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Jiyoung Lee: Snobs, Addicts & Royalty

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Jiyoung Lee, pianist/keyboardist and leader of Korean jazz-funk sextet Jazz Snobs Funk Addicts probably has to pinch herself from time to time. Encouraged from a young age by her parents to pursue a life as a classical pianist, Lee instead opted for the greater expressive freedom--and the economic uncertainty-- offered by jazz. Her journey so far has been an inspiring one. Within a few short years of taking the plunge, Lee found herself studying jazz in Texas, where ...

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Album Review

Jazz Snobs Funk Addicts: Season 2: The Return of JSFA!!

Read "Season 2: The Return of JSFA!!" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Jazz Snobs Funk Addicts is a Seoul-based sextet co-led by pianist/keyboardist Jiyoung Lee and bassist Eunchang Choi. Its 2009 eponymous debut mixed electro-acoustic jazz-funk and mellifluous contemporary jazz and was the enjoyable calling card of a band starting out. JSFA has spent the last four years honing its sound on stage, resulting in greater collective cohesion, a pulsating directness and an undeniably confident group identity on its hard-grooving second CD. Lee's compositions take inspiration from the jazz-funk tradition--with ...

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