Mini Global Mashup: DoYeon Kim (Gayageum) Meets Joe Lavano (Saxophone)
SUN, DEC 1, 2024
1:00 PM
DATE: December 1, 2024
TIME: 1:00 PM
In-Person Tickets: $15 General Admission/$13 Seniors and Students w/ID
Flushing Town Hall's Mini-Global Mashup series continues through 2024! This Mini-Global Mashup series is bringing together two amazing global music artists along with two accompanists for an afternoon of music, conversation and exploration.
We are thrilled to welcome the incredibly talented Daniel DoYeon Kim and Joe Lovano to Flushing Town Hall for our Mini Global Mashup series! Kim's use of the Gayageum brings a bouncy and bon vivant energy that radiates quantum sweetness; with a dash of white-knuckled intensity. When you combine this sound with Lovano's fearless and innovative approach to the Tenor Saxophone, this promises to be an unforgettable evening of cross-cultural musical exploration.
About The Artists:
DoYeon Kim
DoYeon Kim is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning virtuoso of the gayageum (a traditional Korean string instrument). In addition to traditional Korean music, DoYeon specializes in free jazz, jazz, and improvisation. She regularly performs solo and group concerts worldwide in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. As a graduate of the New England Conservatory, and protégé of the world’s leading gayageum master Yi Jiyoung, DoYeon has performed alongside many distinguished improvisors, including Joe Morris, Agusti Fernandez, Tony Malaby and Tyshawn Sorey. Her 2017 album Gapi was nominated for a Korean Grammy award, and her latest album Macrocosm, with Joe Morris, received international critical acclaim, and Grammy.com recognized her as one of 7 Musicians Pushing Ancient Asian Instruments Into The Future (2021). DoYeon’s approach to playing the gayageum, as well as improvised music, is a singularly unique experience.
Joe Lovano
Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and producer Joe Lovano is known for his fearless approach to jazz. With a Grammy win and 14 nominations, he has earned numerous awards from DownBeat, JazzTimes, and the Jazz Journalists Association. Born in Cleveland in 1952, Lovano attended Berklee College of Music, later receiving an Honorary Doctorate. He has held the Gary Burton Chair in Jazz Performance since 2001 and is a founding member of Berklee's Global Jazz Institute.
From 1991 to 2016, Lovano released 25 records with Blue Note Records, including the acclaimed Joe Lovano Quartet: Classic! Live at Newport. His ECM debut, Trio Tapestry, was followed by ROMA, Arctic Riff, and Garden of Expression. Lovano also released Other Worlds with his quintet, Sound Prints, and collaborated on Once Around the Room with Jakob Bro. His recent work includes Our Daily Bread with Trio Tapestry.
Composer Mark Anthony Turnage and Maestro Michael Abene have also created works for him, including Symphonica, nominated for a Grammy. Lovano has performed with jazz greats like Woody Herman, Abbey Lincoln, and Herbie Hancock. Through his many ensembles, he continues to push the boundaries of jazz as a soloist, bandleader, and composer.
TIME: 1:00 PM
In-Person Tickets: $15 General Admission/$13 Seniors and Students w/ID
Flushing Town Hall's Mini-Global Mashup series continues through 2024! This Mini-Global Mashup series is bringing together two amazing global music artists along with two accompanists for an afternoon of music, conversation and exploration.
We are thrilled to welcome the incredibly talented Daniel DoYeon Kim and Joe Lovano to Flushing Town Hall for our Mini Global Mashup series! Kim's use of the Gayageum brings a bouncy and bon vivant energy that radiates quantum sweetness; with a dash of white-knuckled intensity. When you combine this sound with Lovano's fearless and innovative approach to the Tenor Saxophone, this promises to be an unforgettable evening of cross-cultural musical exploration.
About The Artists:
DoYeon Kim
DoYeon Kim is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning virtuoso of the gayageum (a traditional Korean string instrument). In addition to traditional Korean music, DoYeon specializes in free jazz, jazz, and improvisation. She regularly performs solo and group concerts worldwide in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. As a graduate of the New England Conservatory, and protégé of the world’s leading gayageum master Yi Jiyoung, DoYeon has performed alongside many distinguished improvisors, including Joe Morris, Agusti Fernandez, Tony Malaby and Tyshawn Sorey. Her 2017 album Gapi was nominated for a Korean Grammy award, and her latest album Macrocosm, with Joe Morris, received international critical acclaim, and Grammy.com recognized her as one of 7 Musicians Pushing Ancient Asian Instruments Into The Future (2021). DoYeon’s approach to playing the gayageum, as well as improvised music, is a singularly unique experience.
Joe Lovano
Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and producer Joe Lovano is known for his fearless approach to jazz. With a Grammy win and 14 nominations, he has earned numerous awards from DownBeat, JazzTimes, and the Jazz Journalists Association. Born in Cleveland in 1952, Lovano attended Berklee College of Music, later receiving an Honorary Doctorate. He has held the Gary Burton Chair in Jazz Performance since 2001 and is a founding member of Berklee's Global Jazz Institute.
From 1991 to 2016, Lovano released 25 records with Blue Note Records, including the acclaimed Joe Lovano Quartet: Classic! Live at Newport. His ECM debut, Trio Tapestry, was followed by ROMA, Arctic Riff, and Garden of Expression. Lovano also released Other Worlds with his quintet, Sound Prints, and collaborated on Once Around the Room with Jakob Bro. His recent work includes Our Daily Bread with Trio Tapestry.
Composer Mark Anthony Turnage and Maestro Michael Abene have also created works for him, including Symphonica, nominated for a Grammy. Lovano has performed with jazz greats like Woody Herman, Abbey Lincoln, and Herbie Hancock. Through his many ensembles, he continues to push the boundaries of jazz as a soloist, bandleader, and composer.