Stephan Crump / Yuhan Su

About

A vivid, intimate set of duet music for acoustic bass and vibraphone featuring veteran explorer Stephan Crump and rising star Yuhan Su “As a bassist and composer, Mr. Crump avoids obvious routes but manages never to lose his way” The New York Times Stephan Crump is a Grammy-nominated bassist and composer, collaborator and bandleader, soloist and educator, based in New York City since 1994. A Memphis native, Crump fell for New York’s fecund scenes during his first semester at Amherst College, when he would drive hours to play late-night, weekday gigs in the West Village. He knew this is where he’d make his life and career. Working beyond genre, he has become a crucial component of multiple New York music communities in and beyond jazz. For two decades, Crump recorded and toured as a third of Vijay Iyer’s acclaimed trio, helping to build that band’s global reputation. Meanwhile, many of his own ensembles—Rhombal, with Tyshawn Sorey, Ellery Eskelin, and Adam O’Farrill; Secret Keeper, with Mary Halvorson; Rosetta Trio, with Jamie Fox and Liberty Ellman—prize versatility and voicings in a manner that more traditional configurations often do not. His Borderlands Trio, with pianist Kris Davis and drummer Eric McPherson, brings this same mentality to a more familiar setting. Other collaborators have included Miguel Zenón, Gordon Gano, Patti Austin, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Wadada Leo Smith, Jim Campilongo, David Gilmore, Sam Newsome, Steve Lehman, Cory Smythe, Ingrid Laubrock, Okkyung Lee, Mat Maneri, and Ches Smith. Crump’s physical and emotional connection to the bass is abundant through the new sextet Slow Water, which explores ecology and environment through composition and group communication. He teaches On Magnetism, a course in connecting more deeply through one’s instrument, after a lifetime of doing just that, and lives still in Brooklyn with his wife and collaborator, the singer Jen Chapin, and their two sons. “Like the best fiction, it’s entirely enveloping.”- Downbeat. New York-based Taiwanese vibraphonist Yuhan Su is a leading force in contemporary jazz, recognized for a style that is both intellectually rigorous and deeply evocative. Recently named one of the "Up-and-Comers of the Year" by The New York City Jazz Record and a 2025 Downbeat Rising Star of Vibraphone nominee, Su has also been distinguished as one of the "Top 25 Best Vibraphonists in History" by U Discover Music. Her discography as a leader spans five critically acclaimed releases, including her most recent work, OVER the MOONs (2025, Endectomorph), and the celebrated Liberated Gesture (2023, Sunnyside). Her work has garnered prestigious accolades globally, including the 2024 Golden Melody Award for "Best Instrumental Composer" and multiple honors from the Golden Indie Music Awards, including "Best Album of the Year" and "Best New Artist." A sought-after collaborator, Su was selected as the 2025 Jazz Gallery Residency Commission Artist and a member of the M3 (Mutual Mentorship of Musicians) Cohort 7. She has performed alongside visionary figures such as Vijay Iyer, Amir Elsaffar, Greg Osby, and Matt Mitchell. Yuhan Su is a Ludwig-Musser Percussion, Resta-Jay Percussion, and Alternate Mode Inc. endorsed artist.