The Glass Hours Linda May Han Oh
Album info
Album-Release:
2023
HRA-Release:
02.06.2023
Album including Album cover
- 1Circles06:49
- 2Antiquity06:42
- 3Chimera05:33
- 4Jus Ad Bellum08:29
- 5The Glass Hours06:37
- 6The Imperative09:15
- 7Phosphorus07:23
- 8Respite03:44
- 9The Other Side09:24
- 10Hatchling05:08
Info for The Glass Hours
Award-winning bassist and composer, Linda May Han Oh leads this dynamic group of musicians on The Glass Hours: a collection of works based on abstract themes of the fragility of time and life; exploring paradoxes seeded within our individual and societal values.
Everyone is talking about Linda May Han Oh! Originally from Malaysia and raised in Boorloo/Perth in Australia, Oh continues to go from strength-to-strength as one of the world's leading jazz bassists. From playing with Pat Metheny to featuring on the recent GRAMMY Award-winning project fronted by Terri Lyne Carrington, everyone has been seeking out Oh's commanding presence on both the upright and electric basses. The Aussie is also about to release a new record, and we're giving her latest session a spin all week. It's entitled The Glass Hours, and it features a host of new material by Oh, with songs delving into our mortality and the way in which we use our time here on planet earth. This record also features a star cast of side-artists, including Portuguese singer Sara Serpa, Cuban pianist Fabian Almazan and Americans Obed Calvaire on drums and Mark Turner on sax.
Linda May Han Oh, electric and double bass, voice
Sara Serpa, voice
Mark Turner, tenor saxophone
Fabian Almazan, piano, electronics
Obed Calvaire, drums
Linda May Han Oh
Based in New York City, GRAMMY award-winning Linda May Han Oh is a bassist/composer who has performed and recorded with artists such as Pat Metheny, Kenny Barron, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Terri Lyne Carrington, Steve Wilson, Geri Allen and Vijay Iyer.
Originally born in Malaysia and raised in Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia, she has received many awards including a 2022 Deutscher Jazz Preis, 2nd place at the BASS2010 Competition, a semi-finalist at the BMW Bass competition and an honorary mention at the 2009 Thelonious Monk Bass Competition. She was voted the 2018-2021 Bassist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist’s Association, as well 2022 Bassist of the Year in Jazztimes. Linda also was voted 2019 Bassist of the Year in Hothouse Magazine and was the 2020 recipient APRA award for Best New Jazz Work. In 2023 she received the prestigious Herb Albert Award for music.
Linda has had five releases as a leader which have received critical acclaim, her latest – a quintet album entitled The Glass Hours on Biophilia Records. Her latest commissions include “Littoral Tales” a solo piano piece in two movements for Gloria Cheng, and “Ephemeral Echoes” written for percussion trio and piano trio as well as “Mirrors and Shadows” written for piano and bass duo.
Linda has written for large and small ensembles as well as for film, participating in the Sundance Labs at Skywalker Ranch and composing for several of sociologist/film maker Sabrina McCormick. Linda also composed and produced music for a collaborative film project with non-profit, “Hoperaisers” based in Korogocho, Kenya by film-maker Kizito Gamba and contributed music to his latest documentary “Calling the Shots” co-directed by Kore Abong about aspiring African women in the film-industry.
Linda is currently Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music in the bass department and is also part of the Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice led by Terri Lyne Carrington. Linda was featured on bass in the 2020 Pixar movie "Soul" under the musical direction of Jon Batiste (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) alongside drummer Roy Haynes and was the model for the character in the film - bassist “Miho.”
“her innovative range and stellar improvisations have made [her] one of the most dynamic rising stars in jazz today.” The Wall Street Journal
"A major bass voice arrives" - JazzTimes
"On Walk Against Wind...[Oh] takes a long stride forward as a bandleader and composer. The writing is intricate but flowing, tailored to the articulate grace of her band." - WBGO Take Five
“Engrossing, shapeshifting… [her] vibrant tone, close control and confident attack immediately established why she is such an in-demand performer.” The Financial Times
"One of the most fluid and instinctive bass players in New York City." - SomethingElse Reviews
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