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Jason Kao Hwang / Ayman Fanous: Zilzal
by Karl Ackermann
The duo release--Zilzal--further defines the evolution of two master musician/composers pursing the most imaginative alternatives to the status quo. In recent years, the inventive violinist/violist Jason Kao Hwang has been fully invested in exploring diverse compositional territories. His Burning Bridge octet is now firmly entrenched as a bellwether of genre-defying modern music with a distinct jazz ...
1032K: That Which Is Planted
by Karl Ackermann
When trumpeter/ trombonist Frank Lacy appeared with the Mingus Big Band this past summer at the Caramoor Jazz Festival, he stole the show in the company of fourteen top-shelf musicians. The live performance venue in which Lacy thrives isn't diminished in the smaller group setting as proven out in the 1032K trio debut That Which Is ...
Burning Bridge
Label: Innova Recordings
Released: 2013
Track listing: Ashes, Essence; Worship, Whirling; Fiery, Far Away; Incense, In Sense; Ocean, O Sun.
Tri-Centric Orchestra Commissioning Series at Roulette
by Kurt Gottschalk
The Tri-Centric Orchestra Roulette Tri-Centric Orchestra Commissioning Series Brooklyn, NY Sept. 24-25, 2013 Addressing the audience at Roulette on Sept. 24, halfway through the first of two nights of the Tri-Centric Presenting Series, trumpeter and foundation executive director Taylor Ho Bynum acknowledged the influence of Artistic Director and spiritual godfather ...
Jason Kao Hwang: Burning Bridge
by AAJ Italy Staff
Burning Bridge non è un ponte che si sta consumando tra le fiamme di un fuoco distruttore. Al contrario, il ponte di cui si parla nel titolo di questo bel disco arde in senso metaforico; le fiamme hanno potere taumaturgico, alimentano pathos e vitalità. La musica di Burning Bridge è una stimolante riflessione su principi opposti ...
Spiritualized, Connie Crothers, Allen Lowe & Vinny Golia
by Martin Longley
Spiritualized Secret Project Robot April 2, 2013 The English cosmo-psychedelic drugsludge-rock combo Spiritualized would usually be expected to play at one of NYC's larger venues, such as Terminal 5 or Webster Hall. Just prior to their U.S. West Coast dates, Spiritualized suddenly announced a micro-gig, leaking the ...
Nicole Mitchell, Jason Hwang And Kamala Sankaram Premiere New Music With Tri-Centric Orchestra
TRI-CENTRIC ORCHESTRA TO PREMIERE COMMISSIONS BY NICOLE MITCHELL, JASON KAO HWANG, AND KAMALA SANKARAM 8pm, April 21, 2013 at Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY Brooklyn, NY - On April 21st at Roulette, the Tri-Centric Orchestra, the resident ensemble of Anthony Braxton’s Tri-Centric Foundation (TCF), will premiere three compositions for a 16- piece ensemble ...
Jason Kao Hwang: Burning Bridge
by Karl Ackermann
In recent years, avant-garde music has had no more an effective champion than composer/violinist Jason Kao Hwang. With his longstanding quartet EDGE and three additional players, Burning Bridge extends and broadens Hwang's forward-thinking approach to composition and style. Where his brilliant collection, Crossroads Unseen (Euonymus Records, 2011), referenced subdued Asian-influences, Burning Bridge features a somewhat more ...
Burning Bridge
Label: Innova Recordings
Released: 2012
Track listing: Ashes, Essence; Worship, Whirling; Fiery, Far Away; Incense, In Sense; Ocean, O Sun.
Jason Kao Hwang: Burning Bridge
by Glenn Astarita
Featuring the members of his quartet EDGE, violinist Jason Kao Hwang slashes through preconceived perimeters and bridges a cultural gap via his thoroughly modern vision on this concentrated effort, sparking innovation from a 360-degree stance. The complex premise for these intersecting works emanates from the passing of his mother, his Chinese heritage and life's experiences, all ...
