... Turning heads around the globe." JazzTimes
"An Idiosyncratic, Personal & Intrepid Storyteller" GRAMMY.com
" she has her own style. Her crisp arrangements balance frenetic virtuosity with an overarching reflective mood... " NY TIMES
""Her music is a miracle of luxuriance and freshness." Le Monde
“Spectacular big band compositions .... - a real enrichment for the ears” Jazz Thing
“The music is a lush garden." Sterogum
“This is how highly emotional sounds break out, into which you can let yourself fall." Jazz Fono Forum
DARING MIND (2021, Motéma)
1. Relentless Mind feat. Sean Jones, Alan Ferber 6:18
2. Unshakable Mind 9:57
Soloist: Ben Kono - alto
3. Suji 8:53
Soloists: Adam Birnbaum - piano, Ben Kono - clarinet
4. I Dare You 5:49
Soloist: Quinsin Nachoff - tenor
( commissioned by Matt Mullenweg )
5. Revived Mind 6:44
Soloist: Mike Fahie - trombone
6. Struggle Gives You Strength feat. Sean Jones 5:57
(originally written for Carnegie Hall’s NYO Jazz)
7. Why Is That 5:50
Soloists: Rob Wilkerson - alto, Sean Jones - trumpet
8. Dissatisfied Mind 5:54
9. GB 9:24
Soloist: Sean Jones - trumpet
All compositions by Jihye Lee
© ℗ Jihye Lee 2021 JIHYEMUSIC (ASCAP)
Jihye Lee Orchestra
Ben Kono alto, soprano, piccolo, flute, clarinet
Rob Wilkerson alto, piccolo, flute
Quinsin Nachoff tenor, flute, clarinet
Jeremy Powell tenor, flute, clarinet
Carl Maraghi baritone, bass clarinet
Brian Pareschi trumpet, fluegelhorn
John Lake trumpet, fluegelhorn
Sean Jones (special guest) trumpet, fluegelhorn
Alex Norris trumpet, fluegelhorn
Mike Fahie trombone
Alan Ferber trombone
Nick Grinder trombone (Mark Patterson 2,5)
Jennifer Wharton bass trombone
Sebastian Noelle guitar
Adam Birnbaum piano (Haeun Joo 2,5,8)
Evan Gregor bass
Mark Ferber drums, tambourine
Jihye Lee - composer, conductor
Recorded at Sear Sound, Studio C,
New York, NY on January 15&16, 2020
Producers: Darcy James Argue and Jihye Lee
Associate Producer: Migiwa Miyajima
Recording and Mixing Engineer: Brian Montgomery
Assistant Engineer Owen Mulholland
Production Assistants: Tracy Yang, Yu Nishiyama
Mastering: Gene Paul, G&J Audio, NJ