Young Korean Artists Series: Jihye Lee Orchestra
Presented by the Korean Cultural Center New York & CJ Cultural Foundation
Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7 PM)
The Times Center
(242 W 41st St., New York, NY 10036)
Admission: Free (Pre-registration is required)
The use of a face mask is strongly encouraged but no longer mandatory.
RSVP and seating are first come, first served.
COVID-19 protocol: According to the Times Center's protocol, all guests are required to be vaccinated and able to show proof of vaccination (either the vaccination card or a picture of it on the phone is acceptable) along with your picture ID upon arrival.
The Korean Cultural Center New York and the CJ Cultural Foundation are excited to announce the Young Korean Artists Series, in a new partnership program highlighting outstanding artists of the next generation, and for the first performance, present the Jihye Lee Orchestra on Saturday, December 3rd, 7:30 pm at The Times Center in New York City.
The Jihye Lee Orchestra, an 18-member ensemble jazz orchestra led by award-winning bandleader Jihye Lee known for her “intrepid storytelling” approach to jazz, will perform a dynamic program to include newly arranged works of Korean traditional classics such as “Sae Taryeong” and “Arirang” among others.
The Young Korean Artists Series is a new collaborative partnership between the Korean Cultural Center New York and the CJ Cultural Foundation to discover, empower, and support the new generation of Korean artists across artistic genres. Firmly believing that the growth of emerging artists is essential to contributing to the cultural landscape broadly, the program will nurture Korean artists based in New York to also pave their way to the international stage.
For any inquiries, please contact the Korean Cultural Center New York at performingarts@koreanculture.org or call 212-759-9550 (ext.210).
◆ Program
[Rentless Mind]
[Sae Taryeong]
[Arirang]
[Born in 1935]
[Eight Letters]
[Nowhere Home]
[Struggle Gives You Strength]
[Revived Mind]
◆ Artist
"An Idiosyncratic, Personal & Intrepid Storyteller"
- GRAMMY.com
Jihye Lee is a jazz composer and bandleader based in New York, highly regarded for her personal and adventurous storytelling approach to large-ensemble jazz. Her recent album [Daring Mind] on the Motéma label is getting rave attention from all over the world, covered in New York Times, JazzTimes, DownBeat, Telerama, Le Monde, ABC Jazz, JazzWise, Musica Jazz, Süddeutsche Zeitung, GRAMMY.com and many more including #4 on Spotify Best Jazz 2021 and The Guardian’s best 10 albums in 2021.
Lee describes composition as a form of record-keeping for herself, as the documentation of her life, the process of finding musical equivalents to the images, thoughts and emotions in her mind. She writes first and foremost for herself, to release her feelings, which makes her music deeply personal. Her goal is to invite listeners into her creative world, to relate to her stories, to reflect on the truth that as humans, we share similar struggles and triumphs regardless of where we come from. It is Lee’s hope that we can create genuine connections with each other through art.
Lee has received commissions and awards from Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, BMI, ASCAP foundation, New York University / National Sawdust, Jazz Education Network, Amherst University, Queens Council On the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, and Korean Music Awards Best Jazz Album 2021.
Lee graduated from Berklee College of Music and earned a master’s degree at Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of Jim McNeely. Jihye Lee is a recipient of CJ-Berklee Music Scholarship Award ('11), and CJ Master of Music Scholarship Award ('15).
◆ Jihye Lee Orchestra
[Saxophone/Flute/Clarinet]
Ben Kono, Alejandro Aviles, Charles Pillow, John Lowery, Owen Broder
[Trumpet]
Tony Kadleck, Brian Pareschi, Jonathan Saraga, David Smith
[Trombone]
Mike Fahie, Alan Ferber, Nick Grinder, Jennifer Wharton
[Guitar] Max Light
[Piano] Adam Birnbaum
[Bass] Evan Gregor
[Drums] Peter Kronreif
[Percussions] Keita Ogawa
◆ CJ Cultural Foundation
CJ Cultural Foundation is ushering in a new future for the culture and cultural industries by empowering early-career artists to pursue their dreams. Building on the belief of CJ Group CEO Jay-hyun Lee that “companies are guardians of young people’s dreams,” the CJ Cultural Foundation has enriched Korea’s cultural landscape by supporting emerging artists in the spheres of music, filmmaking and the performing arts since 2006.
By appreciating the brilliance of young artists and helping fulfill their dreams, the Foundation enriches the nation’s culture while making it more diverse.
The CJ Cultural Foundation seeks to expand the foundations of the culture industry and contribute to a healthier ecosystem made up of culture and arts by turning emerging artists’ and creators’ dreams into reality through a broad range of support programs.
www.cjazit.org