Jay Alan Yim (born April 24, 1958) is an American composer of Chinese descent and recipient of a 1994 Guggenheim Fellowship.
[1] He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara College of Creative Studies and graduated with a B.A.
Former students include composers Marcos Balter,[4] Kirsten Broberg,[5] Rodrigo Cadiz,[6] Aaron Cassidy,[7] and Mark Engebretson.
[8] Yim is a 1994 recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship for music composition in the creative arts category.
[9] He also placed third for the 1994 Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, tied with John Anthony Lennon.