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Jen Shyu
Experimental / Other / Jazz

Where at the sky's edge is my native land?L.Shiang



NY, New York
United States

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Last Login:  7/15/2009
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Member Since5/2/2006
Band Websitejenshyu.bandcamp.com, jenshyu.com
Band Members**JADE TONGUE CD ON SALE NOW** WWW.JENSHYU.COM Jade Tongue: Jen Shyu, vocals & piano; Dan Weiss, drums; Thomas Morgan, bass (Eivind Opsvik on video); Shane Endsley, trumpet; David Bryant, piano (all heard here on "Soomi Line"); Miles Okazaki, guitar & David Binney, alto sax; Jade Tongue album artwork by Eric Jiaju Lee, CD Design by Rachel Mui************* Patrícia "Tica" Magalhães/Shyu collaboration (Patrícia's poetry heard in "Eu e Tu," "Como Sofria, Sofia," & "Vai")**********Mark Dresser/Jen Shyu duo ***********Dave Burrell/Jen Shyu duo ***********Miles Okazaki/Jen Shyu duo********** Cry of the Nomad: Composed by Jen Shyu, choreographed by Satoshi Haga; Jennifer Choi, violin; Mat Maneri, viola; Rubin Kodheli, cello; Thomas Morgan, bass; Miles Okazaki, guitar ************* Also have worked with Steve Coleman, Pheeroan Aklaff, Wu Na, Ben Gerstein, Marcus Gilmore, Jaleel Shaw, Taylor Ho Bynum & Aib Gomez-Delgado's "Positive Catastrophe", Satoshi Haga, Lenora Lee, and Soomi Kim, acting/performance art for her "Lee/gendary" project, and many others.
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Sounds LikeListen & Download tracks here: ~~~ www.jenshyu.bandcamp.com ~~~ Cry of the Nomad ~ Jen Shyu & Satoshi Haga ~ Roulette, 5.16.08
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Record LabelChiuyen Music
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Aug 28 2009 8:00P
July & August in China + collaboration with Wu Na Beijing
Sep 13 2009 8:00P
Aug 29 - Sept 13 Jade Tongue solo Taiwan tour Hengchun
Sep 19 2009 8:00P
w/ Steve Coleman & 5 Elements Strasbourg
Nov 14 2009 8:00P
Europe Tour w/ Steve Coleman & Five Elements Oct. 26-Nov. 14 Montpellier
Jan 1 2010 8:00P
Check www.jenshyu.com/performances.html for complete schedule! New York

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   About Jen Shyu
**JADE TONGUE CD NOW AVAILABLE** WWW.JENSHYU.COM, or DOWNLOAD @ WWW.JENSHYU.BANDCAMP.COM** Born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, from immigrant parents of East Timor and Taiwan, Jen Shyu is a musician, composer, dancer, and band leader based in New York City. She has also recorded and toured with saxophonist Steve Coleman and Five Elements since 2003. Having studied dance from age 6, piano from age 7, and violin from age 8, she performed as piano soloist at age 13 the Finale of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra and placed 6th at age 9 at the Stravinsky International Piano Competition. Jen studied opera at Stanford University (B.A. 2000), Oxford University in England, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and the Lake Placid Institute in New York. Before moving to NY, Jen lived three years collaborating with Bay Area musicians, producing her debut album “For Now” (4am Music 2002).~~~~~~~~~~ Since 2001, Jen has traveled many times to Taiwan to research Taiwanese folk and aboriginal music, twice to Cuba to study Afro-Cuban music and dance and to investigate the history of the Chinese Cubans, and to Brazil to study dance with Rosangela Silvestre and Vera Passos. Jen recently composed for and performed with actress/performance artist Soomi Kim on her piece "Lee/gendary" inspired by Bruce Lee at the first National Asian American Theatre Festival. Having also worked with late great poet Sekou Sundiata on his "51st Dream State," Jen is currently fostering her multidisciplinary composition project "Jade Tongue". 2009 MacDowell Fellow, 2008 Roulette Space/Jerome Foundation "Emerging Artist" Commission & World Premiere of "Cry of a Nomad" with choreographer Satoshi Haga, 2007 Asian Cultural Council Fellow, 2006 Bronx Council on the Arts "BRIO" Award for Composition. (more: www.jenshyu.com) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCOGRAPHY: Jen Shyu & Jade Tongue (2008 Chiuyen Music) Miles Okazaki, Generations (pending) Taylor Ho Bynum & Aib Gomez-Delgado, Positive Catastrophe (pending) Steve Coleman & Five Elements, Weaving Symbolics (February 2006, Label Bleu). Steve Coleman & Five Elements, Lucidarium (February 2005, Label Bleu). Jen Shyu Quartet, For Now (May 2002). Debut jazz album as bandleader. Doug Yokoyama Quartet, Thanks For Stopping By (Dec. 2002). Lewis Jordan Quartet, More Travels of a Zen Baptist (Oct. 2002). Asian Improv Records, Soko Arts Festival 2001 (May 2001).
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Cesar Pignata


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Jul 15 2009 10:54 AM

Hi Jen,
Thanks for accepting me in your friends list. 
Take your time to listen to my music, don't worry.
Oh! Poor Baby, are you missing Brazil?  ;)
You're a very talented and gifted artist, no matter where you are.
Wishing you a wonderful musical season.
Warm Regards.
Cesar Pignata
Yang Ming





Jul 15 2009 10:54 AM

Dear Jen:
Im in Beijing right now, welcome to my home town. Yeah what a great honor for us to see you here, please let me know your schedule, i'll find a way hook up with you.
Manuel Herbst





Jul 9 2009 1:26 AM

Thanks for the add!

viet vo da house





Jul 1 2009 2:05 PM

Greetings from saigon

Thks for the connexion and the sounds !

VVDH
olivortex





Jun 28 2009 7:43 PM

Hello, Jen.

Have a beautiful weekend.

JD ALLEN





Jun 28 2009 7:43 PM

wow!
Tim





Jun 26 2009 3:09 PM

Death of an Angel

You have surely heard about the tragic death of Neda -
a brave young woman who was murdered in Iran
just for peacefully protesting with her father
on the streets of Teheran.

This was Neda - please remember her.

Neda

CNN: "Neda" becomes rallying cry for Iranian protests (click here to read)



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Jun 26 2009 3:09 PM

Hi Jen Shyu, thanks a lot for the friendship.
Sun Moon Star





Jun 26 2009 3:09 PM

t h a n k  y o u !
Jazz Break





Jun 26 2009 3:09 PM

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We appreciate this connection
with you since every new jazz
"friend" is important to us.

New tracks are added to our
Profile Playlist every day, so,
visit often for more Great Jazz.




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Aaron Parks





Jun 22 2009 2:46 PM

Wow, finally got around to listening to a little bit of your music. Powerful and beautiful. I look forward to hearing more.

All the best wishes,
Aaron
VITTORIO GERLINI





Jun 21 2009 10:37 AM

Hi Jen Shyu,thanke you for the Add
Greetings from Tokyo
Vittorio



Christian Munthe





Jun 19 2009 12:37 PM

But of course! :-)


That Tomi Simatupang Incarnation





Jun 6 2009 3:54 PM

listening to this is cathartic.. I was just surfing around... wew... is Jen Shyu going to play in Berlin sometime??
Neal





Jun 6 2009 3:54 PM

Ciao Jen  ,Thank you for the add and the friendship.
you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice.
you are fantastic ..really
talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music.
all the best.. from italy
neal

♪d~man♫





Jun 5 2009 9:19 PM

Hello Jen
Your music is so amazing
Thanks a lot for the add
Best wishes from St. Petersburg, RU

d~man
FELIX TOCA IBAÑEZ





Jun 4 2009 2:22 PM

Hola, JEN SHYU he pasado para escucharte y dejarte u pequeño Saludo
Germano





Jun 4 2009 1:02 AM

Thanks for the add!!!

Music in soul forever!!!

Germano
meaghan boeing & notary public





Jun 2 2009 11:54 PM

what a surprise! you look and sound fantastic. i'm singing at metropol in july, ha ha. i'll totally come! send a reminder. i've been doing a lot of different things since we left one another--mostly acting until last year. now it's mostly music, of all kinds. hope to catch up later this month!
Christopher A. Bruce





Jun 2 2009 7:07 AM

Hi- thanks for the add, really nice pieces.
Marina Celander





May 21 2009 4:01 PM

Hello lovely and supertalented Jen. I saw you're playing tonight, and I soooooo wished I could be there and hear you sing and play. Many hugs to you.
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May 20 2009 11:05 PM


Hey there, and thanks! :)
Hope you like my work.
Glad to be friends,


<3
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May 20 2009 11:05 PM

You should play more often in Palo Alto and Bay Area -- maybe I can be of some assistance. Mark Weiss, Palo Alto concert organizer
Florent Corbou





May 13 2009 6:45 AM

Thank you for the message. Attractive music on your page...
Florent.
Neil Luck





May 12 2009 7:16 AM

Hi Jen, this is amazingly beautiful/bizzare. You really must come and play in London!
Neil
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