Mini-Global Mashup: DoYeon Kim (Gayageum) Meets Cooper-Moore (Diddley-bow)
Jan 18, 2025
TIME: 1:00 PM
In-Person Tickets: $15 General Admission/$13 Seniors and Students w/ID
Flushing Town Hall's Mini-Global Mashup series brings together two amazing global music artists along with an accompanist for an afternoon of music, conversation and exploration.
The first Mini-Global Mashup series of 2025 will feature two extraordinary artists: DoYeon Kim, a virtuoso of the gayageum, the traditional Korean zither, whose innovative performances bridge centuries-old traditions with contemporary flair, and Cooper-Moore, a visionary multi-instrumentalist renowned for his mastery of the diddley-bow, a one-stringed instrument rooted in African-American blues heritage.
Accompanied by a skilled accompanist, Satoshi Takeishi, these global music trailblazers will explore the intersections of their diverse sounds, engaging in dynamic conversations and spellbinding improvisations that celebrate the universal language of music. Don’t miss this unique cultural and artistic journey!
About The Artists:
DoYeon Kim
DoYeon Kim is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning virtuoso of the gayageum (a traditional Korean string instrument). In addition to traditional Korean music, DoYeon specializes in free jazz, jazz, and improvisation. She regularly performs solo and group concerts worldwide in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. As a graduate of the New England Conservatory, and protégé of the world’s leading gayageum master Yi Jiyoung, DoYeon has performed alongside many distinguished improvisors, including Joe Morris, Agusti Fernandez, Tony Malaby and Tyshawn Sorey. Her 2017 album Gapi was nominated for a Korean Grammy award, and her latest album Macrocosm, with Joe Morris, received international critical acclaim, and Grammy.com recognized her as one of 7 Musicians Pushing Ancient Asian Instruments Into The Future (2021). DoYeon’s approach to playing the gayageum, as well as improvised music, is a singularly unique experience.
Cooper-Moore
Cooper-Moore, a New York-based composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, and music educator, is renowned for designing and building unique musical instruments. Originally from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, he began studying piano at eight and later explored jazz legends like Monk and Mingus.
A graduate in Music Education from Catholic University and a composition student at Berklee, he moved to NYC in 1973, transforming a Canal Street building into a hub for artistic collaboration. Alongside piano performances, he created instruments from materials like bamboo and metal, including his ashimba and fretless banjo, showcased in galleries and museums.
Notable projects include A MINDSET, exploring U.S. justice systems, and Visions of Tomorrow, a college tour on ecological themes. As an educator, he innovated music-based teaching for Headstart programs and currently teaches at The New School for Social Research.
Satoshi Takeishi
Drummer, percussionist, and arranger is a native of Mito Japan. He studied music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
While at Berklee he developed an interest in the music of South America and went to live in Colombia following the invitation of a friend. He spent four years there and forged many musical and personal relationships.
One of the projects he worked on while in Colombia was ‘Macumbia’ with composer & arranger Francisco Zumaque in which traditional, jazz and classical music were combined. With this group he performed with the Bogota symphony orchestra in a series of concerts honoring the music of the most popular composer in Colombia, Lucho Bermudes.
TIME: 1:00 PM
In-Person Tickets: $15 General Admission/$13 Seniors and Students w/ID
Flushing Town Hall's Mini-Global Mashup series brings together two amazing global music artists along with an accompanist for an afternoon of music, conversation and exploration.
The first Mini-Global Mashup series of 2025 will feature two extraordinary artists: DoYeon Kim, a virtuoso of the gayageum, the traditional Korean zither, whose innovative performances bridge centuries-old traditions with contemporary flair, and Cooper-Moore, a visionary multi-instrumentalist renowned for his mastery of the diddley-bow, a one-stringed instrument rooted in African-American blues heritage.
Accompanied by a skilled accompanist, Satoshi Takeishi, these global music trailblazers will explore the intersections of their diverse sounds, engaging in dynamic conversations and spellbinding improvisations that celebrate the universal language of music. Don’t miss this unique cultural and artistic journey!
About The Artists:
DoYeon Kim
DoYeon Kim is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning virtuoso of the gayageum (a traditional Korean string instrument). In addition to traditional Korean music, DoYeon specializes in free jazz, jazz, and improvisation. She regularly performs solo and group concerts worldwide in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. As a graduate of the New England Conservatory, and protégé of the world’s leading gayageum master Yi Jiyoung, DoYeon has performed alongside many distinguished improvisors, including Joe Morris, Agusti Fernandez, Tony Malaby and Tyshawn Sorey. Her 2017 album Gapi was nominated for a Korean Grammy award, and her latest album Macrocosm, with Joe Morris, received international critical acclaim, and Grammy.com recognized her as one of 7 Musicians Pushing Ancient Asian Instruments Into The Future (2021). DoYeon’s approach to playing the gayageum, as well as improvised music, is a singularly unique experience.
Cooper-Moore
Cooper-Moore, a New York-based composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, and music educator, is renowned for designing and building unique musical instruments. Originally from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, he began studying piano at eight and later explored jazz legends like Monk and Mingus.
A graduate in Music Education from Catholic University and a composition student at Berklee, he moved to NYC in 1973, transforming a Canal Street building into a hub for artistic collaboration. Alongside piano performances, he created instruments from materials like bamboo and metal, including his ashimba and fretless banjo, showcased in galleries and museums.
Notable projects include A MINDSET, exploring U.S. justice systems, and Visions of Tomorrow, a college tour on ecological themes. As an educator, he innovated music-based teaching for Headstart programs and currently teaches at The New School for Social Research.
Satoshi Takeishi
Drummer, percussionist, and arranger is a native of Mito Japan. He studied music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
While at Berklee he developed an interest in the music of South America and went to live in Colombia following the invitation of a friend. He spent four years there and forged many musical and personal relationships.
One of the projects he worked on while in Colombia was ‘Macumbia’ with composer & arranger Francisco Zumaque in which traditional, jazz and classical music were combined. With this group he performed with the Bogota symphony orchestra in a series of concerts honoring the music of the most popular composer in Colombia, Lucho Bermudes.
