Building Bridges between

the East & the West

Winner of John Stites Jazz Award 2022-2026

섬집 아이 - Island Baby

I would like to dedicate this song to my 6 adorable and lovely children!
Lisa Sung- Piano | Robbie Smith - Trumpet | Jeff Pedraz - Bass | Kevin Dalton Jones - Percussion | David Alvarez III - Drums

NEW ALBUM COMING SOON

MAMA LISA’S NEW ALBUM DARI SABANG SAMPAL MERAUKE TO BE RELEASED THIS SPRING!

Ida Bagus Putu Brahmanta - Drummer

Reno Joshua- Guitarist

Tom Knific - Bassist

Max Colley III- Trumpet

A. A. Luna Maharani - Vocalist

Lisa Sung is a Jazz Pianist based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

An award- winning jazz pianist, composer, and educator, Lisa bridges cultures through the language of jazz. In 2022, she received the prestigious John Stites Jazz Award for artistic development, which has supported her ongoing exploration of world musical traditions within jazz contexts.
She currently serves as an adjunct professor at Calvin University and Aquinas College, where she directs the Calvin Jazz Band and co-directs the Gospel Choir.
She performs regularly in Michigan and goes on International tour while working on Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan.

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Testimonials

“I really love your music and your approach to playing- it feels very personal and deeply connected to your roots.”

— Marion Hayden (Kresge Artist Fellow, Lecturer, Small Jazz Ensembles, University of Michigan)

"Lisa Sung is a very talented pianist based in the Grand Rapids, MI area. She is a very lyrical and creative piano player. Uniquely talented with transforming and re-harmonizing beautiful Asian melodies into the American jazz tradition. She was an ideal choice for a concert that I presented at Hope College in Holland, MI where I performed music from multiple Asian countries but arrangements with jazz and various modern rhythms. Lisa’s playing and input was invaluable. And, she can surely swing!"

— Stafford Hunter (NY Jazz Trombonist & former member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra)

“Lisa Sung's piano playing is boundlessly creative. Her ear is incredibly adept and she has the sensitivity and facility to shape the music in a perfect match to the energy of the moment.”