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YOON SUN CHOI Raised just outside of Toronto, Yoon Choi studied classical piano and composition at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario where she received her first degree. Yoon spent a semester at the Berklee College of Music before deciding to make the leap into jazz. She went on to receive her second degree in jazz performance in voice at the University of Toronto. Yoon has played with some of Canada's best jazz musicians and international jazz artists such as Stefan Bauer, Brian Dickinson, Mark Dresser, Mark Feldman, Jeff Hirsfield, D.D. Jackson, Sam Newsome, Roy Patterson, Andrew Rathbun, Deidre Rodman, Jacob Sacks, Ed Schuller, Judi Silvano, Kevin Turcotte, Kenny Werner, Kenny Wheeler, just to name a few. She has performed regularly in Toronto and New York City and has toured across Canada and the U.S. In Toronto, Yoon was part of an innovative trio collective, Kairos, with Chris Jennings (bass) and Mark Adam (drums) which performed original works and a collective quintet, Energia, with Roy Patterson (guitar), Roy Styffe (alto saxophone), Jim Vivian (bass), and Barry Romberg (drums). She was also leader of her own quartet. In 2000, Yoon was the recipient of an Ontario Arts Council award which allowed her to study in New York City, where she has since settled. In New York City, Yoon has a duo project with pianist Jacob Sacks. In 2002, they released their debut CD, Soulmates. The Ottawa Citizen listed Soulmates as one of the best albums of 2002. She is also part of a collective quintet, 4inOjbects with David Ambrosio, Jacob Garchik, Jacob Sacks and Dan Weiss, and plays regularly with Rob Garcia's group Sangha. This fall, Yoon performed a lead role in George Elliot Clarke and D.D. Jackson's jazz opera, Quebecite, at the Guelph Jazz Festival and at the Vancouver Jazz Festival. Yoon is a performer, composer and educator. For more information, visit Yoon's web site at www.yoonsunchoi.com. Check out the artist's website: http://www.yoonsunchoi.com Track List: 1. In Your Eyes 2. Tunnel Mountain Drive 3. Seasons 4. Milhouse 5. Soulmates 6. Coming Home 7. Walker Evans 8. Serenade 9. Kairos 10. In Your Eyes Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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