Jazz Brings Us Together 2018: Jihye Lee Orchestra & Blake Meister Quartet at An Die Musik Live

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. proudly presents the annual Jazz Brings Us Together, a groundbreaking joint performance by two acclaimed, cutting-edge jazz groups from Korea and the United States, featuring in 2018 the Jihye Lee Orchestra and the Blake Meister Quartet.
These two sensational groups will meet for the first time to introduce and blend their unique styles of contemporary jazz in a free performance at An die Musik Live, presented in partnership with the D.C. Jazz Festival as a Fishman Embassy Series event. This joint performance celebrates harmony among Baltimore’s diverse regional communities through cultural exchange and a shared love of jazz music. Audiences won’t want to miss this stellar ensemble performance featuring top Korean and American artists in each group, plus an epic international jam session. ...

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The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. proudly presents the annual Jazz Brings Us Together, a groundbreaking joint performance by two acclaimed, cutting-edge jazz groups from Korea and the United States, featuring in 2018 the Jihye Lee Orchestra and the Blake Meister Quartet.
These two sensational groups will meet for the first time to introduce and blend their unique styles of contemporary jazz in a free performance at An die Musik Live, presented in partnership with the D.C. Jazz Festival as a Fishman Embassy Series event. This joint performance celebrates harmony among Baltimore’s diverse regional communities through cultural exchange and a shared love of jazz music. Audiences won’t want to miss this stellar ensemble performance featuring top Korean and American artists in each group, plus an epic international jam session.

The Jihye Lee Orchestra is led by New York-based Korean jazz vocalist and composer Jihye Lee. She released her first orchestra album, April, in 2017, garnering global praise as a fresh original voice on the jazz composition scene. Lee graduated from the Manhattan School of Music and Berklee College of Music with numerous awards and scholarships, learning from and working with world-renowned faculty, including Jim McNeely and Greg Hopkins. Lee plans to release her original duet album with pianists Yoonseung Cho and Vardan Ovsepian in the near future.
Jihee Heo, piano
Sungwon Kim, guitar
Sang Ouk Jung, bass
Jongkuk Kim, drums

The Blake Meister Quartet is led by bassist Blake Meister who has performed and recorded with a diversity of renowned musicians, including Marc Copland, David Kikoski, Gary Bartz, Steve Davis, and Warren Wolf.
Blake Meister, bass
Gary Thomas, saxophone
Billy Williams, drums
Larry Willis, piano

This event is free and open to the public. RSVP is required via this link to ensure your space: http://www.koreaculturedc.org/En/Explore/Content.asp?Idx=868&Part=PA

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