Paul JB Lee

Paul JB Lee is a New York City and Seoul based guitarist, composer, and educator. Born in South Korea in 1993, he moved to Houston, TX, in 2004, where he began performing at age 14.

In 2011, Paul moved to New York City to attend The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, where he earned a BFA in Jazz Performance (2015), studying with world-renowned musicians such as Adam Rogers, Peter Bernstein, and Jonathan Kreisberg. He later pursued a Master of Music (2018) at NYU Steinhardt, where he studied intensively under Adam Rogers and served as an adjunct professor for three semesters.

Paul has shared the stage and recorded with jazz luminaries like Dave Holland, Alan Ferber, Randy Brecker, Alex Sipiagin, and Dave Glasser. In 2017, he was a semi-finalist at the Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition. He performed regularly at top NYC venues, including Blue Note, 55 Bar, Bar Next Door, and Minton's Playhouse. As a sideman, he contributed to SuKyung Kim’s "Lilac Hill" (2020), which was nominated for Best Jazz Album at the Korean Music Awards in 2021.

In 2020 Paul has returned and resumed his career in his home country of South Korea, preparing to release his debut album, recorded in 2018 with Lex Korten, Nathan Bellott, Daniel Durst, and Mark Ferber, set for release in February 2025.

Currently, Paul is performing and recording across Seoul and South Korea, while planning his return to the NYC jazz scene.

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프로필

• The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music (2015 학사), New York University (2018 석사), New England Conservatory (준박사, 휴학중)

• New York University 출강 (2017-2018)

• Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition 몽트뤠 국제 재즈 기타 콩쿨 참여 (세미파이널리스트, 2017)

• 뉴욕 프리랜스 재즈기타리스트 활동 (2011-2020)

• Adam Rogers, Mike Moreno, Peter Bernstein, Jonathan Kreisberg, Ben Street, Doug Weiss 등 사사

• Dave Holland, Randy Brecker, Alex Sipiagin, Alan Ferber, Mark Ferber 등 협연

• Minton’s Playhouse, 55 Bar, Blue Note, Cornelia Street Cafe, Bar Next Door 등 뉴욕 재즈클럽에서 연주

• 뉴욕 타임 스퀘어 The Knickerbocker Hotel 에서 Residency 로 매주 연주 연주

• Sukyung Kim “Lilac Hill” 앨범 참여 (2019)

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