About
Pianist · Arranger · Educator
Hi, I'm Yeseul Kim — a pianist and arranger based in Washington State.
My musical language has been shaped by listening to Chopin, Hank Jones, Cory Henry, and Kenny Barron — over and over again. I think my music lives somewhere between classical precision and jazz freedom.
I studied piano performance, then worship music, then earned my Master's in Jazz Composition from WSU — all while spending over a decade working across K-pop sessions, drama soundtracks, string arrangements, and concert stages in Korea. The most important thing I learned through all of it: there's nothing truly difficult in music, only things you haven't made familiar yet. Helping students build that familiarity is at the heart of what I teach.
These days, I create jazz piano content on YouTube, take on arranging and recording commissions, and teach jazz harmony and reharmonization to students around the world.
If you're looking for your own voice in jazz — let's find it together.
Portfolio
Arranging
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Budung EP, "Only You Could See" String orchestra arrangement · August 2022
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Pilkyo Christmas Album, "P.S. Christmas" String orchestra arrangement · December 2021
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Jeong Mi Song Christmas Concert String orchestra arrangement · December 2021
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Hyun Joong Kim Monthly Concert — Prism Time: Indigo Concert String arrangement · October 2021
Live Performance
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Washington State University · Pullman, WA Collaborative Pianist for Students and Faculty · August 2023 – 2025
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Ji Soo Kim Concert · Seoul, Korea Pianist for live concert performance · 2018
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Musical [Gospel] · Seoul, Korea Piano accompanist for musical production · 2016
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CBS Joy4U Concert · Seoul, Korea Pianist for live concert performance · 2016
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Sing Movie Concert · Seoul, Korea Pianist for live concert performance · 2016
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Yewon, "Blooming" Music Video · Seoul, Korea Pianist for music video · 2016
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Yoohyolim's Song Talk TV · Seoul, Korea Piano accompanist for TV show · 2016
Studio & Recording
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Min Wool Kim, "Early Meeting" Web Drama: Peter Panda OST · June 2023
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Chang Min Lee, "Sound of Farewell" K-Drama: Okay Sibling OST · June 2021
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Moo Sung, "Four Seasons" / "Do You Know That" Piano Recording for Albums · December 2019
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206 Band, "Ring Around the Moon" Piano Recording for Album · April 2019
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Rami, "Tonight" Piano Recording for Album · March 2018
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Rami, "I Wish" K-Drama: Coffee, Please OST · December 2018
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IF, "I'm Going to Meet You" K-Drama: Listen OST · October 2017
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IF, "Say" / "Worn Out Shoes" / "Old Song" Piano Recording for Albums · 2017 – 2018
Recording As a Leader
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Yeseul Kim — The Clazzic CCM Piano Solo Album Arranged and recorded seven jazz piano solo pieces; published accompanying sheet music book · March 2021
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Clazzic, "I Love Thee" Arranged for piano and violin; recorded piano and arranged for string orchestra · September 2020
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Clazzic, "Debussy & Christmas" Arranged for piano and violin duo; recorded piano part · December 2019