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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:  11/11/2009
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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
Jade Tongue @ Jazz Gallery

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Record LabelChiuyen Music
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Oct 24 2009 8:00P
w/ Bobby Previte & Jamie Saft @ Issue Project Room Brooklyn, New York
Nov 18 2009 8:00P
Europe Tour w/ Steve Coleman & Five Elements Oct. 26-Nov. 14 Montpellier
Dec 4 2009 9:00P
Jazz Gallery Vocal Commission New York, New York
Dec 5 2009 9:00P
Jazz Gallery Vocal Commission (w/ support from Jerome Foundation) New York, New York
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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Jen Shyu's Friends Comments
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ulrich

ulrich



Nov 11 2009 11:04 PM

•-».::    thanks
for the myspace-friendship!

Jérôme Arrighi

Jérôme Arrighi



Nov 10 2009 1:34 PM

Yesterday with Steve Coleman at Paris, you was beautiful, very amazing voice.

All the best

Jérôme
Shan ren band

Shan ren band



Nov 10 2009 9:52 AM

Thanks for the add!
Strange music in here, we like it!

Greetings from China!





Aya Nishina -- にしな あや

Aya Nishina -- にしな あや



Nov 9 2009 8:16 AM

love you my dear---!

bon voyage:)






Fabrizio Venturi

Fabrizio Venturi



Nov 7 2009 7:36 AM

1000 thanks for the friendship,
I hope that will give us emotions and sounds wonderful !!!

Fabrizio Venturi







Mette Juul

Mette Juul



Nov 1 2009 10:45 AM

Thankyou for adding me as your friend.
Best regards from
Mette
Artur Bayramgalin

Artur Bayramgalin



Oct 31 2009 9:31 PM

Happy Halloween!!!

JAZZ THE ULTIMATE EXPRESSION

JAZZ THE ULTIMATE EXPRESSION



Oct 30 2009 1:35 AM

Greetings my friend!  I just finished listening to your music. You play with such feeling and incredible dynamics.
While I was listening, I seemed to have drifted off to a place of tranquility and peace.
Thanks for gracing me with a wonderful morning, where I could actually escape to another world for a while. Davilmar.
Poeira D água

Poeira D água



Oct 26 2009 4:33 AM

Jen, is a great honor has you in our page. Here is our brasilian's good vibrations sounds:

"Um bilhete pra Moraes", a tribute to Novos Baianos, band of 70's, friends of João Gilberto,Bebel Gilberto e Tom Zé:

MethAGOD

MethAGOD



Oct 24 2009 5:33 PM

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Mari Tveito NEW SONG!

Mari Tveito NEW SONG!



Oct 24 2009 5:33 PM

Jen!
Thank you for opening up to many new thoughts with your singing and your compositions, and for your wonderful presence. Looking forward to seeing you again somewhere in the world.

Love and light to you
/Mari
Wu Quan

Wu Quan



Oct 21 2009 2:55 AM

Ascended to spread the new music-Woo Lee
best
wu quan
Kimberly J.

Kimberly J. Beavin



Oct 16 2009 2:01 PM

Hello, nice to meet you.

olivortex

olivortex



Oct 16 2009 3:00 AM


 
Hello Jen.

Have a great evening and have a beautiful friday.





 


 


 


O L I V O R T E X - funk ambiant heavy acoustic dub jazz experimental hiphop afro cinematic whatever




Luis Hernandes

Luis Hernandes



Oct 14 2009 1:50 PM

I welcome your friendship. Keep in touch.
Muito obrigado

 

♡CHeLsIA RoSe LaMbErT™♡

♡CHeLsIA RoSe LaMbErT™♡



Oct 13 2009 8:22 AM



Thank you very much for da Link Up & Sharing the music
Nice to meet you through cyberlink!
Keep up da Great Work!
Wishes you All da Best in 2009!
Enjoy your Week

CHeLsIA RoSe LaMbErT



E.T.on the beach

E.T.on the beach



Oct 8 2009 7:07 PM

thank you very much!
L'inspiration musicale par Bruno Lasnier

L'inspiration musicale par Bruno Lasnier



Oct 1 2009 7:22 PM

Thanks for welcoming.

Bruno

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noMAdS oF spACe

noMAdS oF spACe



Oct 1 2009 7:11 PM

Hi Jen Shyu.I appreciate your friendship.Unfortunately I can..t hear you in Copenhagen since I am not there at the moment .I will enjoy your nice tracks instead.
Best regards Khim-Zen (alias Kim Kristensen)
Michio

Michio



Oct 1 2009 7:11 PM

Hi Jen, thanks for accepting the add! Greetings from Germany!
Johanna Sulkunen

Johanna Sulkunen



Sep 29 2009 9:49 AM

Thank you Jen! You really gave me inspiration! Hope to see you tomorrow, and today in the consert! Best, Johanna
Neil Luck - FREE EP DOWNLOAD

Neil Luck - FREE EP DOWNLOAD



Sep 27 2009 8:11 PM

Hi Jen

I’ve got a new free download of recent recorded material. You can download for free at the Last FM link below.

its 12 minutes long

thanks!

Neil

 

Free MP3s on Last.fm

Ground Techniques

 

Dadmehr

Dadmehr



Sep 27 2009 8:11 PM

Thank you for your friendship.

Omid keh hamisheh hafeze resalate haghighi moosighi bashid.

Ba shadi
Tim Cheatle

Tim Cheatle



Sep 22 2009 7:19 PM

Hiya Jen!
             I've recently added five newly remastered tracks up on to my player!
                              God Bless,
                                              Tim.







Matthieu Lebrun

Matthieu Lebrun



Sep 20 2009 9:06 PM

Hi !

Thanks for the friendship.

Great music !

Greets from France.


ML
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