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Jo-Yu Chen, with her inspired pianism and her originality—as a tune-smith and an instrumentalist—is poised to rise above the dozens of very talented young players into the ranks of the elite group of piano trio artists.
- Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

柔らかい浮遊感のあるピアノ・タッチに心が癒される。 一度聴いたら虜になる不思議な魔力を持っている。
- Yasuhiro Fujioka, ジャズ 批評, Japan

Les 25 Meilleurs Disques de L'Année.
- L'Express, France

Les onze compositions personnelles formant cet album, le troisième, affirment une réelle inventivité….Une approche lunaire du clavier qui surprend pour finalement exercer la plus irrésistible des fascinations.
- Jean-Pierre Jackson, L'Express, France

Aventureux album…"Stranger" dessine en effet les contours d'un jazz conjuguant avec bonheur des influences très classiques, un zeste d'exotisme, et les improvisation les plus gonflées. 
- Philippe Blanchet, Rolling Stone, France

Toucher irréprochable….qu'elle entretient des relations privilegiees avec sa section rhythmique (entre elle et son batteur, c'est quasiment télépathique. 
- Jazzman, France

Souverän reiht sich Chen in die Riege junger Jazzpianisten ein, die weltweit die Grenzen zwischen klassischer Ausbildungsherkunft, regionalen Folklorismen und den Spielformen aktueller Musik aufheben.
- Josef Engels, Jazz thing, Germany

Jo-Yu Chen Stranger, 4 stars.
- Franz XA Zipperer, Jazzthetik, Germany

Il tocco di Chen e sicuro, bruno, ricco di cromatismi e di influenze diverse, compresa la classica contemporanea piu ardita (Fragments).
- Alceste Ayroldi, Musica Jazz, Italy

Da er det tydeligere at hun er velutdannet komponist. Hun klarer å lage originale smittende melodier i et melankolsk, litt mørkt sound. Som pianist er Chen både sikker, leken og temperamentsfull. Og ikke så redd for å bryte med det vakre med små og store utbrudd.
- Per Risnes, Dagens Nageringsliv, Norway

son jeu fait confiance au silence, se soucie de profondeur. 
- Michel Barbey, Le Temps, Switzerland

2014 년 주목해야할, 재즈 피아니스트! 조유첸! 5 stars. 
- Mnet, Korea

極簡冷靜的現代爵士旋律.又流露出清冷的孤極感。
- 董鴻鈞, HiFi Monthly, Taiwan

若玗以低調極簡的演奏風格, 優秀的創作才華行走國際. 而且越見從容。
- 吳子嬰, Macao Daily News, China

音樂風格充滿都會女子的憂傷及勇敢, 從即興中尋回音樂人的精神。
- 林采韻, China Times

 

 

 

Jo-Yu Chen’s fourth trio album “Savage Beauty,” featuring special guest saxophonist Mark Turner, has been released on March 15, 2019 by Sony Music. She is the first Taiwanese jazz artist signed to a major record label, and has also joined the distinguished international roster of Steinway Artists. 

 

The title composition "Savage Beauty" was in memory of the British avant-garde fashion designer Alexander McQueen. “Musically, I’ve always wanted to express myself as delicate, dramatic, and playful but ultra-powerful. McQueen mixed strength and fragility to create a picture of an empowered woman warrior who is ultra-feminine yet powerful. I found myself deeply resonating with McQueen’s aesthetic approach and the dark romanticism of his style. I also respect how he challenged the market by staying true to himself as an artist in such a commercial and consumer lead fashion industry. “, says Chen. 

 

As an artist who pursues creativity and breaks the boundaries, Chen, along with this new album "Savage Beauty" release, starts exposing on various media platforms in Chinese speaking regions. Her new album “Savage Beauty” has been featured on Vogue and GQ fashion magazines and in addition, she is now in collaboration with one of the most luxurious supercars brand, McLaren.

 

Besides the collaboration with supercar McLaren, Jo-Yu’s concert in Taipei was collaborating with Italian luxury jewelry brand Bvlgari.

 

A native of Taiwan, New York-based pianist and composer Jo-Yu Chen began her formal musical training on piano at the age of five. Later, at the age of nine she also began studying the oboe. Despite picking up a new instrument, she always remained deeply committed to the piano. After moving to New York City to study oboe and piano at the prestigious Juilliard School, she discovered a diverse musical scene thriving in the heart of the city and decided to take the leap from classical music to jazz. 

This adventure began when Chen enrolled in the New School to study Jazz for two years. During that time, she studied with some of today's great jazz piano masters, including Jason Moran, Sam Yahel, and Kevin Hays. While there, her talent was quickly recognized. 

 

Chen has been featured in jazz magazines internationally. Her previous Album "Stranger" was voted "25 best albums of the year" in French weekly magazine "L'Express". 

She received rave reviews in Downbeat, Jazziz, All About Jazz, Jazz Inside in the US and also appeared in Japanese magazines, such as "Jazz Japan" (formerly Swing Journal) as "Star of the Month", and Jazz Critique (ジャズ批評) with a 3-pages in-depth interview. Others include center fold publication in the Norwegian newspaper "Dagbladet", Rolling Stone (France), Jazzman (France), JAZZTHETIK (Germany), Jazz thing (Germany), Mnet (Korea), MusicaJazz (Italia), All About Jazz Italia, Jazzflits (Netherlands), Dagens Næringsliv (Norway), Le Temps (Switzerland), and Muzik (Taiwan).

Along successful release of her albums, she went on to perform at the National Concert Hall (Taipei), Opera House (Taichung), Blue Note (New York), Blue Note (Beijing), Steinway Hall (New York), Bærum Kulturhus (Norway), Muri (Switzerland) and many more. Her performances generated great buzz in the press and were well-received by the audience.  

從紐約茱莉亞音樂學院一路古典音樂科班出身到哥倫比亞大學音樂博士的高學歷,陳若玗決心打破框架,走入另一端的爵士自由世界,他可以是橫走古典音樂到爵士樂的超完美結合。

陳若玗(Jo-Yu Chen)出生於台灣,目前旅居紐約,是台灣有史以來唯一一位爵士鋼琴家列入史坦威名人堂,成為史坦威國際藝術家及大華人地區地第一位簽約國際唱片公司的爵士鋼琴家。 她自五歲起接受古典音樂的正式訓練,九歲開始學習雙簧管,之後前往紐約茱莉亞音樂學院深造,並同時接觸了紐約多元豐富的音樂面向,而深受啟發,若玗取得Columbia University哥倫比亞大學音樂教育博士學位之後,她決定從古典領域投入一心嚮往的爵士樂壇。


目前旅居紐約的旅美音樂家陳若玗,除了在美國重量級的爵士雜誌《Downbeat》、《Jazziz》及《All about Jazz》、法國的《Rolling Stone》、《Jazzman》、德國的《JAZZTHETIK》、《Jazz thing》、義大利的《MusicaJazz》、瑞士的《Le Temps》、挪威的《Dagbladet》及《Dagens Næringsliv》、日本的《Jazz Japan》(前身Swing Journal)等均有極大的回響之外,她也曾獲選為法國《L’Express》的2014年度最佳25張專輯之高度肯定,並多次接受歷史悠久的《ジャズ批評》和台灣的《Muzik古典樂刊》深度專訪。陳若玗大膽的將紮實的古典底子運用在自己的創作中,古典樂的細膩與爵士樂的不羈,造就了她渾然天成的獨特色彩。她也以創新的思維與不妥協的執著,透過音樂創作呈現出帶著豐富層次與細節的黑色浪漫,並在國際音樂市場佔有一席之地。

 

睽違樂壇五年,2019年3月陳若玗再推出第四張個人作品《野蠻的美麗》,用音樂剝開其外冷內熱的內心世界,身處在紐約看似繁華的大都會裡,似有距離武裝的都會女性,卸下盔甲下的另一面向。專輯概念緣起於音樂家參觀已故的英國鬼才設計師Alexander McQueen 於紐約大都會博物館「野蠻之美」紀念展,創作曲風冷冽神秘充滿性感魅力,力邀曾為UNIQLO拍攝廣告片的當今最具影響力的薩克斯風大師之一馬克透納Mark Turner精彩演繹多首作品。

  

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