JON JANG

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Jon Jang (Chinese: 胡健良; pinyin: Hú Jiànliáng; born March 11, 1954) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader. Of Chinese ancestry, he is active in the Asian American jazz movement and specializes in music which combines elements of jazz and Asian musics.

Jang holds a B.M. degree in music performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (1978). He has performed with David Murray, James Newton, Anthony Brown, Mark Izu, Jiebing Chen, Liu Qi-Chao, and Max Roach.

The Jon Jang Sextet performed at the Beijing Jazz Festival in 1997.

Jang lives in San Francisco, California. He has recorded for the Asian Improv and Soul Note labels.

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Avant-Garde Jazz 1982
JON JANG Are You Chinese Or Charlie Chan? album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Are You Chinese Or Charlie Chan?
Avant-Garde Jazz 1984
JON JANG The Ballad Or The Bullet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 The Ballad Or The Bullet
Avant-Garde Jazz 1987
JON JANG Jon Jang & The Pan-Asian Arkestra ‎: Never Give Up! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Jon Jang & The Pan-Asian Arkestra ‎: Never Give Up!
Avant-Garde Jazz 1989
JON JANG Self Defense! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Self Defense!
Avant-Garde Jazz 1991
JON JANG Tiananmen! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Tiananmen!
Avant-Garde Jazz 1993
JON JANG Two Flowers on a Stem album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Two Flowers on a Stem
Avant-Garde Jazz 1996
JON JANG Island Immigrant Suite No. 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Island Immigrant Suite No. 1
Avant-Garde Jazz 1997
JON JANG Self Portrait album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Self Portrait
Avant-Garde Jazz 1999
JON JANG River of Life album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 River of Life
Avant-Garde Jazz 2002
JON JANG Paper Son Paper Songs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Paper Son Paper Songs
Avant-Garde Jazz 2006

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