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Seung-Hee, Mike Baggetta at ShapeShifter Lab
Courtesy of Fortuna Sung | Posted on May 12, 2012
Where
ShapeShifter Lab
837 Union St.
Brooklyn, NY
Map
(646) 820-9452
When
Thu, May 31, 2012
8
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Musicians
Mike Baggetta
guitarSeung-Hee
vocalsAdam Kolker
woodwindsToru Dodo
pianoDaniel Foose
bassGeorge Schuller
drumsJason Rigby
saxophone, tenorAbout
SEUNG-HEE QUINTET
Seung-Hee, voice/compositions
Adam Kolker, ten. sax./bass clarinet
Toru Dodo, piano
Daniel Foose, bass
George Schuller, drums
Seung-Hee Quintet will be performing Seung-Hee’s originals from upcoming recording, ‘Sketches on the Sky’ and the latest recording, ‘Waiting’ by SoRieN Productions. A trumpter/co-producer of ‘Sketches on the Sky’, John McNeil describes her as a vocalist/composer who displays her Korean heritage in the timbre of her voice and the quality of some of her melodies. Her voice has a light, haunting quality that can also be quite robust. Some critics’ words:”Her voice ricochets off the snapping bop beat like light bouncing off of a prism… She uses her native language to aural effect…” by George Harris [All About Jazz, Bay Area/Chicago] “On the title track, where the singer’s voice is a finely tuned instrument, singing a stunning wordless melody followed by verses in Korean, as her quintet performs sumptuous music…” by Mark F. Turner [All About Jazz NY]...