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MP3 Sunny Kim & Mith 0f Mitch - Android Ascension
8 MP3 Songs in this album (49:13) !
Related styles: JAZZ: Modern Creative Jazz, JAZZ: Contemporary Jazz
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Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1979, and raised in Malaysia, Thailand, and the US, Kim�started her musical studies with�at the age of 7 with classical piano lessons and received�a BM from University of Denver, and a MM from the New England Conservatory in Jazz Studies, Voice Performance.�Kim has established a reputation as a unique voice in contemporary improvisatory music scene in the US in variety of settings. Projects vary from ensembles in jazz tradition, to noise/ambient electronica, to contemporary classical settings, to hip-hop.�As a�creator�of multimedia shows,�Kim gained immediate recognition with her debut,�#1. Android Ascension: myth of miTch, which involved her collaboration with dancers,�and martial artists.�Kim''s career has included work with Roswell Rudd, Pheeroan akLaff, Ran Blake, Bob Moses, Stomu Takeishi, Dave Fiuczynski, Michael Cain, Frank Carlberg, Carlos Alomar, Jason Hwang, Irene Aebie and Min Xiao Fen.�In addition to works in improvisatory music, Kim has also worked extensively as a piano accompanist. She has worked with various choral conductors including Darren Dailey, Nick Page and Allysa Jones and performed at the Fleet Center, Boston Symphony Hall, and International Children''s Chorale Festival in Japan, to name a few.�Kim studied improvisation with Marguerite Juenemanne, Dominique Eade, Bob Moses, John McNeil, composition with Hankus Netsky and Michael Gandolfi, and�martial arts�with Sifu Stanley Jue.�Kim performs regularly�in NY area as well as Korea as a bandleader and sideman.�
REVIEWS
“Sunny has rich and beautiful texture, perfect pitch and excellent musicianship. She’s an intelligent singer and a true artist. It makes me absolutely delighted to hear the way she approaches Steve’s [Lacy] songs.” - Irene Aebi, Jazz Singer
"Sunny’s influences range from Björk to Billy Holiday with lyricism and emotional presence that are all her own." ~Dominique Eade-- Jazz Vocalist
"I had the pleasure of having Sunny in an improvisation workshop every week for two semesters. Every week she was giving the horn players a lesson on how to use your ears. She is an amazing talent" -Jerry Bergonzi-- Jazz Saxophonist
"[I] have always been struck by the depth and originality of her music and her voice. Her musical vision is a bold and beautiful one." -Jazz Guitarist Ben Monder
"Sunny is a fine and studied singer. With her will and determination she is developing her own musical personality and style. With her conservatory background and "chops," she is capable of taking on any kind of a challenge. In my music she handles the compositional demands with great eloquence and expertise...very sensitive to the musical and emotional demand of each song. I''m singing on the trombone and Sunny is a great complement to my efforts." - Trombonist Roswell Rudd
"Controlled vibrato and expressive abilities... talented frontwoman" - Westword, 2004
"Delivering haunting melody lines... Kim''s winding, electronically manipulated vocal recalls early Ursula Dudziak." - Larry Nai, Cadence Magazine
"Sunny Kim''s haunting voice don''t stay within any tradition... Kim''s processed vocals soar over us like aurora borealis." - Martijn Busink, Musique Machine Magazine
HONORS and AWARDS
Scholarship, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA, 2003-2005
Full-Scholarship, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 1998-2002
Wild Card Honors Ensemble, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
2003-2004
Dean''s List, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA, 2003-2004
Dean''s Honor Roll, University of Denver, CO, 1998-2002
Outstanding Student in Jazz Studies Award, University of Denver, CO,
2002
Golden Key Honor Society Award, Golden Key Honor Society, 2001
Music Honor Society Award, Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society, 2001
Outstanding Student in Commercial Music Studies Award, University of
Denver, CO, 2001
Winner, Lamont School of Music Student Composition Competition,
Denver, CO, 2000
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