Debut album from Oan Kim

 Korean-French saxophonist, singer, composer, filmmaker and photographer Oan Kim studied classical composition at the Paris National Conservatory and has been mastering the saxophone since his teenage years. The multi-talented artist original started out learning the violin since he was just five years old, before developing a passion for jazz music as he grew up and decided to expand his musical journey.

Over the course of his career he’s been involved in a wide array of creative projects including composing atonal modern classical music, remixing Pygmy music, performing as the lead vocalist and keyboard player in two electro rock bands – Film Noir and Chinese Army – he’s also written film music and music for art and video exhibitions. If that wasn’t impressive enough, he’s also an award-winning photographer and documentary filmmaker, making use of his visual skills to direct all of his own music videos.

As he fuses together his range of musical influences, he offers a stylistic exploration with his debut album, titled Oan Kim & The Dirty Jazz. Full of smoky jazz tones and experimental composition work he delivers a blast through his sonic vision with nods to his past in contemporary classical music and endeavours in the electro-rock scene. “It was a deliberate decision to give the jazz saxophone a front position on what would otherwise be an indie music album,” he says.

Writing, recording and producing the record in his home studio in Paris, the multifaceted musician and filmmaker’s DIY approach allowed the tracks to evolve freely. An extraordinary piece of work, with Oan Kim & The Dirty Jazz, the artist lays down an incredibly engaging listening experience from start to finish on a release that’s dripping in originality.

Commenting on his music, he shares, “Pop music will never have that miraculous improvised flair of a good jazz solo, while jazz rarely has the enthralling efficacy of pop music. But who said music had to be as polarised as politics? So I wanted to bring together the best of both worlds.”

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