Ye Huang - Jazz Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Pianist, and Composer
Chinese born clarinetist, saxophonist, pianist, and composer. Ye Huang performs music across classical, jazz, pop and many other genres.
He graduated from New England Conservatory for jazz performance major. He was named as youngest Backun clarinet artist in 2019. He is the founder of Consci Music LLC. He toured with world-renown musicians including Wynton Marsalis, Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Arturo Sandoval, Eddie Daniels, and many. He has performed in more than 30 cities in China, including Poly Theaters and concert halls. He has also performed in some of the most prestigious venues in the U.S Including, Blue Note, Birdland, Juilliard Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Metropolitan Museum, New England Conservatory Jordan Hall, and Lincoln Center for Performing Arts.
Ye has participated in multiple festivals, including the recent Shanghai JZ Jazz Festival, Shenzhen International Clarinet Festival, Shenzhen Percussion Festival, Hengqin International Jazz Festival, and Zhengzhou Percussion Festival.
As a composer, Ye Huang has composed many pieces and songs, he fuses different genres, forms, and rhythms, creating new compositions that is entirely unique. His classical pieces include one Clarinet Fantasy, Ye Huang's suite (7 movements), two clarinet sonatas, with the first sonata finished at the age of 13. Piano solo piece, chamber piece for strings and clarinet, and duet pieces with clarinet and piano.
He has composed more than a hundred jazz and jazz fusion pieces. Together with dozens of pop and hip-hop songs for singers.
Ye released his debut album entitled "Starlight" in 2019.
He finished his second album “Unlock” featuring 4 bands in 2020.
In 2021, his finished his unreleased excerpt album "Vanward is the new classical”. He is also orchestrating the score and will be presented as a concerto form with a professional orchestra.