SONG YI JEON TRIO FEAT. LORENZO VITOLO, PAULO ALMEIDA

" Korean-born, German-based vocalist Song Yi Jeon is proud to announce the release of Solitary Bloom, a riveting set of original music for the uncommon instrumentation of voice, piano and drums. Following up her albums Straight (2014), Movement of Lives (2018) and the 2022 duo release Home (on Dave Douglas’ Greenleaf Music label, with guitarist Vinicius Gomes), Jeon ventures into new territory with this bass-less trio, expanding on what she started with the duo tracks “Pado Il Lung I Da” and “Nabily” from Movement of Lives. “In this environment we’re not tied to any bass lines and the arrangements can be much freer and more spacious,” Jeon observes.

In the earlier New York edition of the trio, Jeon joined forces with two Brazilians, Rogerio Boccato and Vitor Gonçalves. The trio’s European incarnation involves Brazilian drummer Paulo Almeida and Italian pianist Lorenzo Vitolo, both of whom met Jeon through the prestigious…