Linda May Han Oh (born 25 August 1984) is an Australian

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bassist and composer.

Biography

Oh was raised in

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. When she was 11, she started to play the clarinet and at the age of 13 bassoon. She went to Churchlands Senior High School. As a bass guitarist, she started in a high school band; and in 2002, she attended the ''Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts'', where she picked up the

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and studied solo transcriptions of

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. Her thesis was on the classical Indian music rhythms in Holland's solos. After more scholarships she moved to New York in 2008, where she completed her master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music, among others with

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, John Riley,

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and Rodney Jones as supervisors. In 2008, she released her debut album ''Entry'' with own compositions and a cover version of

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''Oztrax'', with the trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and drummer Obed Calvaire. Oh also contributed to albums with the alto saxophonist

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(''Outright'', 2008), Sarah Bemanning (''Løvetann Klokke'', 2010), Brian Girley (''Tro'', 2011) and Art Hirahara (''Hygget & Meditasjoner'', 2014). In 2012, the album ''Initial Here'', med pianist, Fabian Almazan was released, followed by ''Sun Pictures'' (Greenleaf), among others with Ted Poor. In addition, she has performed with Slide Hampton,

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, Nathan Davis, George Kabler, James Morrison, Nasheet Venter, Joel Frahm,

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, Steve Wilson and

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. She lives in the

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district in New York City.

Awards and honors

* 2004: Winner of the competition IAJE Sisters in Jazz * First prize for best presentation at her exam.''A New Approach to Rhythmic Bass Improvisation: an exploration of rhythmic devices used by Dave Holland and the rhythmic aspects of North Indian Classical Music.'' * 2006-2008 she was a scholarship holder of the program ''Betty Carter ' s Jazz Ahead'', Banff center, program for creative improvisation, and Steans Institut. * 2008: Participant of '' ASCAP Young Jazz Composer’s Award'' * 2009: Semifinalist of the ''Thelonious Monk International Jazz Bass Competition''. * 2010: Winner of the ''Bell-Prize for'' young Australian jazz musicians of the year. * 2023: Winner of the 'Best jazz instrumental album' at the Grammys alongside Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens for New Standards Vol. 1

Discography

As leader

* ''Entry'' (Self Released, 2009) * ''Initial Here'' (Greenleaf Music, 2012) * ''Sun Pictures'' (Greenleaf Music, 2013) * ''Walk Against Wind'' (Biophilia, 2017) * ''Aventurine'' (Biophilia, 2019)

As guest

With Dave Douglas * '' GPS Vol 2: Orange Afternoons'' (Greenleaf Music, 2011) * '' Be Still'' (Greenleaf Music, 2012) * ''Pathways'' (Greenleaf Music, 2013) * ''

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'' (Greenleaf Music, 2013) * '' Brazen Heart'' (Greenleaf Music, 2015) * ''Serial Sessions 2015'' (Greenleaf Music, 2016) * ''Brazen Heart: Live at Jazz Standard'' (Greenleaf Music, 2018) *''Songs Of Ascent: Book 1 - Degrees'' (Greenleaf Music, 2022) With Art Hirahara * ''Libations & Meditations'' (Posi-Tone, 2015) * ''Central Line'' (Posi-Tone, 2017) * ''Sunward Bound'' (Posi-Tone, 2018) With

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* ''Stream of Consciousness'' (Savant, 2013) * ''Main Street'' (Savant, 2015) * ''Project-K'' (Savant, 2020) With others *

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, ''Personalities'' (Biophilia, 2011) * Fabian Almazan, ''This Land Abounds with Life'' (Biophilia, 2019) * Quentin Angus, ''Perception'' (Aurora Sounds, 2013) * Thomas Barber, ''Snow Road'' (D Clef, 2009) * David Berkman, ''Old Friends and New Friends'' (Palmetto, 2015) * Anthony Branker, ''Beauty Within'' (Origin, 2016) *

Terri Lyne Carrington Terri Lyne Carrington (born August 4, 1965) is an American jazz drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets, and ma ...

, ''The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul'' (Concord, 2015) * George Colligan, ''Ask Me Tomorrow'' (SteepleChase, 2014) * George Colligan, ''More Powerful'' (Whirlwind, 2017) *

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, ''The Art of the Melody'' (Nicholas, 2013) *

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, ''Relentless'' (Posi-Tone, 2014) *

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& Dave Douglas, ''Sound Prints'' (Blue Note, 2015) * Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas, ''Scandal'' (Greenleaf Music, 2018) *

, ''From This Place'' (Nonesuch, 2020) * Tineke Postma, ''Sonic Halo'' (Challenge, 2014) *

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, ''Visions'' (Naive, 2014) * Florian Weber, ''Lucent Waters'' (ECM, 2018) *

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, '' Uneasy'' (ECM, 2021) *

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, ''S'Low Down'' (Vix, 2022)

References

External links

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