Daring Mind (2021 Motéma)

Best Jazz Album 2021 (awarded)
– Korean Music Awards (KOREA)
10 Best Jazz Songs of 2021 #4 – Spotify
The 10 Best jazz albums of 2021 #6 – The Guardian (UK)
Best 2021 albums – Le Monde (FRANCE)
Best of 2021 #2 – Musica Jazz (ITALY)
A TOP 5 JAZZ ALBUM – MEZZO TV – March 2021 (FRANCE)

She has her own style. Her crisp arrangements balance frenetic virtuosity …” –  New York Times
Bursting with ingenious ideas …” 
– JazzWise (UK) (Editors Pick)
An Idiosyncratic, Personal & Intrepid Storyteller” GRAMMY. Com
The music is a lush garden.” – Stereo Gum
Turning heads around the globe.” JazzTimes
“Listening to bandleader /composer Jihye Lee and her micdrop orchestra is like watching your life flash before your eyes. You see it all: All the richness of spirit one can attain.”
All About Jazz

Warum sie so gefeiert wird, erschließt sich auf dem Album rasch. Es schöpft den Klangkörper der Big Band mit allen Mitteln des Modern Jazz aus, ohne sich auf Gefälligkeiten einzulassen.”
– nationwide newspaper SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
“sa musique est un miracle de luxuriance et de fraîcheur. “-  Télérama

Recorded and Mixed by Brian Montgomery
(Recorded on January 15 and 16 2020,
mixed from April to June 2020)
Mastered by Gene Paul, G&J Audio, NJ
Produced by Darcy James Argue and Jihye Lee

Ben Kono: Alto Saxophone
Rob Wilkerson: Alto Saxophone
Quinsin Nachoff: Tenor Saxophone
Jeremy Powell: Tenor Saxophone
Brian Pareschi: Trumpet
John Lake: Trumpet
Sean Jones: Trumpet (Special Guest)
Alex Norris: Trumpet
Mike Fahie: Trombone
Alan Ferber: Trombone
Nick Grinder: Trombone (All tracks except 2, 5)
Mark Patterson: Trombone (tracks 2, 5)
Jennifer Wharton: Trombone
Adam Birnbaum: Piano (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
Haeun Joo: Piano (tracks 2, 5, 8)
Sebastian Noelle: Electric Guitar
Evan Gregor: Double Bass
Mark Ferber: Drums



April (2017)

“thought-provoking and gut-wrenching all at once.” – All About Jazz

Produced by Jihye Lee ,
Co-Produced by Greg Hopkins
Recorded by Antonio Oliart at WGBH, Boston, MA
Mixed by Dae-Hee Kim at Valley Mixing Studio, Korea
Mastered by Sangwook Sunny Nam
at Jacob’s Well Mastering
Edited, preliminary mixed by Bob Patton
at Thin Ice Productions

Sean Jones: Special Guest
Elzbieta Brandys: Flute
Shannon LeClaire: Alto, Clarinet, Flute
Allan Chase: Alto
Rick DiMuzio: Tenor
Bob Patton: Tenor, Clarinet
Ben Whiting: Baritone, Bass Clarinet
Bijon Watson: Trumpet
Jeff Claassen: Trumpet
  Rich Given: Trumpet
Greg Hopkins: Trumpet
Jeff Galindo: Trombone 
  Rick Stepton: Trombone
Artie Montanero: Trombone 
Peter Cirelli: Bass Trombone
Alain Mallet: Piano
Bruce Bartlett: Guitar
John Lockwood: Bass
Mark Walker: Drums