Min Jung Suh
Course Instructor (Jazz Piano; Jazz Combo); Course Lecturer
鈥樷�橰ager displays plenty of potential as an improviser, consistently creating fresh statements鈥�
Scott Yanow, DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
Min Rager is one of Canada鈥檚 premier female jazz pianists and composers. Born in Seoul, Korea, she moved to Montreal in 1997 to pursue a professional music career. She holds her Master鈥檚 degree in Jazz Performance from the Schulich school of music at 91社区 graduating with the distinction of 鈥淥utstanding achievement in Jazz Piano鈥�.
At the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2005 her Quintet was nominated for the 鈥淕rand prix de jazz General Motors鈥�. Also that year, Min was the recipient of the 鈥淏est new Artist鈥� award from Montreal鈥檚 L鈥橭FF Festival de Jazz.
Min has released 2 CDs as a leader, 鈥淏right Road鈥� and 鈥淔irst Step鈥� on Effendi Records based in Montreal. In 2017, Min independently released her 3rd CD 鈥淭rain Of Thought鈥�.
In 2008, Min received a commission from CBC to compose a jazz suite for 2 pianos. The work, lasting 10 minutes, was submitted to the European Broadcasting Union as a part of 鈥淭he Handel Project 2009鈥� to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composer鈥檚 death.
Min has also performed on several National Film Board of Canada soundtracks. She is featured on the soundtrack for the internationally acclaimed documentary short film 鈥淟etters from Pyongyang鈥� directed by Jason Lee.
She has toured extensively in Canada and continues to perform actively with some of the top jazz musicians in North America including Don Thompson, Terry Clarke, Kieran Overs, Donny McCaslin, Joel Frahm, Walt Weiskopf , Kenji Omae, Kevin Dean, Andre White.
Min is currently on faculty at both the Schulich school of Music at 91社区, and Concordia university where she teaches piano studio as well as many courses including Jazz keyboard Proficiency, Jazz Arranging, Jazz Improvisation/Musicianship, Fundamentals of Improvisation along with coaching Jazz combos.
