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Moment Se Kim Trio While many other musicians have picked up the guitar as a way of playing music, Sung-Eun Kim was picking it up to create his own style of jazz. It was the musical style of jazz that gave Sung-Eun (SE) Kim the musical outlet he was looking for when the musician was interested in creating his own music. Soon, he was not only playing the guitar, he was classically trained on it.
After receiving the training on the instrument, (SE) Kim was quickly putting together the (SE) Kim Trio. The (SE) Kim Trio consists of Sung-Eun (SE) Kim on guitar, Woo-Young Kim on bass and Nick Anderson on drums. It is this trio of musicians that just released the album entitled “Moment”.
As the leader of the ensemble, (SE) Kim allows the listener to hear just a little bit of his talent, as he plays the songs he has written with the passion of an artist. It is Kim’s talent that makes songs like “You Are Free To Go” definite nominees for repeat listening.
“Moment” from the (SE) Kim Trio is a jazz release that allows all three of the musicians in the group to shine. Although it is the (SE) Kim Trio and Sung-Eun leads the songs with his guitar playing, both Woo-Young Kim and Nick Anderson get their turns at taking solos in the songs: as on the songs “150,” (SE) quiets his guitar to a whisper as he allows his band mates to take a few minutes to show off their abilities. This makes the band’s release of “Moment” a real “band” effort. While the three-man ensemble of guitar, bass and drums is rarely used today as the makeup for a group that plays jazz, the (SE) Kim Trio has just that makeup. With the (SE) Kim Trio, it’s only Sung-Eun, Woo-Young and Nick creating the music. For that reason alone, the sound of the group is fresh in today’s musical climate where a jazz ensemble usually has not only the guitar, bass and drums, but also keyboards and horns.
As “Moment” by the (SE) Kim Trio is a jazz release, part of the magic for jazz is to allow the band to create the music as they are recording. No overdubs are usually used. The songs on this release were recorded in only two days, which allowed the musicians to produce a CD that feels as if the band was live in concert.
Sung-Eun Kim and the rest of the (SE) Kim Trio feel as if they have been performing together for many years. The music on the band’s release of “Moment” gives the impression that the musicians are very comfortable with each other…..almost “relaxed”. It is this “relaxed” feeling amongst the three musicians that contributed to the band creating songs that went over the five-minute mark.
When Sung-Eun Kim put the (SE) Kim Trio together, he made the right decision with Woo-Young Kim and Nick Anderson as band mates And lengthy songs aside, the Trio’s playing and improvising on “Moment” have created music that is sure to please any fan of guitar-driven jazz music. When you get the chance, take some time and check out “Moment” from the (SE) Kim Trio.
You can find Sung-Eun (SE) Kim and The (SE) Kim Trio on MySpace at www.myspace.com/sekimguitar.
Matheson Kamin 2009-07-28
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