Jen Shyu

Guggenheim Fellow, USA Fellow, Doris Duke Artist, multilingual vocalist-composer-multiinstrumentalist-dancer Jen Shyu was born in Peoria, Illinois, from Taiwanese and East Timorese immigrants. She’s performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and is a Fulbright scholar speaking 10 languages. She’s performed with Sumi Tonooka, Terri Lyne Carrington, Nicole Mitchell, Vijay Iyer, Kenny Barron, Bill Frisell, and produced 8 albums as leader, on NY Times, Nation, NPR, etc. best-of lists. She’s produced three solo shows, including Nine Doors and Zero Grasses commissioned by John Zorn. A Steinway Artist, Jen is Co-Founder/President/CEO of Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³).