Sunday June 2 * 4pm * $25 * TICKETS

Transparent Productions presents a special solo performance by violinist/violist/composer Jason Kao Hwang.

Jason Kao Hwang has been a frequent guest of Transparent Productions over the years and has performed at Rhizome many times. He has drawn inspiration from playing in this space on Maple Avenue and is dedicating this performance to Rhizome and its future at its new home. Jason will be playing music from his new recording “Soliloquies, Unaccompanied Pizzicato Solo Improvisations” which will be released in September.

The music of Jason Kao Hwang explores the vibrations of his history. His most recent releases (“Book of Stories,” “Uncharted Faith,” “The Human Rites Trio,” “Conjure,” and “Blood”) have received critical acclaim. Raised during the “melting pot” era of assimilation, Mr. Hwang did not learn Chinese from his immigrant parents, only English. When his parents spoke in Chinese to each other, he would listen intently to glean meaning from the inflection, pitch, rhythm, and timbre of their phrases. Mr. Hwang imagines this musical experience of the Chinese language as the foundation of his creative instincts. In 2020, 2019, 2018, 2013 and 2012, the El Intruso International Critics Poll voted him #1 for Violin/Viola. As violinist, he has worked with Reggie Workman, Henry Threadgill, William Parker, Anthony Braxton, Butch Morris, Pauline Oliveros, and many others. As a composer, he has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Chamber Music America, and many others.

https://www.jasonkaohwang.com/
https://jasonkaohwang.bandcamp.com/