BIO
Eunhye Jeong (born 1986) is a multifaceted artist, primarily producing her creations on piano and through musical composition. The bold tumults, commanding force, and the vivacious and constantly shifting aspects of nature and life distinctly best characterize her musical signature. Jeong's creative spirit is accompanied by a discerning intellect, which she employs to continually expand her musical horizons through meticulous research. In 2021, she revealed her solo masterpiece, <Nolda>, on ESP-Disk’(USA), garnering widespread acclaim from global critics and media. The Absolute Sound bestowed upon it a prestigious five-star review, proclaiming, "Devotees of contemporary music should seek out Eunhye Jeong." Her collaborative project in 2020, <The Colliding Beings, Chi-Da>, with pansori master Il-Dong Bae, received accolades as the best album of the year from Sequenza 21 (USA) and JazzSpace (Korea).
In recent performances, Jeong showcased her versatility by collaborating with Simon Barker (drums), Scott Tinkler (trumpet), and Il-Dong Bae (Pansori) during two unforgettable nights on the MainStage at the Suncheonman International Garden Expo 2023. Additionally, she curated an exhibition of her visual scores and delivered captivating performances at the 'Sonic Sculptures in Motion' three-day music festival.
Jeong pursued film scoring and piano performance dual major at Berklee College of Music ('13). Subsequently, she immersed herself in the avant-garde realm and creative music of AACM and its musicians, embracing innovative and individualistic approaches to articulate her artistic inspiration (Banff Art Centre, Canada). Mentored by luminaries such as Vijay Iyer and Tyshawn Sorey, she collaborated with experimental cellist Okkyung Lee and Pulitzer Prize finalist trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, a former AACM member. Jeong served as a panelist at the University of British Columbia colloquium hosted by IICSI.
Beyond her extensive discography of six or more albums, Jeong demonstrated her compositional prowess through the scoring of "Payphone" (2014), a short film honored at the Boston Student Film Festival, and "Ancestry" (2015), a collaboration with Munyunggo Jackson, percussionist for Stevie Wonder.
Since 2011, Jeong's musical journey has revolved around the continuous revival of historical and cultural connections in modern Korea severed by time—both forcefully and voluntarily—an endeavor she fervently pursues through her ongoing artistic endeavors.
Simultaneously, she diligently works on a book encapsulating her in-depth exploration of the principles and philosophy that Korean traditional music, language, and Hangeul are constructed upon. This involves an analysis and clear definition of concepts and philosophical terms in Eastern thinking, offering critical perspectives on the prevailing euro-centric music discourse and elucidating the philosophy of “three” embedded in music, sound, and the universe, connecting to the realm of human culture.