Lineage Andrew Kim

• 1 Kimposter 05:53
• 2 The World Falls Away 05:52
• 3 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego 06:42
• 4 Cube Steak 04:51
• 5 Nostos 05:31
• 6 Welcome Home 05:37
• 7 Discovered Ease 05:50
• 8 Bit of Heaven 05:52
• 9 Awaken 04:58
• 10 Stella by Starlight 06:08
• Total Runtime 57:14

Info for Lineage

Celebrating those who provided years of mentorship, along with the ongoing momentum through the arrival of this debut recording, trombonist Andrew Kim offers a result that is so much more than a senior capstone project. Lineage is a formidable album, a testament to Kim's embrace and diligent immersion in the tradition under the guidance of master musicians Michael Dease (the producer here) and lately, Marshall Gilkes, displaying a clear sign that he's poised to benefit this legacy through his own innovative contributions. Along with saxophonist Sharel Cassity, pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Ulysses Owens Jr., Kim's arrangements of classics by J.J. Johnson & Curtis Fuller, along with five of his own compositions, the band bristles and swings from the outset.

"Andrew Kim is a part of the current renaissance in jazz. His playing is expressive, precise and shockingly virtuosic. He is a wonder." (Randy Napoleon)

Andrew Kim, trombone
Sharel Cassity, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Xavier Davis, piano
Rodney Whitaker, bass
Ulysses Owens Jr., drumset
Guests:
Randy Napoleon, guitar (5, 10)
Michael Dease, baritone saxophone (3, 7)
Steven Bowman, bass (1, 3, 5, 9)

Please Note: We offer this album in its native sampling rate of 48kHz, 24-bit. The provided 96kHz version was up-sampled and offers no audible value!

Andrew Kim
s a Korean-American jazz trombonist who grew up in Okemos, Michigan. After picking up the trombone at age eleven, he developed a more serious interest in jazz in high school when he studied with Altin Sencalar, Chris Glassman, and Michael Dease, with whom he completed his undergraduate degree in Jazz Studies at Michigan State University with a 4.0 GPA.

Andrew was one of twelve students chosen for the 2021 Vail Jazz Workshop, where he had the opportunity to learn from a distinguished faculty consisting of Wycliffe Gordon, John Clayton, Lewis Nash, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts, and Bill Cunliffe. In college, he was selected as the winner of the 2021 UNT/Conn Selmer International Jazz Trombone Competition (18-and-Under Category), the 2023 American Trombone Workshop National Jazz Solo Competition (Division 1), and the 2025 Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition. He has also achieved recognition in the International Trombone Association's Carl Fontana and JJ Johnson Jazz Trombone Competitions, as well as for the United States Air Force Band Diversity Fellowship. Andrew has performed with the Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola and with Rodney Whitaker's Gathering Orchestra; he is also featured on Randy Napoleon's 2024 release The Door is Open, and Michael Dease's 2026 release Spartan Strong, alongside the likes of Rodney Whitaker, Walter Blanding, Xavier Davis, Quincy Davis, Rick Roe, Anthony Stanco, and Aubrey Johnson.

Through his studies at MSU, he performed in the Detroit Jazz Festival and toured Japan and across Michigan alongside various notable guest artists. In 2023, he founded and led an AAPI-centric (Asian American and Pacific Islander) jazz ensemble at the school, where he organized workshops and performances for various middle and high school music programs in Michigan. Andrew offered these educational events free of charge by winning $4.6k in funds from local grant competitions. He is continuing his education by pursuing his graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music under Marshall Gilkes and hopes to carry on the jazz tradition of mentorship by passing on the inspiration and knowledge he has gained to the next generation of students.

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