Near East Quartet Sungjae Son, Suwuk Chung, Yulhee Kim & Soojin Suh
Album info
Album-Release:
2018
HRA-Release:
31.08.2018
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
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Info for Near East Quartet
Seit 2010 ist das Near East Quartet zu einer Größe in der koreanischen Musik avanciert. Seinen reinen Klangerkundungen stellt es Elemente des zeitgenössischen Jazz und traditioneller koreanischer Musik gegenüber, um so neue Formen zu schöpfen. Saxophonist und Klarinettist Sungjae Son und Gitarrist Suwuk Chung gehören zu den Gründungsmitgliedern der Gruppe, die durch den Pansori-Sänger Yulhee Kim und den höchst findigen Schlagzeuger Soojin Suh verstärkt wurde. Auf ihrem ECM-Debüt spielt das NEQ fünf Kompositionen von Sungjae Son und drei koreanische Traditionals. Near East Quartet wurde in Seoul eingespielt und in den Studios La Buissonne von Nicolas Baillard, Manfred Eicher und Produzent Sun Chung abgemischt.
Sungjae Son, Tenorsaxophone, Bassklarinette
Suwuk Chung, Gitarre
Yulhee Kim, Gesang
Soojin Suh, Schlagzeug
The Near East Quartet
is an experimental world music and fusion jazz group formed in 2009 by Korean Saxophonist and Composer Sungjae Son with Suwuk Chung (Guitar), Soonyong Lee (Bass) and Dongwon Kim (Percussion).
in 2015, Son reformed the band with Suwuk Chung (Guitar), Soojin Suh (Drums) and Korean traditional vocalist and percussionist Yulhee Kim.
The music of the Near East Quartet evokes an image of oriental paintings, emphasizing the beauty of empty space. Son’s melodic phrases are delicately contrasted against the electronic soundscapes from Chung and Suh's unique rhythmic textures which are influenced by both Western grooves as well as Korean traditional rhythms. They play as trio, and also include Kim on percussion to add another uniquely colourful voice to the band.