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Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tim Lin is a rising jazz star whose progressive sound draws from his synthesis of the jazz tradition. Upon his discovery of John Coltrane’s masterpiece “A Love Supreme”, Tim was drawn into the wonders of the jazz idiom. During his junior year in high school, Tim was mentored by bay area saxophonist and educator Dann Zinn. Guided by Zinn’s inspirational teaching, Tim found his passion and calling to play jazz at the highest level possible. Upon acceptance to UniverTim Lin sity of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, Tim received a scholarship to study with the world-renowned jazz recording artist Bob Sheppard.  During his college years in Los Angeles, Tim was a member of the award winning USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra directed by Bob Mintzer in addition to the USC Honors Combo directed by Jason Goldman.

In his early twenties, Tim has performed with jazz luminaries such as Kenny Burrell, Tootie Heath, Russell Ferrante, Carl Allen, among many others. Tim has performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, Blue Whale, Catalina Bar and Grill, Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival, and internationally in Taiwan. Tim now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area where he is an active jazz artist, educator, composer and is preparing to release his debut album in the upcoming future.

出生成長在加州舊金山灣區的林偉庭， 是一顆新興崛起的爵士樂明星。 他漸進，熱血，溫醞的音色源於他將傳統爵士樂與當代爵士樂的融合。。在發現John Coltrane的名作 ”A Love Supreme”後，他從此便被爵士樂的奇妙所深深吸引。高中三年級時，林偉庭便跟著加州灣區的名薩克斯風演奏，教育家Dann Zinn學習。在Dann Zinn深具啟發的教學指導下，林偉庭發現了他對爵士樂的熱情，喜愛。他期望通過努力學習，成為一流的爵士樂手。。林偉庭獲得了USC Thorton音樂學院的獎學金，在世界聞名的爵士薩克斯風樂手Bob Sheppard門下學習。在大學裡，林偉庭除了是在由Bob Mintzer 指導的USC 獎譽盛名Thorton Jazz Orchestra的一員外，他也是Jason Goldman指導下USC Winning Honor Combo的成員。

二十出頭的他便曾與許多爵士名家如Kenny Burrell, Tootie Health, Russell Ferrante, Carl Allen, 等一同演出。林偉庭曾在Monterey爵士音樂節，San Jose爵士音樂節，Blue Whale，Catalina Bar and Grill餐廳，Monterey Next Generation爵士音樂節，Fillmore爵士音樂節表演。林偉庭現在居住在舊金山灣區，在這裡他是一位活躍的爵士樂藝術家，教育家，和作曲家。目前他正在準備自己的首張專輯，在不久的將來就會推出。