Jason Kao Hwang

Violinist/violist Jason Kao Hwang is a gifted performer involved in creative improvised contemporary music based on jazz, classical, and world music elements. Born in New York City in 1957 to a family of Chinese descent, Hwang developed interests in avant-garde music, jazz, and traditional Asian music. In the '70s he was part of the New York loft scene, a think tank for progressive innovators and improvisers. He was also a member of the writer's wing of the Basement Workshop, a historic Asian-American arts conclave in New York City's Chinatown. Some of the musicians to sprin...