SPECIAL SET | YONGLEE & THE DOLTANG

YONGLEE & THE DOLTANG IS A PROGRESSIVE ROCK AND IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC GROUP THAT HAS GAINED SIGNIFICANT RECOGNITION WITHIN THE KOREAN JAZZ SCENE. LED BY PIANIST AND COMPOSER YONGLEE, THEIR MUSIC SATIRICALLY EXPLORES THE COMPLEX DESIRES AND ABSURDITIES OF MODERN SOCIETY. DOLTANG’S SOUND FUSES STRUCTURAL ELEGANCE WITH EMOTIONALLY CHARGED IMPROVISATION, BALANCING COMPLEXITY AND SIMPLICITY. THEIR MUSIC BLENDS A WIDE RANGE OF CONTEMPORARY GENRES, INCLUDING ROCK, POP, CONTEMPORARY JAZZ, AND IMPROVISATION, RESULTING IN EXPERIMENTAL AND INNOVATIVE COMPOSITIONS. THE INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS, SONIC EXPERIMENTATION, AND LAYERED RHYTHMS CREATES AN IMMERSIVE SOUND THAT SETS THEM APART WITH ITS UNIQUE QUALITY. THE GROUP HAS PERFORMED ON PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL STAGES, INCLUDING JAZZAHEAD! 2024 IN GERMANY, THE JARASUM JAZZ FESTIVAL IN KOREA, AND OPUS JAZZ CLUB IN HUNGARY. FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM INVISIBLE WORKER (UNIT RECORDS, 1/5/2025), THEY ARE SET TO PERFORM AT THE BIMHUIS (NETHERLANDS), ENTER ENEA JAZZ FESTIVAL (POLAND), KAAP (BELGIUM), AND JASSMINE (POLAND).
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