The Harriman-Jewell Series will present guitarist Jiji in a free livestream Discovery Concert performed at Kansas City’s 1900 Building.
(The concert will not have an in-person audience.) The Kansas City Guitar Society is a community partner for this livestream concert.
The free livestream concert will begin at 7:00 PM; a conversation with Jiji will immediately follow the concert. You may watch the livestream on the Harriman-Jewell webpage or follow alternative links to Vimeo and YouTube.
Jiji (Jiyeon Kim) is an adventurous artist on both acoustic and electric guitar, playing an extensive range of music from traditional and contemporary classical music to improvisation.
The planned program for Jiji's free livestream concert will include works for acoustic guitar by an array of composers, and most are living artists from several countries. Jiji will play two of her own compositions on electric guitar.
The Korean guitarist's impeccable musicianship combined with compelling stage presence and fascinating repertoire earned her First Prize at the 2016 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Jiji's music is influenced by her regular activities as a DJ, where she highlights the electronic dance styles of happy hardcore and Berlin experimental electronica.
Applauded by the Calgary Herald as “talented, sensitive…brilliant,” Jiji is a passionate advocate of new music, Jiji has premiered a duo piece Talking Guitars by renowned composer, Paul Lansky, released on Bridge Records.
As a chamber musician, Jiji has performed with members of Eighth Blackbird, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Wild Up, and the Aizuri Quartet. Her performances have been featured on PBS, NPR’s From the Top, and Hong Kong broadcast station RTHK’s The Works.
Jiji holds bachelor’s degrees in guitar performance from Korea National University of Arts, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Curtis Institute of Music; and a Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music. She is currently based in Tempe, Arizona where she holds the post of Assistant Professor of Guitar at Arizona State University.