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Kevin Sun
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Kevin Sun is a saxophonist and composer living in New York City. His music has been called “...intense, harmonically virtuosic and compositionally complex" by DownBeat Magazine, and he has released seven albums to date—most recently, Quartets, in October 2024.
Sun has also recorded four albums with the ensembles Mute, Earprint, and Great On Paper, and he appears on recordings led by Jacob Garchik, Dana Saul, Xiongguan Zhang, and Elijah Shiffer.
In addition to performing in the U.S., Sun has performed extensively in China and has served as the Artistic Director of the Blue Note China Jazz Orchestra
Quartets
By Kevin Sun
Label: Endectomorph Records
Released: 2024
Track listing:
CD 1:
Dance Notation; Far East Western (Prelude); Far East Western; Shadows Over the Sea; Melpomene; And the Oscar Goes To; Storied History; Title Theme: The Legend of Zelda (Ocarina of Time).
CD 2:
Heideggerdashian; Homage Kondo; On the Street Where You Live; Rudderless Blues (0r, Obscure Motions; That Lights a Star; Outlawry; Tbh; Pixelate; Yellow Magic (Tong Poo); Estate; Kierkegaadashian.
For These Streets
Label: Out Of Your Head Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Swimmers; Nocturno, 1932; Scratching the Surface of a Dream; Migration; Speeding Blots of Ink; Streets; And So On; The Break Had Not Come; Rose; Late June.
Betty Carter, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, and Kevin Sun
by Jerome Wilson
This week's program is an archived show from March 2, 2021 that features music from Betty Carter, Roy Haynes. Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Kevin Sun. and Cameron Mizell. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Chris Lightcap's ...
Adam O'Farrill: For These Streets
by Mark Corroto
Trumpeter and composer Adam O'Farrill distills a heady mix of inspirations into For These Streets, the debut release from his new octet. Drawing on music, literature and the ambiance of the 1930s, the album reflects his immersion in the era--Henry Miller's prose, Charlie Chaplin's City Lights, and the sonic worlds of Stravinsky, Ravel, Carlos Chávez and ...
Rob Mazurek, Ches Smith, Steve Lehman, and Joe Fonda
by Jerome Wilson
This show features recent recordings by Joe Fonda, Steve Lehman and Ches Smith as well as older ones by Rob Mazurek, Kevin Sun, and Emily Remler. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Jethro Tull “Serenade ...
Cyrus Chestnut, Tyreek McDole, L'Oumigmag, Louis Stewart
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, pianists Cyrus Chestnut, Satoko Fujii+, and Rob Clearfield; vocalists Tyreek McDole and Camila Meza; saxophonist Kevin Sun; the groups Whispering Worlds and L'Oumigmag; and guitarists Louis Stewart and Nic Ferron. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Brilliant Corners" from Brilliant Corners (Riverside) 7:45 Cyrus Chestnut “There Is ...
Adam O'Farrill: For These Streets
by Angelo Leonardi
Con questo nuovo disco Adam O'Farrill scrive una delle pagine più avvincenti del 2025, confermando di non essere solo un magistrale trombettista ma un compositore d'alto spessore anche per medio organico. Nei quattro album col quartetto Stranger Days, ha dimostrato di saper integrare con coerenza le forme del post bop degli anni sessanta con ...
Mary Halvorson, plus new music from Tarun Balani, Brandee Younger and Eduardo Elia
by Hobart Taylor
A preview of Mary Halvorson's latest, plus new music from Tarun Balani, Brandee Younger and Eduardo Elia and an interview with saxophonist Kevin Sun. Playlist Olga Amelchenko “Howling Silence" from Howling Silence (Edition) 0:00 Miles Davis “I See Your Face Before Me" from The Musings of Miles (Remastered) (Craft) 5:07 Changamire" It's April" from ...
Kevin Sun, Valerie June,Brandon Woody, Mina Choi with George Cables and Gustavo Cortinas
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Kevin Sun, The Ostara Project, The Nano Brothers and a tune from Zoh Amba.Playlist Valerie June “Calling My Spirit" from Owls, Omens, and Oracles (Concord) 0:00 Hot 8 Brass Band “Respect My Mind" from Big Tuba (Tru Thoughts) 2:00 Ostara Project" Papa" from Roots (Rhea) 6:23 Host Speaks 11:07 History Dog ...
