WEN SPECIALIZES IN SAXELLO, ALTO FLUTE, ALTO AND SOPRANO SAXOPHONES AND C FLUTE. Wen has live tracks with Kenny Burrell, Dr. Bobby Rodrizquez, Barbara Morrison and others. www.jamwave.com click charts then Jazz...
Influences
BIRD, BALL, TRANE, RABBIT, DOLPHY, LACY, WOODS, KENNY BURRELL, DAVID MURRAY, JON JANG, JAMES NEWTON, HANK JONES, GETZ, MULLIGAN, DUKE, STRAYHORNE, SHORTER, MILES, DESMOND, ROBERTA GAMBARINI ET AL..
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YOU TELL WEN WHO HE SOUNDS LIKE.. EMAIL WENMEW@VERIZON.NET
Wen specializes in playing ballads, bossas, and bebop. Wen performs often on Santa Monica's famed 3rd St. Promenade at 2 P.M. Wen began playing saxophone in the 6th grade, Lincoln Middle School Alameda, Ca. Upon graduating from high school he quit music for 13 years. However when working for NBC NEWS IN CHICAGO, encouraged by the likes of ELDEE YOUNG, RAMSEY LEWIS'S FIRST BASSIST AND VON FREEMAN, Wen began playing music again. Wen graduated from ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL, has a B.S. from Univ of Ca-Berkeley, a J.D. from Univ of Ca. Hastings College of the Law, was Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Peace Corps, attended the Columbia Grad Sch of Journalism, worked for NBC NEWS for 11 years, and more importantly for this blog tutored by TOOTIE HEATH, HARVEY WAINAPEL at THE STANFORD JAZZ WORKSHOP.
Wen was profiled April 21, 2008 in THE SANTA MONICA DAILY NEWS www.smdp.com, called "THE CHINESE BIRD OF SANTA MONICA", FEB. 2003, L.A. JAZZ SCENE.
WEN was in "THE JOY LUCK CLUB", AND is in "DRILLBIT TAYLOR" starring OWEN WILSON.
Go to Wen's other myspace blogs by clicking the pics below and http://wenjaz.blogspot for wen's reviews, writings, and www.wenjaz1.blogspot.com for bio, pics, music, videos etc.
Go to www.jamwave.com click charts then JAZZ. Wen usually has between 10 and 45 tunes on the top 50. and http://europamp3.org click musicians then W for Wen Mew for over 300 tracks of music.
Email wenmew@verizon.net for gigs, concerts, lessons, etc. phone 310-434-9639 (WMEW); CELL 310-460-9618
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I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT I AM GOING TO HEAR BUT I AM ALL EARS AT THE WONDER OF YOUR CREATIVITY.
IN THE SHOT WITH HORACE SILVER YOU LOOK LIKE LANA TURNER'S HUSBAND TURHAM BAY...TODAY YOU LOOK LIKE I WANT TO LOVE YOUR ELAN, PANACHE, JOI DE VIVRE AND TALENT...I AM A VERY PATIENT WOMAN... YO ESPERO.
hey wen, yeah just played w/ carl saunders last tue.enjoyed it!! jon irabagon is the first prize winner @ the thelonius music comp. great musician. wazzup w/ you man?
Who Knows Where or Wen? Hey man keep up the good works. Looks like you are having a lot of fun. Good for you! ...in jazz we trust RonKaplan Kapland Records www. ronkaplan. com www. greatamericansongbook. org