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Alto saxophonist, composer, and arranger Kevin Huang has emerged as a rising star in the jazz community with a uniquely lyrical and modern voice on his instrument. A versatile performer, Kevin has performed on internationally renowned stages including Carnegie Hall, the Umbria Jazz festival, the Nice Jazz Festival, JZ Club Shanghai, and Chris’s Jazz Cafe. He has performed with industry giants including Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest), Vicente Archer (Robert Glasper), Gilberto Santa Rosa, and Ledisi. Kevin is a current student at Berklee College of Music, where he has studied with Godwin Louis, Frank Tiberi, JD Allen, Dave Santoro, Darren Barrett, and Billy Kilson. His artistry has been recognized with numerous awards, including a first place prize in the 2023 Gerry Mulligan Competition, the 2023 Rick Kerber Scholarship, the Gamba Creative Arts Scholarship, and a 2023 YoungArts Award.

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JazzNights: Evenings of Great Music in Princeton

by Maitland Jones, Jr.
January 30, 2004

In the late 1950's Mary Wisnovsky was a student at Barnard College and singing at the Vanguard and other clubs in the village on weekends. Maitland Jones was a student at Yale, somewhat further from the action, but spending as much time as possible in New York listening to Monk at the Five Spot and Mingus ...