blackout trio : yuma uesaka-- tenor sax jeong lim yang-- bass jon starks-- drums
The Blackout Trio found each other while playing joyfully the music in the realm of improvised and jazz.
Japanese-American saxophonist and clarinetist Yuma Uesaka (b.1991) works within and between the worlds of jazz, creative improvised music, and new music. Active in New York City since 2014, he came to wider attention with Ocelot, a record with his collaborative trio with Cat Toren and Colin Hinton, and Streams, a duo recording with pianist Marilyn Crispell. He has performed with Anna Webber, Jessie Cox, Lesley Mok and at venues such as The Jazz Gallery, Roulette, The Stone and National Sawdust, and has recorded for Pi, New Focus, NotTwo, and Polyfold Records. He’s received grants/recognition from the ASCAP Foundation, Chamber Music of America, Metropolis, and Either/Or Ensemble for his work as a composer-improviser.
native south korean, bassist jeong lim yang performed extensively in new york city since 2011 as a sideman with great figures in the scene such as jason palmer, oscar noriega, and kenny wollesen. her debut album as a leader and composer titled déjà vu (fresh sound 2017), won npr's ‘the best debut album of the year’. yang released the experimental brooklyn-based collective band “mute” (fresh sound 2020) and received an international proclamation. yang's latest record "zodiac suite: reassured" (fresh sound 2022) is a rendition of mary lou williams's zodiac suite (1945) and the zodiac trio held their release concert at national sawdust in brooklyn in october 2022. yang’s lyrical and melodic playing has been pursued and desired by many contemporary jazz and improvised musicians.
Jonathan Starks is a drummer and record producer based in Brooklyn, NY. He performs regularly in New York with a variety of bands such as Stice and Birthday Ass.