AARON PARKS - LITTLE BIG

This collaboration was honored with a Grammy Award in 2007. His lyrical and creative playing, which never degenerates into a mere end in itself, is appreciated internationally. He is a member of "James Farm" with Joshua Redman, Matt Penman and Eric Harland, recorded two albums for ECM with Billy Hart, among others, and has been part of the Blue Note family since 2009, when he presented his impressive debut album "Invisible Cinema".


The list of his musical companions is long: Christian Scott, Gilad Hekselman, Ambrose Akinmusire, Derrick Hodge, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Wendel, Walter Smith III Terry Lyne Carrington, Lage Lund and countless more.

His quartet, Little Big, with which he released two albums in 2018 and 2020, is the culmination of his creativity and influences. The mix of styles from modern jazz, pop influences, RnB, hip hop, electronic musician more is an eclectic, virtuosic yet sensitive experience that is second to none.

• AARON PARKS - PIANO (USA)
  
• GREG TUOHEY - GUITAR (NZ)
  
• MORGAN GUERIN - BASS (USA)
  
• JONGKUK KIM - DRUMS (KOR)
  

Originally from New Zealand, guitarist Greg Tuohey moved to New York in the mid-nineties and was a constant presence in the NYC jazz scene, performing with Mark Turner, Seamus Blake, Reid Anderson, George Garzone, Ari Hoenig, Matt Penman, Jerome Sabbagh and many others. He was also a member of the Naxos recording artists “Flipside”. A busy studio musician, he explored a wide variety of musical genres for many years until returning to his jazz roots in recent years.


Morgan Guerin is a genre-fluid multi-instrumentalist and composer whose music merges jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and experimental sounds into a dynamic and immersive experience. Raised in a musical family near New Orleans before moving to Atlanta, he developed his craft from a young age on drums, saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, EWI, bass, keys, synthesis, and engineering, later studying at The New School in NYC.

Guerin has performed with renowned artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Tyshawn Sorey, and Esperanza Spalding, and his work has contributed to two GRAMMY-winning albums. His latest release, Tales Of The Facade, is a deeply personal project that reflects on identity, technology, and social change, featuring a fusion of lush harmonies, intricate grooves, and compelling narratives. Recognized by The New York Times as a “wunderkind,” Guerin continues to break musical boundaries while crafting a sound that resonates across generations.


JK Kim is an up-and-coming South Korean drummer. From his home base in Boston, he has been making the New York scene and the American scene in general unsafe and has been able to build a respectable reputation. He is a welcome guest at the New York Jazz Gallery and has participated in Tiny Desk concerts on NPR Radio. He has played with Aaron Parks, Gerald Clayton, Drew Gress and Simon Moullier.