Canadian-born, Los Angeles-based drummer Anthony Fung explores futuristic jazz sounds on his new EP New World, released independently on July 26.
New World is the follow-up to 2023’s FO(U)RTH and 2022’s What Does it Mean to be Free? and is Fung’s fifth release. The EP has been already featured on TIDAL Music’s Jazz: RISING playlist and Apple Music’s Spectrum & Shapeshifting playlists.
Fung, an alumnus of JAZZ.FM91’s Youth Big Band, received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Berklee College of Music where he was mentored by legendary pianist-composer Danilo Perez. He’s also an alumnus of Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (now known as the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz) where he received a Masters of Music degree. Fung has worked with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chris Potter, Billy Childs, Esperanza Spalding, George Garzone, Luciana Souza, David Binney, Dave Douglas and many more.
Fung works as a faculty member at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and will embark on a West Coast tour starting September 12.
