composer | conductor | arranger

Jihye Lee

The Nation The Best Albums of 2024
The Guardian
The 10 best jazz albums of 2024
New York City Jazz Record
Best of 2024
JazzTimes
Best of 2024 (Dave Adler)
Nate Chinen The Best Jazz Albums of 2024

All About Jazz
Best Jazz Albums of 2024 (Angelo Leonardi)
Jazziz
Best of 2024 (Neil Tesser)
DownBeat
Editor’s Pick
Textrua
Top 30 Jazz 2024

“Superb from start to finish – Le Monde
“A composer of authority and depth…” – The Arts Desk
“a stand-out for large ensemble works of recent years,” – Rondo Magazine, 5 Star
A sparkling synthesis… a universal, emancipatory language, a space of expression for all specificities, traditions and  stories.” – Télérama
“…an ultimately beautiful listening experience… a composer who will capture your ears, attention and imagination, today and well into the future.” – DownBeat Magazine
“deeply impressive” – Nate Chinen, The Gig, Take 5
“A Profound cross-cultural meditation on life” – Jazziz

“She has her own style. Her crisp arrangements balance frenetic virtuosity…”  New York Times
“A composer of authority and depth …” – The Arts Desk
“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 
“She inspires enthusiasm with an inventive writing, teeming with surprises.”  Le Monde

Events

7 MAR
Fayetteville, AR
SHE FESTIVAL: university of arkansas
13 mar
Phoenix, az
The nash: scottsdale community college
22 may
hamburg, germany
NDR bigband
6 Jun
san diego, ca
The conrad la jolla music society