Jazz Concert by Hey Rim Jeon & Friends

Friday, May 21, 2010 at 7PM

Gallery Korea of Korean Cultural Service NY

Up-and-coming Korean jazz pianist Hey Rim Jeon and her friends will present a wonderful evening of Jazz music.

Jeon is an active performer known both nationally and internationally. She performs regularly with her band and as a soloist throughout the New England and New York area. Notable shows include an appearance at the Lincoln Center, the Jazz Informance in Chesapeake, and the International Association for Jazz Education in Toronto. She has also performed at some of Asia's top jazz venues in Korea and Japan, including the main stage of the inaugural Jarasum International Jazz Festival where she was billed alongside such luminaries as Dennis Chambers, Chris Minh Doky and Hiram Bullock. She recently appeared on NBC Live "Weekend Today in New York" and her latest album release, Mona Lisa Puzzle won the Best Jazz Album Category in the 2009 New England Urban Music Awards.

The program for the May 21st concert includes Mona Lisa Puzzle, Hip-Gnosis, Softly as in a Morning Sunrise as well as Yeo woo ya yeo woo ya, a fusion Korean jazz piece. Tim Mayer (saxophones), Greg Holt (bass), J. Curtis Warner Jr., (drums) will perform as well.

"Hey Rim...a brilliant pianist...she has a good concept of what the music is all about, and the ability to perform it.”

- Legendary Saxophonist Benny Golson

"...her fabulous original compositions and inventive interpretation are always sure to entertain..." -WICN 90.5 FM Radio

Admission is free but reservation is required. Please call (212) 759-9550 or email us at info@koreanculture.org to RSVP. For more information on artists, visit www.jazzjeon.com