Jazz Articles about Tim Lin

About Tim Lin

Album Review

According to bassist Will Lyle, his mentor the late drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. once told him that an album is like a snapshot--a picture of where you are musically at that unique point in time. After scanning the personnel list on Lyle's latest recording, The All Seeing Eye, a second piece of advice must have been, “surround yourself with the best possible musicians you can find." If so, Lyle took that guidance to heart, fleshing out his rhythm ...

Album Review

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 of standards and jazz staples to complement a lone original composition, “Fourth Right," by the superb pianist Andy LaVerne. And as before, Lin plays ...

Radio & Podcasts

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 Israel Tanenbaum. We close out the show with Javon Jackson before the digital door swings closed. Enjoy the jazz, my friends. Playlist ...

Radio & Podcasts

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 and Kerry Politzer. In between, a crop of veterans led by Kenny Garrett and George Colligan add depth to the show's line-up. We finalize ...