Yuna & JP Faundez
Jazz Orchestra
Support Our First Concert in South Korea
Your donation helps make a real impact, one action at a time. We're holding our first concert in South Korea on September 20, 2025, and with your support, we can make it a reality. Your contribution will not only help fund this event but also support the next generation of musicians around the world.
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Special Guests
🎷Saxophone - Soojung Lee (Korea)
Saxophonist and composer Soojung Lee has won numerous awards in Korea and abroad since 2009, including the Gold Prize at the Gyeonggi-do Orchestral Competition, the Grand Prize at the Gyeonggi-do Youth Arts Festival, and the Young Chang Jazz Competition. She was one of only seven students worldwide chosen as a Presidential Scholar at Berklee College of Music, receiving full support, and later completed her master’s at the Berklee Global Jazz Institute on a full scholarship. Her albums have gained wide recognition: her 2018 debut Soojung Lee, the 2022 live album Duology (named “Best Korean Jazz Albums of 2022” by MM Jazz), and Four Seasons (Bandcamp’s “Best Jazz Album of March 2023,” highlighted by All About Jazz, and winner of Best Jazz Performance Album at the 2024 Korean Music Awards). She completed Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead program in 2023 and has performed internationally with the Sujin Seo Quartet. Recently, she released the collaborative EP Swingsters with pianist Jimin Dorothy.
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Winner of the 2024 Korean Music Award for Best Jazz Performance
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Band Camp - The Best Jazz Album (2023)
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Albums - Swingsters (2025), Four Seasons (2023), Soojung Lee (2018)
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M.M., Berklee College of Music. B.M., Berklee College of Music.
🎺 Trumpet – Aki Kokufukata (Japan)
Akihiro Kokufukata is a trumpet player and composer from Shizuoka, Japan. A recipient of a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music, he majored in Performance and graduated with distinction. His artistry has been recognized internationally, earning him the “Outstanding Performance” award at the DownBeat 47th Annual Student Music Awards. In 2024, he was nominated for both “Live Artist of the Year” and “Jazz Artist of the Year” at the Boston Music Awards as the lead trumpet player of the acclaimed BT-ALC Big Band. Akihiro has shared the stage with multiple Grammy-winning artists, including Bijon Watson and Mike “Maz” Maher of Snarky Puppy, establishing himself as a versatile and sought-after voice in today’s jazz scene.
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Grammy Artist Gordon Goodwin’s Phat Band. Winner of the Downbeat Award.
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Trumpeter Yuna Lee Jazz Orchestra (USA)
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B.M., Berklee College of Music
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JP Faundez
Drummer/Composer
Yuna Lee
Composer/Conductor/Arranger
SooJung Lee - Saxophone
Gifts of Gratitude
Your support means the world to us. To show our gratitude, we’ve prepared special gifts for everyone who contributes to our musical journey. Each reward is a token of appreciation, designed to bring you closer to the music and the project you’re helping bring to life. Thank you for making this dream possible!
LH CANDLE STUDIOS GIFTS
We are excited to share something truly special with our supporters! In partnership with LH Candle Studio (Houston, TX), a boutique candle company known for their beautiful, handcrafted designs, we’ve created two exclusive wax tablet fragrances just for our donors. These wax tablets can be hung in closets, drawers, or on doorknobs to give your home a subtle, long-lasting fragrance. This collaboration is our way of saying thank you for supporting our project — a small gift of beauty and comfort, handmade with care.
SCENTED WAX TABLETS - LAVENDER BLISS (SET OF 2)
A handmade soy wax tablet with a soothing blend of lavender, French vanilla, coconut milk, and soft musk for a subtle, long-lasting fragrance.
SCENTED WAX TABLETS - ORANGE CEDARWOOD (SET OF 2)
A handmade soy-beeswax tablet with an exotic blend of warm spices, citrus, and cedarwood that adds a long-lasting, phthalate-free fragrance to your home.
Big Special Thank you Event 2025
As a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who supports this project, we will be hosting a special concert in Boston this November–December.
This event will be exclusively for our donors – a chance to experience the music up close, celebrate together, and share our gratitude with you in person.
📍 Location: Boston (venue details TBA)
📅 Date: November–December 2025 (final date will be confirmed soon)
Your donation not only helps bring this project to life, but also makes you part of a community we’ll gather to celebrate through music.