Ensembles

Jon Jang Seven

Major work: Paper Sons Paper Songs(length: 70-80 minutes)

(2005-present)

James Newton and Jon Jang Ensemble

Major work: When Sorrow Turns to Joy - A Musical Tribute to Paul Robeson (length: 70-80 minutes)

• James Newton, composer/flute/artistic director
• Jon Jang, composer/piano/artistic director
• Cedric Berry, bass-baritone
• Shuang Hou, Chinese opera female singer
• Jiebing Chen, erhu
• Matthew Parrish, double bass
• Mark Prince, multiple percussion

(2003-present)

Flying Dragon Company under the direction of Jon Jang

Major work: Up from the Root! - (length: 20 minutes)

• Jon Jang, composer/piano/artistic director
• Francis Wong, soprano and tenor saxophones
• Hong Wang, various Chinese two string violins and suona
• Yangqin Zhao, yangqin
• Jimmy Biala, multiple percussion

(2002-present)

Jon Jang & David Murray

Major work: River of Life CD recording on Asian Improv Records

(2000 - present)

Beijing Trio

Major work: Beijing Trio - CD recording on Asian Improv Records

• Max Roach, multiple percussion
• Jon Jang, piano
• Jiebing Chen, erhu

(1999 - 2001)

Jon Jang, solo piano

Jon Jang Sextet

Major work: Two Flowers on a Stem - CD recording on Soul Note

• Jon Jang, piano/composer/artistic director
• David Murray, tenor saxophone/bass clarinet
• Jiebing Chen, erhu
• James Newton, flute
• Santi Debriano, double bass
• Billy Hart, multiple percussion

(1995 - 1997)

Jon Jang & the Pan Asian Arkestra

Major work: “Tiananmen!”, “Reparations Now!" (Concerto for Large Jazz Ensemble and Taiko) and Dizzy Gillespie’s “A Night in Tunisia”

• Jon Jang, piano/composer/artistic director
• Melecio Magdaluyo, alto saxophone/flute
• Francis Wong, tenor saxophone/flute
• Jim Norton, bass clarinet/clarinet/flute
• John Worley Jr., trumpet and flugehorn
• Jeff Cressman, trombone
• Mark Izu, double bass
• Anthony Brown, multiple percussion

Liu Qi-Chao, Chinese multi-instrumentatlist and Zhang Yan, guzheng on “Tiananmen!” members of San Jose Taiko Group or Kenny Endo on “Reparations Now!”

(1988 - 1994)