Iming Lin林奕銘
Saxophone 薩克斯風 ( Classical & Jazz )
【Language】中文/ English
【Education】
Berklee College of Music, Jazz Performance
美國波士頓伯克利音樂學院
University of the Arts, Philadelphia
美國費城藝術大學
Rowan University, Master’s degree in classical saxophone
performance 美國羅文大學 古典薩克斯風演奏碩士
【Bio】
薩克斯風演奏家、作曲家林奕銘畢業於台北實踐大學音樂系。國防部示範樂隊退伍後獲獎學金至美國波士頓伯克利音樂學院進修，主修爵士樂演奏。2017年獲獎學金至費城藝術大學進修，2019年畢業於碩士班爵士樂組。“林奕銘爵士四重奏”於2019年獲選『誠品推薦團隊』以及費城Live Center Stage Jazz Competition決賽團隊，並發行個人第一張原創專輯“The Road Ahead”。2021年於紐澤西州立羅文大學(Rowan University)獲得古典薩克斯風演奏碩士文憑。2022年入選王道銀行『堤頂之星』，同年出版個人第一份樂譜“三十六首爵士練習曲”。
2021年夏天返台後定居台北，曾擔任米特薩克斯風重奏團爵士即興課程講師，現為日本Forestone薩克斯風代言人，並經常受邀至各大爵士展演空間、台北爵士音樂節、台中爵士音樂節演出。
Iming Lin is a saxophonist and composer, from Taipei, Taiwan. He studied classical saxophone at Chinese Culture University and Shih Chien University. After completing military service in 2013, Lin received the scholarship to attend Berklee college of Music to pursue his jazz studies and graduated in 2017 with a Diploma in Jazz Performance. At same year, Lin received the scholarship from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and graduated in 2019 with a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies. He has released his debut album “The Road Ahead” in 2019 summer. In 2019 Fall, Lin has been selected as a finalist of PHL Jazz competition in Philadelphia, PA, USA.
In 2021, Lin obtained a master’s degree in classical saxophone performance from Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA. He is one of the very few amphibious saxophonists in Taiwan. He has performed in major jazz venues, festivals and actively promoted jazz music education. Lin is a former lecturer in the Jazz Improvisation Course of the MIT Saxophone Ensemble. In 2022, Lin published his very first music book “36 Jazz Etudes’’.
