Listen to Linda:

“201”

Neighborhood: Harlem, Manhattan (will travel)

Ages taught: ages 8-adult

Levels taught: beg-adv

Born in Malaysia, raised in Western Australia and now living in New York City, Linda Oh began playing upright bass at the W.A Academy of Performing Arts, and she completed her Masters at Manhattan School of Music. She has received many awards including the IAJE Sisters in Jazz award in 2004 and an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer’s award in 2008.

Linda is an active double bassist, electric bassist and composer, composing music for short films. She has performed with the likes of T.S Monk, Billy Kilson, Nasheet Waits, George Cables, Ambrose Akinmusire and Slide Hampton to name a few, and has been coined “one of the greatest bassists of the new generation” by Nathan Davis. She is currently the bassist with the Dave Douglas Quintet. For more about Linda, visit www.LindaOhMusic.com.