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Linda May Han Oh

Linda May Han Oh
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About

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.

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Bassist of the Year (Jazz Journalists Association, 2018-2026)
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albums as bandleader
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Grammy won for Best Jazz Instrumental Album (New Standards Vol. 1)

What's new

  • 2026-08

    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.

  • 2026

    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.

  • 2025-08

    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.

  • 2024

    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.

  • 2024-04

    Linda May Han Oh gave a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR, featuring songs from her quintet album The Glass Hours (2023) and new work.

Tracks

Strange Heavenstitle track from the eponymous trio album (2025) with Ambrose Akinmusire and Tyshawn Sorey
Aventurineacclaimed solo album from 2019, winner of the APRA Art Music Award for Best New Jazz Work
The Glass Hoursquintet album from 2023 with vocal contributions by Sara Serpa; occasion for NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Walk Against Windfourth solo album (2017), first released under her full name Linda May Han Oh
Beneath Lifted Skiesduo album with Melissa Aldana (2026), dedicated to jazz standards

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