YUHAN SU
‘Like the best fiction, it’s entirely enveloping’ - Downbeat
YUHAN SU
Recent Nominee of 2024 Downbeat Rising Star of Vibraphone, New York based Taiwanese vibraphonist Yuhan Su’s five records release as a leader including OVER the MOONs(2025, Endectomorph), Liberated Gesture(2023, Sunnyside), City Animals(2018, Sunnyside), A Room of One’s Own(2015, Inner Circle Music) and Flying Alone(2012, Inner Circle Music) have received widespread approval and numerous music awards, including ‘Best Instrumental Composer Award’ at the Golden Melody Award in 2024 and ‘Best Album of the Year’, ‘Best New Artist’, ’ Best Jazz Single’, ‘Best Instrumentalist Award’ from the Golden Indie Music Award in Taiwan, and ‘Best Release of the Year’ by All about Jazz and Downbeat. In 2025, Yuhan is selected as the residency commission artist of the year at the Jazz Gallery and the member of M3 (Mutual Mentorship of Musicians) cohort 7. In past years, Yuhan has performed and toured around the world with different projects including Vijay Iyer’s group, Amir Elsaffar’s Rivers of Sound, Greg Osby Sextet, Matt Mitchell Quartet, Brian Krock’s Big Heart Machine, Miho Hazama’s M_Unit, Webber/Morris Big Band, Quinsin Nachoff Quintet, Jason Yeager’s Septet, Eugenia Choe Trio and more. Yuhan was awarded the Creator Fund by New Music USA in 2024 and also named as Top 25 Best Vibraphonists in history by U Discover Music. Yuhan is currently endorsed by Ludwig-Musser Percussion, Resta-Jay Percussion and Alternate Mode Inc.
‘Like the best fiction, it’s entirely enveloping’ - Editor’s Pick / ★★★★ Downbeat
Intelligence, sensitivity and a haunting sense of tenderness. -- Downbeat
Ferocious four-mallets technique with a deep sense of emotional expression
- U Discover Music ’25 of the Best Jazz Vibraphonist’
Among the most prominent contemporary voices on the vibraphone - Jazziz
Luminous and glowing, but switches to compellingly aggressive at the drop of a mallet
— New York City Jazz Record
Playfulness, cleverness and charm. Her joy in this music is contagious - Mel Minter
City Animals hits a new plateau altogether - Best Jazz on Bandcamp,
October 2018 Depth, Intelligence, wit, and power - Step Tempest
Best of Jazz, October 2018 - Archaic Pop
An intensely impressionistic work that captivates with its creative energy. – All about Jazz
Sophisticated yet accessible, rooted in the tradition and yet refreshingly contemporary.
– All about Jazz
New Album OVER the MOONs
Coming Out October 17th 2025 Endectomorph Music
Ft. Yuhan Su. Anna Webber. Alex LoRe. Matt Mitchell. YingDa Chen.
Marty Kenney. James Paul Nadien. Shinya Lin
Record Release Tour
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Yuhan Su - "Character" @ musig im pflegidach, Muri
Live at Jazz Gallery
