*Hey Rim Jeon & Friends Special Edition: "Mona Lisa Puzzle"
Terri Lyne Carrington (drums), Dave Liebman (sax), James Genus (bass), Richie Barshay (percussion)
*Boston Group:
Tim Mayer (sax), Greg Holt (bass), J. Curtis Warner Jr. (drums), Sa Davis (percussion)
Influences
Ron Gill, Host, Jazz Gallery, WGBH 89.7 says, “Hey Rim Jeon’s newest, Mona Lisa Puzzle, shows off her excellent skills as a composer. Can’t go wrong with the star studded bandmates who bring her compositions to a high level.”
WICN 90.5 FM Radio also says, “…her fabulous original compositions and inventive interpretation are always sure to entertain…”
The legendary saxophonist Benny Golson also says, “Hey Rim, a brilliant pianist…She has a good concept of what the music is all about and the ability to perform it”
Terri Lyne Carrington adds “Hey Rim is an exceptional talent. Her technical prowess and intriguing harmonic sensibility set her apart from many of her peers. I love playing her music because her piano style and composition style allow my voice to be heard as an integral part of the ensemble, opposed to just an accompanist. She plays with absolute presence, yet still provides enough space for the music to breath. Her songs blend elements evident of her classical training and her jazz improvisational skills. I think it is wonderfully combined. Hey Rim is a very exciting, emerging artist!”
Sounds Like
CD Release Party at the Iridium Jazz Club in NYC on March 18th 2009 Hey Rim Jeon on piano, Lonnie Plaxico on bass, Nasheet Waits on drums
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CD Release Party at the Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge on April 16th 2009 Hey Rim Jeon on piano, Tim Mayer on sax, Greg Holt on bass and J. Curtis Warner Jr. on drums
Born in Seoul, Korea, Hey Rim started playing piano at the early age of four, and by nine was giving her first public performances in classical music. By seventeen she had received numerous awards and significant recognition for her powerful and creative interpretation of the classics: from Bach to Chopin to Liszt. During this period, Hey Rim, gifted with perfect pitch, began learning music by ear. Deeply influenced by the dazzling improvisation of Oscar Peterson, Hey Rim decided to embark on a musical path that would both support her new found passion for jazz, and build upon her already formidable classical training. In September of 1997, Hey Rim came to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachussetts, to pursue her contemporary music education. Studying at the college gave her the opportunity to learn from jazz greats such as JoAnne Brackeen, Laszlo Gardony and Ray Santisi. While a student at Berklee, she received the piano department's prestigious "Piano Chair" award for jazz performance. After completing her BachelorÕs degree (Summa Cum Laude) in 2001, Hey Rim continued her studies, and received a Master's degree (Academic Honors) in Contemporary Improvisation from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in 2004. While at the conservatory, she studied with Ran Blake, George Garzone and Michael Cain, who's influence opened her eyes to new and fascinating areas of music performance: from avant-garde to world music. Hey Rim is an active performer both nationally and internationally. She performs regularly with her band and as a soloist in the New England and New York areas. Notable shows include an appearance at the Lincoln Center, New York, the Jazz Informance in Chesapeake, Virginia, and the International Association for Jazz Education in Toronto, Canada. She has also performed at some of Asia's top jazz venues in Korea and Japan, including the main stage of the inaugural Jarasum International Jazz Festival where she was billed alongside such luminaries as Dennis Chambers, Chris Minh Doky and Hiram Bullock. In 2003, Hey Rim released her self-titled CD Hey Rim Jeon & Friends on the Take Note Music (TNM) label, which reached CD Baby's 40 top selling jazz albums list. Her original trio provides the backdrop for this 12-song compilation of originals and jazz standards. In May of 2007, Hey Rim released Alone, a compilation of nine solo piano compositions on the Akasaka Kougei Japanese label. During the same year Hey Rim collaborated with popular Vietnamese singer Doan Trang resulting in her original composition being featured on Doan Trang's album Negative Proof (Am Ban). The album won the prestigious Golden Prize in Vietnam in 2007.
Her latest album release, Mona Liza Puzzle, contains a brand new collection of jazz originals and includes performances by Herbie Hancock's rhythm section; Terri Lyne Carrington, James Genus and Richie Barshay. Also featured is virtuosic saxophonist Dave Liebman. Mona Lisa Puzzle won the Best Jazz Album Category in the 2009 New England Urban Music Awards.
cant wait for you to come back to us at BAA i think you'll like the new freshmen. alot of stuff is different, but i hope classes with you wont change too much
Hello Hey Rim, we really enjoyed your performance at The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. You are an AMAZING pianist. We look forward to seeing and hearing you again in the very near future. Peace, Larry and Jacques.
Hey Rim is an exceptional pianist, with strong technical and expressive facility in classical music as well as impressive jazz/improvisational capabilities.
I had her play at a party in Palo Alto when she was out in California, and she got rave reviews. An awesome experience.
Dear Hey Rim Jeon, I am honoured to be with your friends, i heard your skill and amazed me your sensitivity. I played jazz experimental for several years in the seventies when i was young and had not yet embarked on the road today, the music you feel for your hand has a perfume for me absolutely fragrant and she transport to flavors of emotions that have never sleeping, and also thank you for this. I hope one day we can meet in real life. My best regards and sincere esteem
Hey Rim has a definitive gift for bringing you into her music and making you feel as if you were there from the point of conception... that is because she writes as if she has everyone in mind... a truly giving artist.
Great music!! I really enjoyed listening your music Hey Rim Jeon. I could hear defined originality and imagination in your performances. As well as, killer chops!
