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Meet the Team
NY-based flutist Gina Izzo “rattles speakers and expectations with stop-time razzle, vocal (flute-talk) and electronic (phaser) effects” (NYC Jazz Record). She has performed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, The Public Theater, the Jazz Standard, and the Bang on a Can Festival, among others. Gina is the co-founder of the contemporary duo RighteousGIRLS with pianist Erika Dohi. The duo’s debut album, gathering blue (New Focus Recordings), received 4.5 stars in DownBeat magazine and support from a 2016 IMPACT Grant and a 2015 New Music USA Project Grant, and was featured on Q2 Music, WQXR, and WNYC. Alongside her work as a performer, Gina has extensive experience in professional development, music programming, management, marketing, and arts education. She has worked with organizations including Symphony Space, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Interlochen Arts Academy, Chamber Music America, The College of Performing Arts at The New School, and Carnegie Hall, where she currently serves as Manager of Learning and Engagement. Her work in professional development and entrepreneurship includes developing and leading workshops and panels for musicians at institutions including Berklee College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, the Colburn School, and Chamber Music America’s National Conference. She is also part-time faculty at The College of Performing Arts at The New School and serves on the Board of Willie Mae Rock Camp. Gina received her B.M. from Manhattan School of Music and her M.M. from New York University. Visit GinaIzzo.com for more information.
Pianist Eunbi Kim (‘eu’ sounds like the oo in “book" and “look” – easy) creates intimate, genre-defying experiences that expand the conventions of the traditional piano recital. A winner of the 2023 Astral Artists National Competition, she has presented solo programs at the Kennedy Center, a concert-meditation performance at Lincoln Center, and a TEDx Talk. She has been recognized for her “creative curiosity and fearless experimentation” (New York Public Radio). Eunbi’s album It Feels Like debuted at #2 on the Billboard Classical Charts. Exploring themes of childhood, family, and memory, the album features world-premiere recordings of works written for her by Angélica Negrón, Pauchi Sasaki, Sophia Jani, and Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR). Drawing from the album, Eunbi created a four-night performance and conversation series as an Artist-in-Residence at WNYC/WQXR’s The Greene Space. Her concert-length multimedia program it feels like a dream, developed in collaboration with new media artist Xuan, combines immersive projections and audio interludes to create a sonic memoir. The work premiered to a sold-out audience at Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City. Across her work, Eunbi develops multidisciplinary projects that explore memory, identity, and storytelling while creating new ways for audiences to experience contemporary music. Her past projects include Murakami Music: Stories of Loss and Nostalgia, a music-theater work inspired by the music and pianist characters in the writing of Haruki Murakami. The project was featured in The World Reads Murakami, a documentary by NHK, Japan’s national public broadcaster. Eunbi received her M.M. from Manhattan School of Music. Visit EunbiKimMusic.com for more information.