Lisa Sung is an award-winning jazz educator and a performer. Ms. Sung has performed
and recorded with Terell Stafford, Rodney Whitaker, Ron McClure, Stafford Hunter,
Rob Smith, Thomas Knific, Diego Rivera, Dmitri Methany, Jordan VanHemert, John Webber,
and many others. Lisa’s passion is to interpret Asian Melodie into jazz. she recently
recorded an album of Korean children’s songs. Lisa is an adjunct professor of Jazz
Studies at Hope College, Calvin University and Aquinas College. She also co-directs
the Calvin University gospel choir, Lisa studied at Temple University with Terell
Stafford, Thomas Lawton, and graduate studies at NYU with Ron McClure, Don Friedman,
and Dave Schroeder. Ms. Sung recently received John Stites Jazz award. With JSJA sponsoring,
she had a successful Indonesia tour. She plans to tour Korea, Vietnam, and Philippines
to give master classes and concerts.
