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Jason Hwang
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Jazz
A.k.a. Jason Kao Hwang
Jason Kao Hwang is a composer, violinist and educator, has created works ranging from jazz, classical, “new” and world music. Asian Improv Records recently released EDGE, Mr. Hwang's new jazz quartet, featuring Taylo Ho Bynum(cornet), Andrew Drury(perc). Ken Filiano (bass). His chamber opera, The Floating Box, A Story in Chinatown (New World Records), was named one of the top ten opera recordings of 2005 by Opera News. Mr. Hwang's seminal ensemble (1990-2004), The Far East Side Band, released two CDs, Urban Archaeology (Victo Records) and Caverns (New World Records). As violinist, he has worked with Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, Butch Morris, Reggie Workman, Vladamir Tarasov, Tatsu Aoki, Frances Wong, and William Parker. Mr. Hwang currently performs with William Hooker's The Gift and Pheeroan Aklaff's Malcheck Muzikum. Mr. Hwang has received support from Meet the Composer, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Rockefeller Foundation, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust and others.
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Movement Three on Symphony of Souls by Jason Kao Hwang Movement Nine on Symphony of Souls by Jason Kao Hwang Movement One on Symphony of Souls by Jason Kao Hwang Movement Four on Symphony of Souls by Jason Kao Hwang Movement Eleven on Symphony of Souls by Jason Kao Hwang Movement Five on Symphony of Souls by Jason Kao Hwang Movement Eight on Symphony of Souls by Jason Kao Hwang Movement Ten on Symphony of Souls by Jason Kao Hwang Movement Two on Symphony of Souls by Jason Kao Hwang Pt. 1 on Strings 1 by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood | Jason Hwang, Burning Bridge | 2018 | Album |
| Strings 1 | Ivo Perelman • Mat Maneri • Mark Feldman • Jason Hwang | 2018 | Album |
| Zilzal | Ayman Fanous / Jason Hwang | 2013 | Album |
| Burning Bridge | Jason Hwang | 2012 | Album |
| Crossroads Unseen | Jason Hwang / Edge | 2011 | Album |
| Symphony Of Souls | Jason Hwang / Spontaneous River | 2011 | Album |
| Stories Before Within | Jason Hwang, Edge | 2008 | Album |
| Local Lingo | Jason Hwang / Sang Won Park | 2007 | Album |
| Graphic Evidence | Jason Hwang, Francis Wong, Tatsu Aoki + Special Guest Wu Man | 2006 | Album |
| Edge | Jason Hwang | 2006 | Album |
| The Gift - Live At Sangha | William Hooker, Roy Campbell, Jason Hwang | 2005 | Album |
| The Floating Box - A Story In Chinatown | Jason Hwang : Catherine Filloux, Sandia Ang, Ryu-Kyung Kim, Zheng Zhou, Juan Carlos Rivas | 2005 | Album |
| The Experiment | Dominic Duval / Jason Hwang | 2000 | Album |
| X-Communication | J.A. Deane • Shelley Hirsch • Jason Hwang • Hans Koch • Paul Lovens • Butch Morris • Hans Reichel • Martin Schütz : X-Communication | 1991 | Album |
| Unfolding Stone | Jason Hwang | 1990 | Album |
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