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Events – Jazz in July 2025

Esplanade Presents

Music

Jaehun Kang Trio

(Korea)

27 Jul 2025, Sun, 3.15pm & 4.30pm

45mins

(Intermission: None)

Esplanade Concourse

Free
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Synopsis

Pianist Jaehun Kang, the first Korean admitted to the jazz programme at the Juilliard School, is one of the leading figures in the Korean jazz scene today. A recipient of the Jury Prize at the 2010 Jarasum International Jazz Concours, Kang leads a dynamic trio with a solid rhythm section. They perform jazz standards by George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and others in a classic jazz style, emphasising the original melodies and rhythms. With top-tier musicianship, a distinctive musical sensibility, and, above all, an exceptional sense of swing, the trio stands out as one of Korea's most representative straight-ahead jazz piano trios.

Language: English
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Artist Information

Jaehun Kang Trio

South Korean pianist, composer and educator Jaehun Kang is the Jury Prize winner of the 2010 Jarasum International Jazz Competition and a semi-finalist for the 2016 Parmigiani Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition. He holds a Master of Music from the Juilliard School, where he studied under Wynton Marsalis, Frank Kimbrough, Kenny Barron and Rodney Jones.

 

Kang has performed at numerous festivals, including EFG London Jazz Festival, Enjoy Jazz Festival, Budapest Jazz Festival, Jarasum Jazz Festival and Seoul Jazz Festival. He has shared the stage with jazz legends such as Jimmy Heath, Lewis Nash, Russell Malone, Vincent Herring, Eric Alexander.

 

Selected as 2021 Rising Star by Jazz People magazine, he actively leads the Jaehun Kang Trio. In 2023, his trio collaborated with legendary jazz guitarist Russell Malone and toured South Korea with the programme Gershwin Songbook (2023) and Ellington Songbook (2024).

 

Currently, Kang teaches jazz piano and coaches ensembles in the Jazz Performance department at Hanyang University.

Date & Time

27 Jul 2025, Sun

3.15pm

Esplanade Concourse

4.30pm

Esplanade Concourse
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