Sam J. C. Lee

About Sam J. C. Lee

Goal : ‬To create and offer music that is creative, artistic, spiritual, transcendent and relevant. To create genuinely good musical environment where different cultures and races, generations can be reached.EXPERIENCE :• Countless appearances on recording sessions/recitals/concerts in New England, NYC, and Montreal (Blue Note Jazz Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Beantown Jazz Festival 2011, Scullers, Ryles, Citifield Mets Stadium, Upstairs Jazz, House of Jazz etc.) with notable artists such as Joe Lovano, John Scofield, The 8-Bit Big Band, Tim Hughes, George Garzone, George Russell Jr, John Blackwell, etc…DISCOGRAPHY• Lenny Wee - Singles “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas ft. Jon Levy”, “Puttin\' On The Ritz at The Ritz Carlton, Kuala Lumpur” “Lush Life”• Baz Studio “Fresh Start” • Jazz Revelation Records 2010 “Birds of a Feather” ‭• Mina Cho‭ ‬“Originality”‭ • Honeywine (Rajdulari)• \"Blue – digital single” by Lydia Lee• Yuko Yamamura “Rove Over”• Grace Sings Grace• “Dawn of Nowhere” by SUAI (2021)• Singing Diary 3rd & 4th album by Sujin Park• Agari Crew single “I’m Ready” ‬• Arthur Felluca Group‭ ‬“Inward”• Singles “Christmas Harmony” by Violette for Playmobile Commercial (2020)• Castle Island Hymn “Christmas” 2012, “Castel Island Hymn” 2013• Reverend “Sleepless Elite”• “Love Is the answer” with Art We Can Project, Co-producer, recording engineer, 2021• Maxim Lubarsky & Gabriela Martina “Explorations in Sound” (2025)• Rooftop Pursuit‭ ‬“EP\", Single \"All I Need\"• Castle Island Hymn \"Christmas\"• Digital single “the First Snow Is Coming” (2014), Son Seung-Youn(Sonnet Son)• Inyoung Jung “Await” (2014)• Jud Kim “Hey Jud” (2015)• Bobby Krier and Jon Green “Cast Out All Our Fears” (2020)• KOSTA USA “Hope” (2021)and moreSPECIALTIES: • Very versatile in any style of music on both Upright/Electric Bass• Composing/Arranging in Jazz, R&B, Gospel • Scoring/Copying music using Finale • Recording/Producing music using Logic, Pro Tools• Directing Rehearsals/Bands• Live Sound Engineering/Recording • Bilingual in both English and Korean • Team Leadership & Collaboration & Administration • Strong Execution on Tasks, Firm and Responsible Work Ethic• Detail oriented problem solving

Experience

1. Director of Worship

   Citylife Presbyterian Church

   Jan 2024 — Present · Boston, MA, US

Education

• Hanyang University

  B.S, 2004) Electronics Engineering

  1998 — 2003

• New York University

  Master's degree, Jazz/Jazz Studies

  2012 — 2016

• Berklee College of Music

  B.M, 2008) Jazz Composition & Performance

  2005 — 2008