“she’d just returned from a tour of Europe w. pianist Kris Davis & had recently recorded with the composer, saxophonist & flutist Anna Webber & the saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock. She’s worked with the post-bop saxophonist Jim Snidero, avant-garde bassist Nick Dunston & free jazz legend William Parker”
"Sitting on a pillow on the floor, she rested the instrument, longer than its player is tall, across a bright pink Minnie Mouse blanket on her lap and struck a single resonant note …"
She’s Blazing a Trail for a Traditional Korean Zither in Jazz (gift link):
She’s Blazing a Trail for a Traditional Korean Zither in Jazz
The Seoul-born gayageum player DoYeon Kim has become an in-demand collaborator for some of the biggest innovators in improvised music.
April 28, 2026
Shaun Brady
Visuals by Vincent Alban
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/a...
