, and with former band-mates through archival recordings that announce much anticipated reunions... Is this a bit too cryptic? Play this episode of Mondo Jazz and find out more!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Bria Skonberg The Beat Goes On" What It Means (Cellar Music) 0:16 Host talks 7:02 Giovanni Falzone, Orchestra Nazionale Jazz ...
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by Troy Dostert
One of the most ambitious composers working exclusively in the large-ensemble format, Jihye Lee is now offering her third release, coming on the heels of the well-received April (Self-released, 2017) and Daring Mind (Motéma Music, 2021). Lee is a fearless artist with a seemingly limitless imagination, with a multiplicity of themes and rhythms swirling through her complex, densely-layered compositions. And as always, she once again has a terrific group of colleagues to help bring her rich, multi-hued vision to life. ...
Continue ReadingJihye Lee, Dave Holland, Omar Sosa, Bheki Mseleku & Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
Hypnotic tunes, Orchestras, South African piano masters and James Brandon Lewis' prolific vein are the main themes of this show focusing on new and upcoming releases.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Omar Sosa Shibinda" An East African Journey (OTA) 0:16 Host talks 4:54 Sam Fribush [Outtake]" Sam Fribush Organ Trio, Vol. II: The Root (CHM) 7:00 De Beren Gieren Stress Als Optie" Less Is Endless (Sdban) 11:24 Host ...
Continue ReadingJihye Lee: Daring Mind

by Jack Bowers
Korean-born composer Jihye Lee is a musician who knows her own mind, whether it be relentless, unshakable, revived, dissatisfied or Daring, as on her second recording for Motema Records. In 2018, Lee earned the prestigious BMI Charlie Parker Composition Prize for Unshakable Mind," one of nine diverse themes presented here. Another, I Dare You," is loosely based on Wayne Shorter's response when asked, What is jazz?" It is a question Lee must also address, as her music is not only ...
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