Karen Ng
Karen Ng | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario |
Instrument(s) | saxophone, clarinet |
Website | missngmusic |
Karen Ng is a Canadian
Early life and education
Ng was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She began playing the guitar in Grade 6 and eventually learned to play the piano, flute, clarinet, and saxophone. Predominantly self-taught, Ng holds a BFA from York University.
Career
A frequent performer and collaborator, Ng has performed, recorded and toured with a number of
Ng co-founded Toronto's TONE Festival alongside Tad Michalak, Ron Gaskin and Daniel Pencer in 2017.[7] Focused on the experimental, the festival's program is curated to highlight artists known for adventurous and improvisational approaches to music.[8] She previously spent several years programming and serving as board member of wik.[1][2][9] Ng joined the Guelph Jazz Festival in 2018 Assistant Artistic and General Director.[10]
In addition to performance and programming work, Ng teaches music privately and at the Regent Park School of Music, a non-profit community initiatives in the Regent Park neighbourhood of Toronto. She formerly worked for several years as a woodwinds instructor the Long & McQuade Music Lesson Centre.[2][3]
Ng was nominated in 2017, along with Anique Jordan and Amber Williams-King, for the Toronto Art Foundation's Emerging Artist Award.[11] In a nomination profile accompanying the announcement she was recognized as a "a staple in Toronto’s experimental and improvising scene".[9]
Discography
- Here (2018)
References
- ^ a b c d Dickie, Mary. "Saxophonist Karen Ng Sets The Scene". www.musicworks.ca. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Locke, Jesse (4 February 2016). "Toronto's Karen Ng is a shining sax star". A.Side. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Karen Ng". JAZZ.FM91. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "National and International Residency Projects 2017 Results Announcement". www.arts.on.ca. November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Karen Ng (Sax, Toronto)". Sawdust Collector. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b Stanley, Laura (24 January 2018). "Toronto musicians to watch in 2018: composer edition". NOW Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Gillis, Carla (13 June 2017). "Four Toronto music curators fill a void with TONE Festival". NOW Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Constant, Sara. "TONE takes charge". www.thewholenote.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Karen Ng". torontoartsfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Welcome Karen Ng to the Guelph Jazz Festival Team". 2018 Guelph Jazz Festival. 26 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Toronto Arts Foundation announces 2017 Signature Award Nominees". torontoartsfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.