JHMJams
JHMJams delivers casual pop and jazz covers from classical and jazz trained musicians every week on Instagram (@kenjameskubota) and YouTube (JHMJams).
JHM Jams has had the honor of being covered and acknowledged by Classic FM, Glamour, The Strad, The Violin Channel, Royal Academy of Music, and the entertainment & media company Lionsgate. National Sawdust Log has profiled the series, calling JHM an “online powerhouse.”
Thanks to our viewers, we’ve also been acknowledged by pop heavyweights such as Demi Lovato, Nicole Scherzinger, Mike Posner, DNCE, Bebe Rexha, AJR, Marc E. Bassy, Vice, Sandro Cavazza, Justin Jesso, Elley Duhé, Carlie Hanson, Alan Walker, Charlie Puth and the Chainsmokers.
JHM has taken the band live, performing at the Annual Japan Day at Central Park, NYC’s classical radio station, WQXR, and even at weddings! JHM Jams is also the official band of nationally recognized real estate broker Kimberly Hastie at Halstead.
While I initially gained some attention for my unique approach of plucking and strumming the cello like a guitar, I founded JHMJams as a way to explore and share my passion for music outside of the classical training I received at Juilliard.
All the covers are arranged, learned, rehearsed and recorded in a single session by ear. JHM captures the joy and magic of jamming out with friends, but also putting out an artistic product that’s unique, catchy, and addictive. Classical music’s aesthetic is overly perfectionist—I’m happy to give great musicians an avenue to channel their abilities into letting loose, taking chances, and being expressive over being flawless.
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JHMJAMS ROSTER
(Currently 349 members)
Violin:
Aaron Schwartz
Abby Young
Adam Dorn
Adrianna Svitak
Allison Smith
Alyssa Chetrick
Alyssa Tong
Amos Lee
Anastasiia Mazurok
Andy Liang
Angela Wee
Ann Yu
Anna Takeda
Annie Fullard
Anthony Bracewell
Ariel Horowitz
Ariel Lee
Atsuki Yoshida
Audrey Hayes
Beth Lyon
Ben Kronk
Ben Sutin
Byungchan Lee
Caitlin Marshall
Chelsea Smith
Cherry Yeung
Chisa Kodaka
Christine Wu
Danny Koo
Dasol Jeong
David Wong
Davis West
Dawning Welliver
Deborah Song
Elaine He
Eliza Wong
Esther Abrami
Eva Dove
Ewald Cheung
Geneva Lewis
Haesol Lee
Hahnsol Kim
Hana Mundiya
Hanna Song
Haruno Sato
Henry Rayner
Jacob Joyce
Janice Lee
Jannina Norpoth
Janny Joo
Jason Anick
Jason Lee
Jeremias Sergiani Velazquez
Jocelyn Zhu
Joseph Kromholz
Josh Henderson
Julia Danitz
Kako Miura
Katherine Liu
Kevin Kuh
Lily Kim
Maggy Simon
Margeaux Maloney
Maria Im
Mariella Haubs
Mark Chien
Miho Chigyo
Miray Ito
Nicole Sauder
Ravenna Lipchik
Ria Honda
Rita Wang
Sam Katz
Sam Park
Seohee Kim
Seoyeon Im
Shaan Ramaprasad
Shaleah Feinstein
Sherri Zhang
Stella Chen
Sumina Studer
Sumire Hirotsuru
Teagan Faran
Tomoko Akaboshi
Yura Oh
Yu-Ting Wu
Yuyu Ikeda
Zenas Hsu
Viola:
Alice Ping
Ashley Wang
Benni von Gutzeit
Devin Moore
Drew Forde
Erica Gailing
Esther Nahm
Hayaka Komatsu
Isabel Hagen
Jeremy Kienbaum
Jocelin Pan
Julia McLean
Linda Numagami
Lizzy Macintosh
Meagan Turner
Nao Kubota
Ramon Martínez
Sam Rosenthal
Stephanie Price
Sungjin Lee
Cello:
Andrew Yee
Antonio Hallongren
Ayoun Kim
Brendan Goh
Bryant Gozali
Caroline Kim
Chris Gao
Christine Lamprea
Colin Stokes
Corinna Boylan
Cremaine Booker
Daniel Hass
Daniel Lim
Derek Louie
Diego Rodriguez
Eli Kaynor
Eru Matsumoto
Guilherme Monegatto
Ian Maksin
Isabel Kwon
JY Lee
James Hettinga
James Kim
Jeremy Tai
John-Henry Crawford
Jordan Hamilton
Julia Henderson
Julian Müller
Jung-Hsuan Ko
Justin Park
Khari Joyner
Lucie Ticho
Lydia Rhea
Maddie Tucker
Marko Tanjga
Max Oppeltz
Melody Giron
Mitch Lyon
Mosa Tsay
Nagyeom Jang
Nathan Chan
Nicholas Yee
Nikita Annenkov
Noah Koh
Phillip Sheegog
Rachel Siu
Ray Kim
Ryan Louie
Sam Chung
Sasha Scolnik-Brower
Soyoon Park
Thomas Mesa
Tim Mar
Ye Jin Choi
Yi-Mei Templeman
Yoon Kyung Cho
Zlatomir Fung
Bass:
Adrian Moring
Akihiro Yamamoto
Alex Busby Smith
Ben Ferris
Blake Hilley
Chris Agar
Dan Chmielinski
Dan Finn
Destiny Diggs
Eytan Schillinger-Hyman
Geoff Saunders
Itai Elezri
Jack Kotze
Jared Beckstead-Craan
Jordan Calixto
Josh Henderson
Josh Marcum
Kaisa Mäensivu
Kit Polen
Marshal Herridge
Max Phillips
Noel Mason
Perrin Grace
Warren Louie
Harp:
Alix Raspé
Margaret Davis
Piano:
Addison Frei
Aileen Gozali
Anastasia Hronis
April Sun
Arnie Sainz
Chiaki Kubota
Chi-Wei Lo
Christine Wu
Eunike Tanzil
George Ko
Glenn Zaleski
Hans Suh
Henry Plotnick
Isaiah Thompson
Jae Lee
Jason Kutz
Jesse Levit
Jim Funnell
Jin Ah Lee
Jinhee Park
Joel Wenhardt
Juliann Ma
Julius Rodriguez
Jin-Ah Lee
Lucas Hahn
Martin Shapiro
Matt Wong
Matthew Maimone
Mathis Picard
Micah Thomas
Miki Hazui
Miles Lennox
Nathan Prillaman
Peter Dugan
Rasmus Sørensen
Rena Sasaki Schuetz
Rieko Tsuchida
Robbie Lee
Sam Towse
Satoko Hayami
Semra Amiraslan
Vocals:
Alice Ping
Amanda Barise
Arielle Kasnetz
Beda Spindola
Ben Kronk
Brandon Ilaw
Braxton Cook
Candice Hoyes
Cara Samantha
Chloe Hogan
Clare Maloney
Courtney Gayle
Devin Ilaw
Emi Choi
Geneva Lewis
Hyesang Park
Jack Kay
Jay Dref
Jamie Robinson
Jin-Ah Lee
Jordan Hamilton
Julia Bracewell
Julian Müller
Kaci Cummings
Kristen Tripolitis
Lee Jeon
Marg Davis
Martina DaSilva
Matt Zhang
Matthew Liu
Nathan Farrell
Nancy Purcell
Nicole Heinen
Pepita Salim
Rebby Han
Rich Saunders
Robbie Lee
Ruby Choi
Sachi Gullbrants
Shannon Leeman
Sumire Hirotsuru
Tahira Clayton
Takaoki Onishi
Tyler Stahl
Vanessa Perea
Viola Chan
Yi-Mei Templeman
Trumpet:
Adam Cable
Anthony Hervey
Alex Mayon
Enrique Sanchez
Riley Mulherkar
Theo Van Dyck
Tony Glausi
Maximilian Morel
Saxophone:
Augie Bello
Braxton Cook
Chase Baird
Danny Rivera
Jesse Levit
Julian Lee
Patrick Bartley
Shelbie Rassler
Tristan Cappel
Valentin Kovalev
Yuma Uesaka
Trombone:
Jeffery Miller
Mark Hetzler
Harmonica:
CY Leo Ho
Accordion:
Marius Staible
Dancer:
Blake Krapels
Kelsey Connolly
Mio Ishikawa
Ruth Howard
Tansei Nonaka
Flute:
Eva Ding
Greg Pattillo
Jiweon Ryu
Katie Althen
Lauren Scanio
Masaaki Kubota
Seung Jeon
Viola Chan
Bassoon:
Joshua Elmore
Toby Chan
French Horn:
Eric Huckins
Kaci Cummings
Clarinet:
Graeme Steele Johnson
John Hong
Scott Chiu
Yoonah Kim
Oboe:
Hsuan Fong
Guitar:
Adam Moezinia
Andrew Latona
Austin Lyons
Brad Kang
Brandon Ilaw
Eli Menezes
Jack Gulielmetti
Jack Phillips
James Zito
José Guzmán
Kyosuke Nonoyama
Michalis Tsiftsis
Tengyue Zhang
Vaughn Stoffey
Mandolin:
Jonathan Shadle
Rob Saunders
Trevor Bumgarner
Percussion:
Akiko Horii
Ben Cornavaca
Brandon Ilaw
Brian Shank
Cameron MacIntosh
Christian Lundqvist
Curtis Nowosad
Dylan Moffitt
Evan Saddler
Gabe Lee
Jake Borden
Jeremy Smith
Johnny Steele
Josh Roberts
Josh Vonderheide
Julius Rodriguez
Leo Simon
Matt Young
Mike Koszewski
Nate Wong
Norman Edwards Jr.
Raphael Pannier
Rick Martinez
Taylor Hampton
Tony Guarino
Weldon Briggs
Groups:
Chamber Music Connection
Preucil School of Music