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Jason Kao Hwang
Jason Kao Hwang is a composer, violinist and educator, has created works ranging from jazz, classical, “new” and world music. Asian Improv Records recently released EDGE, Mr. Hwang's new jazz quartet, featuring Taylo Ho Bynum(cornet), Andrew Drury(perc). Ken Filiano (bass). His chamber opera, The Floating Box, A Story in Chinatown (New World Records), was named one of the top ten opera recordings of 2005 by Opera News. Mr. Hwang's seminal ensemble (1990-2004), The Far East Side Band, released two CDs, Urban Archaeology (Victo Records) and Caverns (New World Records). As violinist, he has worked with Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris, Reggie Workman, Vladamir Tarasov, Tatsu Aoki, Frances Wong, and William Parker. Mr. Hwang currently performs with William Hooker's The Gift and Pheeroan Aklaff's Malcheck Muzikum. Mr. Hwang has received support from Meet the Composer, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Rockefeller Foundation, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust and others.
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- Blood by John Sharpe
- Blood by Glenn Astarita
- Sing House by Alberto Bazzurro
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- Sing House by Jerry D'Souza
- Sing House by Karl Ackermann
- Sing House by Troy Dostert
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- Zilzal by Dan Bilawsky
- Zilzal by Karl Ackermann
- Burning Bridge by Karl Ackermann
- Burning Bridge by Glenn Astarita
- Crossroads Unseen by Troy Collins
- Crossroads Unseen by Karl Ackermann
- Stories Before Within by Troy Collins
- Stories Before Within by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
- Stories Before Within by Jerry D'Souza
- Local Lingo by Kurt Gottschalk
- Edge by Rex Butters
- Edge by Troy Collins
January 02, 2008
Jason Kao Hwang/Edge at Jimmy's, This Sunday, 1/6, 9PM
November 21, 2007
Local Lingo Wednesday, November 28th 8PM at the Issue Project Room
July 31, 2007
Jason Kao Hwang / Edge Saturday, August 4, 8PM at Lotus
January 26, 2007
Reggie Workman's Sculptured Sounds Music Festival Presents Violinist...
June 16, 2006
Jason Kao Hwang / Edge Saturday, June 17, 10 pm at Vision Festival XI
May 06, 2006
March 07, 2006
Jason Kao Hwang/Edge CD Release Party Tuesday March 21 8PM and 10PM At...
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Last Updated: April 24, 2018
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