Thanks to Dean for the thoughtful conversation,
and to All About Jazz for the featured interview!
It was a relaxed talk,
but one that stayed with me :)
Full interview in comments👇
#PR Maria Malta
One Month since release-Thank YOU all for listening and supporting! If you haven't checked it out yet, now's the time 🎧✨
Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More (Sony Music)
Reimagining classical masterpieces through a jazz lens, featuring my trio with Tommy Crane (drums) and Chris Tordini (bass).
Tracklist:
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 / Moonlight Sonata
Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker
Beethoven – Pathetique (2nd Mvt)
Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake
Prokofiev – Romeo & Juliet
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition: Old Castle
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 2
Ravel – Pavane for a Dead Princess
#steinwayartist #sonyartist #pianotrio #classicalmusic#jazzpiano #classicalmeetsjazz #joyuchen陳若玗 #Taiwanese #New Yorker
Can’t believe my first single “Nutcracker”from the new album — is almost one year old!
This track is my jazz reimagination of Tchaikovsky’s timeless Nutcracker,
from my vinyl album “Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More.”
If you haven’t checked it out yet…
you know what to do !
Grab a vinyl copy,
or listen on Spotify / Apple Music!
Love you guys!!
Bass — Chris Tordini
Drums — Tommy Crane
Piano — Jo-Yu Chen
Recording — David Stoller
Mixing — Chris Allen
Mastering — Nate Wood
#steinway artist #classical #jazz
Archive 006
Aoyama, Tokyo
Listening to Architecture:
On going archive of music inspired by architectural space
Sound: city sound
#architectures #Tokyo #aoyama #東京建築 #citysound #modernarchitecture #contemporaryarchitecture
Archive 005
Toraya Akasaka store was designed by architect Hiroshi Naito（內藤廣）. I
nside, the wooden structure somehow reminds me of the inside of piano! Totally love this space! Archive 005 Listening to Architecture: On going archive of music inspired by architectural space
Music : My improvisation
#hiroshinaito #naito #torayaakasaka #architectures #japanesearchitecture #日本建築 #contemporaryarchitecture #內藤廣 #虎屋赤坂本店 #陳若玗 #joyuchen #steinwayartist #和果子 #wagashi #tokyo 東京
Archive 004
Listening to Architecture:
On going archive of music inspired by architectural space
Sound: city sound
#architectures #ginza #Tokyo #東京建築 ＃銀座 #陳若玗 #joyuchen #citysound
#junaoki #toyoito #伊東豐雄 ＃青木淳 #gwenaelnicholas #jinwatanabe
Sumida Hokusai Museum
すみだ北斎美術館 by 妹島和世
This museum was designed by architect Kazuyo Sejima (妹島和世）of the firm SANAA.
Archive 003
Listening to Architecture:
On going archive of music inspired by architectural space
Music : My improvisation
#sanaa #kazuyosejima #hokusai #architectures #japanesearchitecture #日本建築 #contemporaryarchitecture #japanesemuseum
＃妹島和世 #墨田北齋美術館 #陳若玗 #joyuchen #steinwayartist #sonyartist
Archive 002
Tokyo Station 東京駅 A historic station, still swinging!!
Listening to Architecture:
On going archive of music sinpired by architectural space
Music: "Sweet Lorraine" by Artie Shaw (1936)
#tokyostation #swing time
#taisho Roman #大正浪漫 #japanesearchitecture
#1920s ＃東京駅 #architects Tatsuno Kingo 辰野金吾
#KITTE丸之內 #kengokuma #隈研吾 #joyuchen陳若玗 #steinwayartist
Archive 001 B
Listening to Architecture:
On going archive of music inspired by architectural space
Music : " Interlude"
21_21 Design Sight (Issey Miyake Foundation)
The building was designed by architect Tadao Ando. Highlighting Issey Miyake's concept in clothing design of "A Piece of Cloth,"
#tadaoando #isseymiyake #21_21 Design Sight
#architectures #japanesearchitecture #roppongi #東京六本木 #contemporaryarchitecture
#安藤忠雄 #三宅一生 基金會 #joyuchen陳若玗 #pianist #sonyartist #steinwayartist
21_21 Design Sight (Issey Miyake Foundation)
The building was designed by architect Tadao Ando. Highlighting Issey Miyake's concept in clothing design of "A Piece of Cloth,"
Archive 001 A
Listening to Architecture:
On going archive of music inspired by architectural space
Music : "Interlude"
#tadaoando #isseymiyake #21_21 Design Sight
#architecture #japanesearchitecture #roppongi #東京六本木 #contemporaryarchitecture
＃安藤忠雄 ＃三宅一生 基金會 #joyuchen陳若玗 #steinwayartist
Thank you for listening and looking forward to 2026!
Jo-Yu Chen-Piano
Chris Tordini-Bass
Tommy Crane-Drums
#2025 release #spotifywrapped #rendezvous #classical #jazz #sonymusic #steinwayartist
