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Sungjae Son: Near East Quartet
by Ian Patterson
Billed since its 2009 inception as Near East Quartet, the elevation of saxophonist Sungjae Son's name reflects the saxophonist's status as founder and de facto leader of this South Korean outfit, which forges a contemporary path from traditional roots. Its only previous album, the instrumental Chaosmos (KT Music, 2010) featured two percussionists alongside Son and co-founder, ...
Near East Quartet
By Sungjae Son
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Ewah; Mot; Baram; Galggabuda; Garam; Pa:do; Ebyul; Jinyang.
Sungjae Son: Near East Quartet
by Mark Sullivan
Korean saxophonist Sungjae Son founded the Near East Quartet with the goal to form a bridge between traditional Korean music and American jazz. Korean music's traditional slow rhythmic feel is not immediately compatible with the regular rhythms of jazz--so it was up to the quartet's members to find a common ground. They followed different paths individually: ...
