Jen Shyu
Born in Peoria, Illinois, USA, from Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrant parents, 2016 Doris Duke Artist Jen Shyu (Chinese name: 徐秋雁) is an experimental jazz vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, producer, and Fulbright scholar. Known mostly for her virtuosic singing with saxophonist and 2014 MacArthur Genius Fellow Steve Coleman since 2003 and having collaborated with innovators Anthony Braxton, Bobby Previte, Chris Potter, Michael Formanek, and David Binney to name a few, she has performed her own music around the world in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rubin Museum of Art, Ringling International Arts Festival, Asia Society, Roulette, Blue Note, Bimhuis, Salihara Theater, National Gugak Center, and National Theater of Korea and festivals around the world.
A Stanford University graduate in opera with classical violin and ballet training, Jen had already won many piano competitions and played the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb Minor, 3rd Movement, with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra by the age of 13. She has also studied traditional music and dance in Cuba, Taiwan, Brazil, China, South Korea, East Timor, and Indonesia, extensive research which in 2014 culminated into Solo Rites: Seven Breaths, directed by renowned Indonesian filmmaker Garin Nugroho. Shyu has won commissions and support from the Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards (2016 Doris Duke Artist Award and 2014 Doris Duke Impact Award), MAP Fund, Jerome Foundation, Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works, New Music USA, Jazz Gallery, and Roulette, as well as fellowships from Asian Cultural Council, Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Korean Ministry of Sports, Culture, and Tourism.
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- Song of the Silver Geese by Angelo Leonardi
- Song of the Silver Geese by Hrayr Attarian
- Sounds and Cries of the World by Angelo Leonardi
- Sounds and Cries of the World by Hrayr Attarian
- Jade Tongue by Wilbur MacKenzie
November 10, 2016
Jazz this week: Chucho Valdés & Joe Lovano, Jen Shyu, "Jazz...
November 06, 2016
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Jen Shyu's "Solo Rites: Seven Breaths"
August 27, 2011
Jen Shyu and Mark Dresser - Synastry (Pi Recordings, 2011)
September 26, 2007
Jen Shyu & Jade Tongue at the Jazz Gallery September 27th Sets @ 9:00...
September 06, 2007
Jen Shyu & Jade Tongue at the Jazz Gallery September 27th [email protected] 9:00...
August 13, 2007
Gnu Vox Festival: Alison Wedding/ Rebecca Shrimpton (Mon) Jen Shyu Band...
Instead of thinking about her categorically, you can focus on how beautifully and generously she uses sound.” - Ben Ratliff, NY Times (Read HERE)
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