
Émile Parisien Floating Quartet
French saxophonist Émile Parisien brings his Floating Quartet to Paradox: an international ensemble featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh, pianist Yaron Herman and tabla player Prabhu Edouard.
Linda May Han Oh (born 1984 in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) is an Australian jazz bassist and composer who grew up in Perth and is now based in New York. She won a Grammy for Terri Lyne Carrington's New Standards Vol. 1 and was named Bassist of the Year eight times between 2018 and 2026 by the Jazz Journalists Association. A core member of Vijay Iyer's trio and a bandleader in her own right, she has released eight albums under her own name on Biophilia Records.
Linda May Han Oh released the duo album Beneath Lifted Skies with saxophonist Melissa Aldana via Biophilia Records - their first collaborative project, largely devoted to jazz standards.
Oh was Artist in Residence at the Zuckerman Institute and participated in the Coltrane 100 project with Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Leo Genovese and Jeff 'Tain' Watts.
Strange Heavens was released on August 22, 2025 via Biophilia Records - a trio album with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and drummer Tyshawn Sorey, returning to the chordless trio format of her debut.
Oh received an honorary doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music and performed as a member of the Vijay Iyer Trio on the album Compassion.
Linda May Han Oh gave a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR, featuring songs from her quintet album The Glass Hours (2023) and new work.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.