Jonny Kao & His 17-Piece Instrument: Performing Group in New York

About Jonny Kao & His 17-Piece Instrument

Jonny Kao & His 17-Piece Instrument is a large-ensemble jazz group heard in New York City settings including the Kupferberg Center for the Arts, where it appears on the Queens Jazz Trail. The band works in the modern big-band tradition, shaped by composer-arranger approaches associated with figures like John Yao and his 17-piece ensemble. Its performances center on original charts that balance sectional writing with space for improvisers. The overall sound favors structure and rhythmic precision over spectacle.