Steve Kim
Seattle, Washington
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Who is Steve Kim?
Steve Kim is a bassist, composer, and teacher based in Seattle, Washington. USA. His credits include live and recorded performances with Larry Coryell, Alphonse Mouzon, Don Mock, Scott Cossu, John Jang, and Garth Hudson.
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Steve was commissioned to compose for the Seattle Arts Commission, and choreographers Bill Evans, Clay Talefero, Shirley Jenkins and Jeff Bickford. Steve served as a cultural ambassador to represent the City of Seattle in Kobe, Japan and was honored as a Centennial Artist during the Washington State Centennial Celebration. Steve appeared on the 2014 solo release "In Deep Owl" by Soundgarden by bassist Ben Sheppard.
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Steve was a recipient of The Evergreen State College Teacher Excellence Award.
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Steve studied with bassists Ray Brown and Gary Peacock, and improvisation and composition with pianist/composer Charles Banacos.
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ART
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All American Family
CREATIVITY
Creativity influences creation inside all of us. It can change and renew our life, it can influence the world. We are all a product of this universal creation, a process in motion.
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Creatives are animated, and not defeated by the words "I can't do it." As an artist, I live in motion creating art and music by "doing." I haven't arrived there yet, but I still move forward and embrace the flow of the creative process.
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All Seasons
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A New Kind of Video
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MUSIC
VALUE
Time is the most valuable thing we have. It's non-renewable and each second of it occurs only once. It's every changing and illuminates our path as we move forward in life. Be here now!
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WELLNESS
Art is eternal. It connects us to a timeless realm beyond the small temporal "us" of our individual being. It has no restraints, always growing, reaffirming, forgiving, healing, courageous and accepting. It leads and awakens our inner being and can heal, and help us in overcoming our limitations and releasing fears. Art is life's gift to us.
April 27, 2022
BE Studios took students on a virtual trip to Seattle to meet Steve. But before that, they were asked to look at a few of Steve's art work and pick one of his art pieces and write a story. With no title, information, or anything about the artist or the art work, the students ventured off to imagine, create and write a short story that was inspired by the art they selected.
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"Ice Cream Story" by Ishani, 7th Grade
