Vision Festival – Day 5
6:30pm Jason Kao Hwang Myths of Origin for 30 Strings 7:30pm Knife & Rose | Patricia Nicholson – text, movement / Ellen Christi – voice … Read More “Vision Festival – Day 5”
Reviews
Jason Kao Hwang: Human Rites Trio (True Sound)
I sometimes keep listening to this record after it finishes. No, I’m not on those drugs you’re thinking of. But from my living room I can’t quite … Read More “Jason Kao Hwang: Human Rites Trio (True Sound)”
Karl Berger/Jason Kao Hwang: Conjure (True Sound)
While there is solid justification for the genre police to tag this music as free jazz or pure improvisation, that act of classification would ultimately … Read More “Karl Berger/Jason Kao Hwang: Conjure (True Sound)”
Jason Kao Hwang: Sing House (Euonymus)
Jason Kao Hwang isn’t the only violinist using his instrument in a context that relies equally on free improvisation and composition. But Sing House amply … Read More “Jason Kao Hwang: Sing House (Euonymus)”
Jason Kao Hwang: Burning Bridge
With his 2011 album, Symphony of Souls, violinist and composer Jason Kao Hwang attained an intense singularity of expression by leading an orchestra of 37 … Read More “Jason Kao Hwang: Burning Bridge”
Jason Kao Hwang/Edge: Crossroads Unseen
The third outing by adventurous violinist Jason Kao Hwang’s avant-chamber-jazz group Edge, Crossroads Unseen, consists of five pieces showcasing the stunning extended vocabulary of each … Read More “Jason Kao Hwang/Edge: Crossroads Unseen”