Linda Oh Sun Pictures

“Her music leans forward at you…pushing the band, delivering clean, strong rhythm and melody.”—New York Times

Wex jazz fans first heard bassist Linda Oh here when she performed with Dave Douglas and Joe Lovano’s terrific Sound Prints band in fall 2013, more than holding her own in that all-star lineup. Oh now returns with her own quartet Sun Pictures, which features Ben Wendel on sax (who you can also catch this November with Kneedelus), top talent Matt Stevens on guitar, and Adam Cruz on drums. The intricate melodic pulse of Linda Oh’s playing, a constant as she alternates between acoustic and electric bass, drives her original tunes with crowd-winning spirit, punch, and improvisational verve. As All About Jazz put it, “Linda Oh's petite stature defies the muscularity that her instrument emanates—a knotty booming bass that's at once authoritative and free flowing, delivered with momentum and zest.”