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Youn Sun Nah 5 - So I Am 2004


Youn Sun Nah 5 - So I Am 2004
Label: Soca
Release Date  Feb 07, 2005

Jazz

The daughter of a conductor father and a classical singer mother, she was born into and grew up a musical family. She made her musical debut at 23 with a joint concert with the Korean Symphony Orchestra. She then performed in numerous Korean musicals on a national stage, for which she has received numerous awards. However, because of all its constraints she did not find that musical environments fulfilling. She decided to go to Paris in 1995 to study jazz and French chanson at the CIM school-one of the oldest jazz schools in Europe-and at the National Music Institute of Beauvais, and at the Nadia and Lili Boulanger Conservatory. Her innate talent for jazz revealed itself when she started playing in Parisian jazz clubs with her group YSN 5tet She made her rounds around the Paris club scene, performances that would earn her invitations to work together by many famous musicians. Youn Sun Nah made strong showing in a number of jazz concours like La Defense, St. Maur, and Montmartre. She became the buzzword in theaters and festivals all over France , while also performing in Korea, essentially managing simultaneous careers in two countries.

Producing five albums in six years, she held numerous performances in France, Europe, and in Asia including Korea. Such vigorous activity would earn her the best artist prize in crossover music category in Korea in 2003. In 2004, the release of was widely celebrated by French audiences as well as the press, who regarded her as one of the most remarkable singers of this generation. Active touring and active musical performances finally came to fruition in the form of the Grand Prize at the reputable Jazz a Juan Concours in 2005, in addition to a prize of the best young artist of the year in Korea. Producing five albums in six years, she held numerous performances in France, Europe, and in Asia including Korea. Such vigorous activity would earn her the best artist prize in crossover music category in Korea in 2003. In 2004, the release of was widely celebrated by French audiences as well as the press, who regarded her as one of the most remarkable singers of this generation. Active touring and active musical performances finally came to fruition in the form of the Grand Prize at the reputable Jazz a Juan Concours in 2005, in addition to a prize of the best young artist of the year in Korea.

She is an artist who never fails to move audiences wherever she may be performing, which led her to over 100 successful performances in Europe, USA, Australia, and Asia in 2005 and 2006. Youn Sun Nah reestablished her position as a premier jazz artist in the Asian music scene and marketplace with the album , co-produced with Denmark's top pianist Niels Lan Doky and Korean bassist Kim Jeong-ryul. She also earned recognition from the American media and noted personalities from around the world with an invitation and performance at the Jazz at Lincoln Center, which would launch her to world stardom. Meanwhile, she has worked with world-famous Swedish artists like Ulf Wakenius and Lars Danielsson on her newest album . The new album will hit the market in Korea in September 2008, and to the rest of the world in February 2009 through ACT, one of the top jazz labels in the world. She is an artist who never fails to move audiences wherever she may be performing, which led her to over 100 successful performances in Europe, USA, Australia, and Asia in 2005 and 2006. Youn Sun Nah reestablished her position as a premier jazz artist in the Asian music scene and marketplace with the album, co-produced with Denmark's top pianist Niels Lan Doky and Korean bassist Kim Jeong-ryul. She also earned recognition from the American media and noted personalities from around the world with an invitation and performance at the Jazz at Lincoln Center, which would launch her to world stardom. Meanwhile, she has worked with world-famous Swedish artists like Ulf Wakenius and Lars Danielsson on her newest album. The new album will hit the market in Korea in September 2008, and to the rest of the world in February 2009 through ACT, one of the top jazz labels in the world.
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The much-acclaimed Youn Sun Nah 5 has been described as "one of the most innovative combos in today's Europe jazz scene" (KBS). The quintet is Korean vocalist Youn Sun Nah, Israeli double bassist Yoni Zelnik, English vibraphonist David Neerman, French pianist Benjamin Moussay and drummer Laurent Robin. Besides its superb musicianship, the quintet is famous for its award-winning frontwoman's unique vocal abilities. In 2005, Youn Sun Nah became the first woman to win the grand prize at the Antibes International Jazz Festival. As a jazz ensemble, Youn Sun Nah 5 is known for its precision, articulation and creativity. Brisbane Powerhouse has noted. "They are at their best when they find themselves together on stage, testing their creative limits, developing new arrangements, and losing themselves in improvisation.
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Youn Sun Nah- Voice
Benjamin Moussay- Piano
David Neerman- Vibraphone
Yoni Zelnik- Bass
David Georgelet- Drums
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01. Forever 5.03
02. Inner Storm 4.25
03. Ghosts 5.46
04. Circum & Girum 3.44
05. Past 6.29
06. Down By Love 4.05
07. News From The Gutter 4.23
08. So I Am 4.09
09. Biladecha 3.38
10. Pancake 2.50
11. Yom Yavo 3.30
12. Never Ending History 4.52
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