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Pianist Mina Cho Solidifies Her Unique Fusion Of Jazz With Korean Traditional Music On 'Beat Mirage,' Set For February 9 Release
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Mina Cho’s startlingly fresh approach to jazz fusion reaches its culmination with Beat Mirage, her fifth album and the debut of her Grace Beat Quartet. Supported by bassist Max Ridley, drummer Yeongjin Kim and percussionist Insoo Kim, the Boston (by way of Seoul) pianist and composer makes bold new strides in her career-long quest to bridge the musical traditions of Korean gugak and American jazz. “What is Korean jazz? What makes Korean jazz?” Cho found herself asking. “Rhythm is very ...
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March 20: Vocalist Cathy Segal-Garcia Releases New CD Featuring Korean Piano Prodigy Yoonseung Cho
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
Bohemian (Dash Hoffman Records, March 20, 2012 Release) is the new CD by Los Angeles vocalist/educator Cathy Segal-Garcia. It's her first recorded collaboration with Korean jazz pianist Yoonseung Cho. “How did I meet Cho?" asks Cathy. “Well, I've hosted and created vocal workshops in L.A., every month, since around 1996. Several years ago, I hosted one with Gretchen Parlato, and she brought Cho to play piano as one of her accompanists. I was blown away by their wonderful musicianship! Later ...
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Pianist/Composer Mina Cho's Debut CD, "Originality," Due Sept. 7
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Pianist Mina Cho was on track for a dazzling classical career when she first encountered gospel music as a university student in her native Seoul. She sought private study of her new passion, which led her to jazz, a scholarship at Berklee College of Music, and the recording of her first CD. The aptly-titled disc, Originality, reflects Cho's distinctive pan-American perspective and singular voice as pianist and composer. It will be released on Blink Music on September 7. “Mina's compositions ...
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