YUHAN SU
YUHAN SU
Recent Nominee of Downbeat Rising Star of Vibraphone, New York based Taiwanese vibraphonist Yuhan Su’s four records release as a leader including Liberated Gesture(2023, Sunnyside), City Animals(2018, Sunnyside), A Room of One’s Own(2015, Inner Circle Music) and Flying Alone(2012, Inner Circle Music) have received widespread approval and numerous music awards, including ‘Best Instrumental Composer Award’ at the Golden Melody Award in 2024 and ‘Best Album of the Year’, ‘Best New Artist’, ’ Best Jazz Single’, ‘Best Instrumentalist Award’ from the Golden Indie Music Award in Taiwan, and ‘Best Release of the Year’ by All about Jazz and Downbeat.
In 2025, Yuhan is selected as the residency commission artist of the year at the Jazz Gallery and the member of M3 (Mutual Mentorship of Musicians) cohort 7. In past years, Yuhan has performed and toured around the world with different projects including Vijay Iyer’s group, Amir Elsaffar’s Rivers of Sound, Greg Osby Sextet, Matt Mitchell Quartet, Brian Krock’s Big Heart Machine, Miho Hazama’s M_Unit, Webber/Morris Big Band, Quinsin Nachoff Quintet, Jason Yeager’s Septet, Eugenia Choe Trio and more. Yuhan was awarded the Creator Fund by New Music USA in 2024 and also named as Top 25 Best Vibraphonists in history by U Discover Music. Yuhan is currently endorsed by Ludwig-Musser Percussion, Resta-Jay Percussion and Alternate Mode Inc.
活躍於國際樂壇的爵士鐵琴家及作曲家,美國Downbeat雜誌讚其音樂「像是一本最好的小說,說盡了所有的美好」,其發行四張專輯「自由的姿態」、「城市型動物」、「自己的房間」、「孤獨飛行」,曾獲第35屆金曲獎「演奏類最佳作曲人獎」,以及6座金音創作獎,包括「年度最佳專輯獎」、「最佳爵士專輯獎」、「最佳爵士單曲獎」、「最佳新人獎」、「最佳樂手獎」。蘇郁涵在2025年被選爲紐約重要爵士演出場館The Jazz Gallery的年度駐點作曲演奏家,現為鐵琴領導廠牌Musser Vibraphone代言人。
蘇郁涵為苗栗公館人,在前往美國進修爵士樂之前,即展現創作才華,曾獲「原創流行音樂大獎」客語組首獎,「苗栗客家音樂大賽首獎」,和「第一屆台北數位藝術節開幕展演首獎」等,她於台北藝術大學管弦與擊樂研究所打擊樂演奏碩士畢業後,前往美國波士頓Berklee College of Music深造爵士鐵琴即興演奏,爾後旅居紐約,長年於美國. 歐洲和亞洲各地巡迴演出個人作品,並在台灣爵士樂壇與眾多知名爵士樂手合作,曾參加台中爵士音樂節、台北爵士音樂節、兩廳院夏日爵士派對『咆哮吧帕克精神』等演出。
