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Tracy Yang

Born and raised in Taiwan, Tracy Yang has established herself as a composer, musician, and cross-discipline artist in New York City. Recognized with the Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize, she's also been honored with grants from respected institutions like New Music USA, New York Foundation for the Arts, and Pathways to Jazz. She has collaborated with esteemed ensembles such as The Army Jazz Ambassadors, BMI/New York Jazz Orchestra, SWOJO, and Taipei Jazz Orchestra. In addition to her musical accomplishments, Yang's expertise extends to the dance world, where she collaborates with renowned dance institutions, including Martha Graham, Paul Taylor, Limón, Juilliard School, and ABT, to name a few. Her jazz quartet EP, "The 217 Diaries", debuted in 2021, setting the stage for her eagerly awaited jazz orchestra album, "OR," anticipated to be released in August 2024.

Awards

-Pathways to Jazz 2023 -New Music Creator Fund 2023 -QAF -NYFA New Work Grant 2023 -NYFA Women's Media Funds 2021 - Queens Council on the Arts _ New Work Grant 2020 - Taiwan National Culture and Arts Foundation 2022-2023 - JEN Young Composer Showcase Selectees 2019 - Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra Winner and Honorable Mention of the 6th Composition Contest for Women Composers 2018 - Passim Iguana Music Fund 2015 - Benny Golson Award Berklee College of Music, Jazz Composition scholarship 2015

Tracy Yang: OR

by Angelo Leonardi
December 9, 2024

Il percorso biografico e artistico di Tracy Yang ha molte affinità con quello di Jihye Lee, l'ormai nota arrangiatrice e bandleader coreana che s'è imposta con i significativi album Infinite Connections e Daring Mind. Tracy Yang viene da Taiwan, dove lavorava come radiologa. Come Jihyie Lee ha appreso in un decennio le tecniche dell'orchestrazione partendo da zero, ha studiato al Berklee e in altri college statunitensi e fatto esperienza sul campo a New York. Darcy James ...

Radio & Podcasts

Wayne Shorter, Wayne Escoffery, Gordon Louis & Tracy Yang

by Joe Dimino
October 6, 2024

In this 874th episode of Neon Jazz, we dive deep into the musical mastery of young bandleader Tracy Yang, whose talent takes center stage with a track from her upcoming 2024 album, Or, alongside her dynamic jazz orchestra. Then, we uncover new material from the late, legendary Wayne Shorter, keeping the spirit of his genius alive. Midway through the hour, Kansas City's powerhouse ensemble, OJT, brings the heat with a cut from their fresh 2024 release, Getting It Going.

Album Review

Tracy Yang: OR

by Jack Kenny
September 30, 2024

Darcy James Argue and Maria Schneider have produced music in recent years that is setting new parameters. They have broadened the scope of jazz by mining inspiration from unlikely sources: Argue finds inspiration in politics and conspiracy theories; Schneider looked at the data world, both artists revivifying the large jazz orchestra. A new name can be added: Tracy Yang. Yang has her own preoccupations: music, photography and ecology. Yang's story has many intriguing aspects. To abandon a career ...

Radio & Podcasts

Tracy Yang, Enrico Pieranunzi, Sarah Hanahan, Olli Ahvenlahti & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 7, 2024

The compelling debuts of Tracy Yang's Jazz Orchestra and Sarah Hanahan, the new albums of jazz piano veterans Enrico Pieranunzi and Olli Ahvenlahti are just some of the highlights of another edition of Mondo Jazz packed with new great releases.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Josh Lawrence “A Tragic Tango Comedy" Measured Response (Posi-Tone) 0:16 Host talks 5:12 Enrico Pieranunzi “B.Y.O.H. (Bring Your Own Heart)" Hindsight (CAM) 6:53 ...