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Alone Not Lonely: Volume VIII

  • Ibeam Brooklyn 168 7th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11215 United States (map)

Yoon Sun Choi - voice/piano - SOLO
Allison Philips - trumpet - SOLO
Charlotte Jacobs - voice - SOLO
Eugenia Choe - piano - SOLO

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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.

Allison Philips is a Brooklyn-based trumpet player, composer, and improvisor. From the traditional trio setting to genre-bending explorations via electronics, Allison is always searching for new ground. Allison is an active band leader and collaborator. Allison's project The Allison Philips Trio released their latest album "Placement and Longing" in 2021. Allison can frequently be heard as a side person with bands such as "Aberdeen", "The NYChilllharmonic", "Mike Deicont Quartet" and many others. Her music has been called "an invigorating listen that probes, as Ornette Coleman did, the line between song and sonic exploration".

Charlotte Jacobs, a Belgian vocalist, composer and recording artist now residing in Brooklyn, New York, is celebrated for her avant-pop creations that blend visual art, poetry, and contemporary dance influences. Her unique voice manipulations, involving sampling and loops, produce a distinct fusion of warm melodies and glitched pitches. Charlotte has collaborated with various artists, including Hannah Epperson, Zubin Hensler, Joanna Kotze, Željka Blakšić, Raf Vertessen, Charlotte Greve and Rosanne Cash. She recently released a spoken word album with poet Alex Deforce on the renowned underground label Stroom.

A Korean-American jazz pianist and composer, Eugenia Choe is one of the most respected musicians of her generation. Having spent her early childhood in South Korea and her formative years in L.A., Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, Eugenia has been in the unique position of having an intimate connection with different cultures. This has helped her develop her unique style of composition and improvisation. In addition to composing and leading her own projects, Eugenia has been performing with many accomplished musicians in her field as an accompanist and sideman in jazz venues in New York and abroad.