What can be better for a chilly Sunday evening than a casual jazz concert? It so happens that my parents were visiting and as my father is a big jazz fan, I decided on impronto visit to one of my favorite jazz clubs in Seoul.

While sipping on our drinks (entrance cover included) we were embraced by sweet sounds of improvised covers of old classics as well as Jaeil Ji’s own compositions. When listening to jazz, I like to do it with my eyes closed. If the music is good enough it will take me on a beautiful but short journey into my imagination (hence people think I’m sleeping during concerts. Which is not true). Must I say, I had a delightful little voyage with this concert.

About the band, taken from Club Evan’s website:

“They all met in 2013 during 1^st Sacheon Jazz Workshop. As the pianist, Jimin Park (currently at Berkley’s Collage of Music) is shortly staying in Korea, they are pursuing a band project. With each band member’s individual improvisations, the band is intending to offer modern sound of jazz”.

I hear (from Jaeil Ji himself) that there might be a recording coming out soon so keep your eyes open for these young artists.

A.Saxophoen  Sunhyun Yoo

T.Saxophoen  Hacheol Sung

Guitar Joochan Lee

Piano  Jimin Park

Bass  Jaeil Ji

Drums  Jaehyuk Yang

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추운 일요일 저녁에 재즈 콘서트를 보기보다는 나을 것이 있을까? 부모님의 방한 겸에 나는 내가 가장 좋아하는 서울 재즈 클럽에 부모님을 모시고 갔다. (아버님께서 옛날부터 재즈 음악의 팬 이시니까).

입장료 포함된 칵테일을 마시면서 아름다운 클래식 및 지재일님의 새로운 재즈 곡에 빠졌다. 좋은 재즈 음악을 들으면서 나는 눈을 감고 상상의 짧은 여행으로 떠났다. 아마 다른사람들은 내가 예의없이 공연중에 자는 줄 알겠지만, 난 내 방식대로 지재일 Friendship band 공연에 즐거운 여행으로 다녀왔다.

Cluba Evans의 웹사이트에 따라 밴드를 소개드립니다:

“2013년 1회 사천 Jazz Workshop에서 인연을 맺고 각자 활동 중 버클리 음대 에서 유학중인 피아니스트 박지민이 잠시 한국에 머무르는 동안 프로젝트 밴드로 활동 한다고 합니다. 전 곡 멤버들의 작.편곡으로 모던한 사운드를 들려드릴 예정입니다. “

지재일님께서 말씀하신대로 올해 첫 앨범 발행 가능성이 있다고 합니다. 따라서 이 젊은 음악가의 활동, 자세하게 유의해 보십시오..

A.Saxophoen  유선현

T.Saxophoen  송하철

Guitar  이주찬

Piano  박지민

Bass  지재일

Drums  양재혁

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Czy moze byc cos lepszego na chlodny niedzielni wieczor niz kamerlany concert jazzowy? Tak sie zlozylo, ze moi rodzice byli tu w odwiedzinach, a ze Tata jest wielkim fanem jazzu, postanowilam, ze wybierzemy sie do jednego z moich ulubionych klubow jazzowych w Seulu.

Popijajac drinki (ktorych cena uwzglednia wejsciowe), bylismy ukojeni slodkimi dzwiekami imprwizowanych coverow znanych klasykow oraz utworow autorskich Jaeil Ji. Sluchajac jazzu, lubie miec zmakniete oczy. Jesli muzyka jest wystarczajaco dobre, odbywam piekna, acz krotka, podroz w glab mojej wyobrazni (stad tez inni mysla ze smacznie drzemie podczas koncertu, co nie jest prawda). Nie musze chyba dodawac, ze na tym koncercie odbylam calkiem przyjemna wycieczke.

O samym zespole, ze strony Club Evan’s:

“Poznali sie sie w 2013 podczas Pierwszych Warsztatow Jazzowych w Sacheon. Jako ze pianistka Jimin Park (obecnie studenka Akademii Muzycznej na Berkley) akurat jest na krotko w Korei, przedsiewzieli project zespolu. Uwzgledniajac indywidualne improwizacje kazdego czlonka, zespol zamierza zaoferowac nowoczesne brzmienie jazzu”.

Chodza sluchy (od samego leader’a Jaeil Ji), ze wkrotce bedzie wydane nagranie, wiec radze uwaznie sledzic poczynania tych mlodych artystow.
A.Saxophoen  Sunhyun Yoo

T.Saxophoen  Hacheol Sung

Guitar Joochan Lee

Piano  Jimin Park

Bass  Jaeil Ji

Drums  Jaehyuk Yang

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Text : Marta Allina (편집 : 강정희)

Photo : Janusz Allina, Marta Allina