Jazz Articles about Sun-Mi Hong

Dikeman / Hong / Lumley / Warelis: Old Adam On Turtle Island

by Mark Corroto
February 17, 2025

The creative community centered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, can be seen as the modern-day equivalent of a city once known as New Amsterdam--a 17th-century Dutch settlement that would eventually become New York City. Just as modern jazz flourished in mid-20th-century New York, some might argue that today's hotbed of creative music resides in old Amsterdam. Evidence for this can be found in Old Adam on Turtle Island, a stunning musical creation by a multicultural quartet. Led by American saxophonist ...

DUO IN at Isole che Parlano Fest 2023

by Danilo Codazzi
September 23, 2023

Zack Lober: NO FILL3R

by Jerome Wilson
March 13, 2023

Bassist Zack Lober has been part of the worlds of jazz and musical improvisation for some time but this is his debut as a leader, heading a frisky trio which also includes trumpet and drums. This album was recorded in the Netherlands and has Lober playing with trumpeter Suzan Veneman and drummer Sun-Mi Hong. The three combine for a tight, compact sound which is most immediately striking when Veneman's trumpet drifts melodically over the undulating rhythms laid down ...