Meet The Artists: Susan and Ed
- Susan
- Jan 18
- 1 min read
Susan Hwang tells stories and makes collapsible things like songs and times. She plays accordion, janggu (Korean drum) and piano, but physical objects she can’t play, wear or eat intimidate her. She’s the founder/producer of international, literature-inspired arts non-profit, The Bushwick Book Club. Not a great vacationer, she leaves NYC for theater work and with bands like The Debutante Hour, Lusterlit and Soozee Hwang and The Relastics. Her duo with Ed Pastorini plays under rotating names that include SWILL BUILDING, SNOOD REPAIR and VARIETY MEAT. Susan plays accordions because they’re lighter than pianos (barely) and drums because it's healthy for a girl to hit things.
IG: @soozee3
ED PASTORINI:
"Ed Pastorini is a New York pianist and composer straddling the line between popular song, art song, jazz and improvisation. He tells of being classically-trained, but draws on unusual jazz harmonies to write piano-based pieces that sound like he once sang along with saxophone solos... I’ve always found his solo piano songs to be extraordinary little works of art, full of unexpected chord changes and an emotive quality that creeps up on you, they seem to come from several traditions at once – or none at all."
-Jon Schaefer WNYC New Sounds
"I'd often heard myths about Ed Pastorini long before I experienced the music... The music, whether soft or loud, demands that one pay attention — and if you choose to do so, you will experience a serious adventure into the soul... Highest recommendation, my friends" -Hal Willner
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