David Wong

Bassist David Wong was born and raised in New York City, and is a graduate of the LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts, where he developed his passion for music under the tutelage of tuba master Bob Stewart. He graduated from the Juilliard School in classical music in 2004 and has studied with Orin O��Brien (New York Philharmonic), Ron Carter, Ben Wolfe, and John Clayton. From 2003 to 2004, as part of the Eric Reed Trio, Wong performed in Switzerland, Scotland, the Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles), the Algonquin Hotel (New York City), and with Jazz at Lincoln Center, as well as at many other venues worldwide

The Summer Knows (Un ��t�� 42)

By Franck Amsallem

Label: Continuo Jazz
Released: 2025
Track listing: Blue Gardenia; La Chanson D'Helene; You Won'T Forget Me; The Summer Knows (Un ��T�� 42); Unforgettable; Cotton Trails; Agrigento; It Never Was You; Morning Star; Disclosure.

Lady of the Lavender Mist

By Ana?s Reno

Label: Club44 Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Les Fueilles Mortes/The Autumn Leaves; When Light Are Low; Gravy Waltz; Lady of the Lavender Mist; I'll Remember April; Take Love Easy; Poinciana; 'Round Midnight; Kiss and Run.

Blue Gardenia

October 20, 2025

Album: The Summer Knows (Un ��t�� 42)
By Franck Amsallem
Label: Continuo Jazz
Released: 2025
Duration: 05:14

The Summer Knows (un ��t�� 42)

by Artur Moral
August 30, 2025

Not so young, but still foolish: arduous is the path chosen by pianist, composer and singer Franck Amsallem, a lesser-known figure--outside his immediate performance circle--even among some of the jazz world's most avid and encyclopedic enthusiasts. Nevertheless, this musician's name should appear in that roster of outstanding French baby boomer keyboardists mentioned in Pierre de Bethmann: ...

C��cile McLorin Salvant's Ogresse At Carnegie Hall

by Adam Beaudoin
August 8, 2025

C��cile McLorin Salvant Carnegie Hall Ogresse New York, NY May 21, 2025 The relationship between jazz and classical music has a long, complicated history. Musicians themselves tend to care more about the music than concepts of genre, and you only need to listen to the echoes of French Impressionism ...

Ana?s Reno: Lady of the Lavender Mist

by Pierre Giroux
July 22, 2025

Ana?s Reno continues to strengthen her reputation among the top young interpreters of the Great American Songbook with her album Lady of the Lavender Mist. Four years after her debut, Reno returns with greater vocal maturity, deeper interpretive insights, and support from a seasoned rhythm section featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist David Wong and drummer Joe ...

Cecile McLorin Salvant at Carnegie Hall

by Paul Reynolds
April 2, 2025

Cecile McLorin Salvant Carnegie Hall “With Every Breath I Take" New York City March 27, 2025 “I'm nervous, so these are already a little clammy," announced Cecile McLorin Salvant as she removed her magenta gloves--part of a characteristically soign�� outfit--early in her Carnegie Hall concert on Thursday.

Reverence

By Charles McPherson

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Surge; Blues for Lonnie in Three; Come Rain or Come Shine; Dynamic Duo; Old Folks; Ode to Barry.

Bill Charlap Trio at Music Mountain

by Steve Blomgren
September 18, 2024

Bill Charlap Trio Music Mountain Falls Village, CT August 24, 2024 At Music Mountain, in Falls Village, CT, the Bill Charlap Trio played a memorable set to a near-capacity crowd one late August evening. The group was in fine fettle as it worked through a set list heavy on Broadway classics ...