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Jo-Yu Chen
Jo-Yu Chen is a Taiwanese jazz pianist and composer. Life and career Chen was born in Taiwan and initially studied classical music.McClenaghan, Dan (20 May 2014"Jo-Yu Chen: Stranger (2014)". AllAboutJazz. She particularly listened to Romantic music, Romantic composers and moved aged 16 to New York's Juilliard School, mainly to study oboe.Ross, Jon (March 2010) "Pianist Chen's Jazz Focus Sparks Musical Transformation". ''DownBeat''. p. 49. She became exposed to other kinds of music there, and became more interested in jazz. She later obtained a PhD in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She then continued her studies at The New School and took jazz piano lessons from Sam Yahel. Chen's first album, ''Obsession'', was released in 2009. This was followed three years later by another trio album, ''Incomplete Soul''.McClenaghan, Dan (2 February 2012"Jo-Yu Chen Trio: Incomplete Soul (2012)" AllAboutJazz. In 2014, Chen, as "the first Taiwanese jazz artist signed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
