John Yao on Building Blues Melodies from Twelve Tone Rows

Trombonist and composer John Yao explains how to create compelling blues melodies from twelve-tone row material.
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John Yao is a trombonist, composer and bandleader who has cemented his place on the New York City jazz scene. Yao has released five albums as a leader. In 2015, Yao released his triumphant big band album “Flip-Flop” by John Yao and His 17-piece Instrument. Recent albums by John Yao’s Triceratops, 2022’s How We Do and 2019’s Off-Kilter, featured a front-line of Yao, Billy Drewes, and John Irabagon. As a trombonist, Yao has worked extensively as a sideman for the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. and performed with esteemed musicians such as Paquito D’Rivera, Eddie Palmieri, Danilo Perez, Chris Potter and Kurt Elling. As a composer, Yao has been commissioned by Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia, JMI Jazz World Orchestra, and Arsonore Spirit Orchestra among others. Yao serves as Assistant Professor of Trombone at Berklee College of Music, and Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, and as Adjunct Professor of Music at Molloy College.

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AUDIO CREDITS

Intro: “Chance Encounter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. http://danjam.ca/

Closing: “Crunchy Peanut Butter”, composed by Daniel Jamieson. Performed by Danjam Orchestra, on the album “Sudden Appearance” (2011) OA2 Records. http://danjam.ca/