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Hyewon Park’s Symphony Of Success
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All About Jazz
Hyewon Park has emerged as a luminary in the music industry, exhibiting her multifaceted talent as a pianist, composer, and recording artist. With a unique ability to blend jazz and classical music alongside influences from electronic and South Korean traditions, she has carved out a distinctive niche for herself. Hyewon Park is a prolific artist whose body of work includes acclaimed singles, as well as significant contributions to prestigious productions and events, earning her respect and recognition in both the ...
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Virtuoso Composer And Pianist Hyewon Park: A Global Influence From South Korea
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All About Jazz
Hyewon Park, an acclaimed and internationally-recognized composer, pianist, and music educator from South Korea, continues to garner respect and admiration on both domestic and international stages for her notable achievements and contributions to the music industry. Since 2021, Park has been the Lead Composer and Arranger for Osunjirang, a distinguished South Korea-based company founded by the esteemed classical music composer Chanho Oh. Under Osunjirang, Park has crafted and published a remarkable array of original music and arrangements. Her exceptional talent ...
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Acclaimed Composer Hyewon Park Appointed To Prominent Music Programs In The U.s.
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All About Jazz
Acclaimed South Korean composer, pianist, and music educator Hyewon Park is about to make waves in the music industry in the United States. Known for her extraordinary ability to perform, compose, and communicate her musical expertise to students, Park is about to bring her expertise to the next generation of students in the United States, as she has accepted leading roles at several esteemed music schools and colleges. One of the world’s most prestigious educational institutions, Berklee College of Music, ...
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Guitarist Scott Emmerman Announces The Release Of 'Rogers Park'
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Scott Emmerman
Coming of age as a guitarist in the late '60s, one could not help but be influenced by the creativity and power of Jimi Hendrix but, when John McLaughlin released the first Mahavishnu album, a whole new bar was set for guitar technique as well as melodic and rhythmic sophistication. Similarly, for drummers, John Bonham, and Ginger Baker fans were turned on their ears by the playing of Billy Cobham and Tony Williams and this musical evolution was taking place ...
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Jimin Park Plays Giant Steps—8 Ways
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Jimin Park is a South Korean jazz pianist, composer and educator who received a full scholarship to Boston's Berklee College of Music, graduating in 2017. That year, she won second prize in the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing contest and has won several awards in classical competitions. Recently, Bill Pauluh turned me on to this clip of Park playing Giant Steps in the styles of eight different jazz legends... Here's After You've Gone... Here's Just One of Those Things... Here's ...
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Jazz Beyond Borders Launches Maryland Festival - Art In The Park!
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The Phillips Agency
Jazz Beyond Borders launches a new jazz festival on Sunday, September 19 from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Created as an annual event, the attraction features top shelf jazz groups, great food and fine art in the courtyard and interior of Cafe Mezzanotte at 760 Ritchie Highway (Route 2) in Severna Park, Maryland. The rain date is September 26. Parking is free and plentiful. The courtyard and gardens will open to ticket holders at 1:00 p.m. giving attendees an opportunity ...
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Ayumi Ishito Puts The Soul Into Summer 2020 With Stellar New Single "Ocean Park Cafe'
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Ayumi Ishito
Following hot on the success and critical-acclaim for her album Midnite Cinema from last year, soulful saxophonist Ayumi Ishito returns in 2020 with a stunning brand-new single called “Ocean Park Cafe.” Designed in our shared-but-isolated quarantine times amidst the thick of the worldwide pandemic, Ayumi & her talented band-mates recorded their parts for “Ocean Park Cafe” from the safety of their own homes in hopes of creating a composition that brings paradise to the people at a time where they ...
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John Park: If Winter Comes
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Odds are most readers will be unfamiliar with John Park while a majority probably have never heard him play on albums. That's about to change, but first some background. Park was a lead alto saxophonist and occasional tenor saxophonist who is probably best known for joining Stan Kenton's Orchestra in 1973, just as Kenton was embarking on a tour of Britain and Europe. While in the service in the early 1960s, Park had won the All Army Entertainment Contest but ...
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Sun Ra Arkestra Headlines 2nd Annual Beacon Jazz Festival -- June 25, Riverfront Park, Beacon, NY
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James Keepnews
The legendary cosmic jazz of Sun Ra Arkestra—under the direction of their longtime, nonagenarian alto saxophonist, Marshall Allen—headlines the second annual Beacon Jazz Festival. Sponsored by Birches Associates and once more celebrating this quintessential American music, alongside the distilleries, craft vendors, culture and natural splendor of the Hudson Valley, the second Beacon Jazz Festival will take place on Saturday, June 25 from 2-7 PM at Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park in Beacon, NY. In addition to presenting Sun Ra ...
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Beacon Jazz Festival To Feature World-Class Jazz, Hudson Valley Distilleries And More At Pete And Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park - Saturday, July 25, 12 To 6pm
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James Keepnews
BEACON, NY — Celebrating the music, distilleries, artisan crafts, community and culture of the Hudson Valley, the inaugural Beacon Jazz Festival will take place on Saturday, July 25 from noon to 6 PM at The Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park in Beacon, NY. Presented by Six String Productions, the festival will offer a wealth of musical talent, many with long associations with Beacon and the surrounding region. In addition to presenting great jazz, the first Beacon Jazz Festival will ...
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