Jo-Yu Chen | |
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Background information | |
Born | Taiwan |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Labels | Sony Music |
Website | www |
Jo-Yu Chen is a Taiwanese jazz pianist and composer.
Life and career
Chen was born in Taiwan and initially studied classical music.[1] She particularly listened to Romantic composers and moved aged 16 to New York's Juilliard School, mainly to study oboe.[2] She became exposed to other kinds of music there, and became more interested in jazz.[1][2] She later obtained a PhD in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University.[2] She then continued her studies at The New School and took jazz piano lessons from Sam Yahel.[2]
Chen's first album, Obsession, was released in 2009.[2] This was followed three years later by another trio album, Incomplete Soul.[3] In 2014, Chen, as "the first Taiwanese jazz artist signed to a major label", released Stranger, an album consisting largely of her original compositions.[1]
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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2009,2011* | Obsession | Sony Music Taiwan | Trio, with Chris Tordini (bass), Tommy Crane (drums), one track with Tyshawn Sorey (drums) |
2012* | Incomplete Soul | Sony Music | Most tracks trio, with Chris Tordini (bass), Tommy Crane (drums); one track quartet, with Andy Lin (erhu) added |
2014* | Stranger | Okeh, Sony Music | Most tracks trio, with Chris Tordini (bass), Tommy Crane (drums); some tracks quartet, with Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar) added |
2019* | Savage Beauty | Sony Music | Most tracks trio, with Chris Tordini (bass), Tommy Crane (drums); some tracks quartet, with Mark Turner (sax) added |
References
- 1 2 3 McClenaghan, Dan (20 May 2014) "Jo-Yu Chen: Stranger (2014)" Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine. AllAboutJazz.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ross, Jon (March 2010) "Pianist Chen's Jazz Focus Sparks Musical Transformation". DownBeat. p. 49.
- ↑ McClenaghan, Dan (2 February 2012) "Jo-Yu Chen Trio: Incomplete Soul (2012)". AllAboutJazz.