Yoon Sun Choi - voice/piano
Amanda Ekery - voice
Sara Schoenbeck - bassoon
Ludovica Burtone - violin
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Yoon Sun Choi
Yoon Sun Choi, born in South Korea, raised in Canada and now a New York-based improvising vocalist and pianist using her vocal prowess that transitions effortlessly from resonant, haunting melodies to deep, resonant wails. Yoon has made significant contributions to the music scene over her twenty-year-long career performing and collaborating with esteemed artists including Mark Dresser, Darius Jones, Jacob Sacks, and Kenny Wheeler, on prestigious stages such as The Blue Note, Birdland, and Carnegie Hall.
Amanda Ekery
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Amanda Ekery creates music filled with imagery and strong narratives. Her work has earned support from New Music USA, Chamber Music America, and the Jerome Foundation, has been featured at the Portland Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival, and The Kennedy Center, and spans Off-Broadway theater, film, and studio recordings. Amanda is a Jazz Journalist Association “Jazz Hero” and founder of El Paso Jazz Girls. Learn more at aekerymusic.com
Sara Schoenbeck
While focusing on the intersection between extended technique and melody Sara works to expand the notion of what the bassoon is capable of in both notated and improvised music.
Sara is a member or performed with Anthony Braxton’s 12+1(tet), the Nels Cline Lovers Orchestra, the Gravitas Quartet, Michael Leonhart Orchestra, SEM and Wet Ink composers collective. Sara has performed at major venues and festivals throughout North America and Europe including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center out of doors, the Guggenheim, Disney Hall, SXSW, New Orleans Jazz Festival, Tempere Jazz Festival, Berlin Jazz Festival, Biennale Musica in Venice Italy, Vancouver Jazz Festival and the San Francisco Jazz Festival. Sara can be heard on music and film recordings including Matrix 2 and 3, Spanglish and Dahmer. She is looking forward to releasing her debut album as a leader in a series of intimate duets with in the Fall of 2021 on Pyroclastic Records.
Sara received her BFA from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and MFA from the California Institute of the Arts.
Ludovica Burtone
Ludovica Burtone is an Italian violinist, composer, and arranger who blends jazz, classical, and global influences. Based in New York, she has performed with top artists and led projects exploring identity and migration. Her albums Sparks (Outside in Music, March 2023) and Migration Tales (Endectomorph, April 2025) showcase her unique voice, which fuses strings, improvisation, and storytelling. Through her work, she shares deeply personal narratives, embracing connection, resilience, and the richness of diverse experiences.
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