UPCOMING SHOW
Come see Sumi with Bobby Zankel at the Afro Asiatic Peace Concert… show details here
NEWS
Sumi was honored with a 2023 Pew Fellowship in the Arts. Read more
Orchestral Works
Listen to some excerpts from one of Sumi's orchestral works, "Only The Midnight Sky And Silent Stars."
NEW INTERVIEW
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Sumi talks with UK Jazz News and gives her best advice for balancing and juggling motherhood and career, as well as some top tips for other mothers in jazz.
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Sumi Archives
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Take a listern to Sumi's interview on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross (circa December 1986).