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. She particularly listened to Romantic composers and moved aged 16 to New York's Juilliard School, mainly to study oboe. She became exposed to other kinds of music there, and became more interested in jazz. In 2014, Chen, as "the first Taiwanese jazz artist signed to a major label", released Stranger, an album consisting largely of her original compositions. and in 2025, Rendezvous: Jazz Meets Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & More, an album that features Chen's jazz interpretations of classical masterpieces.

Discography An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader 12/22/2023* Walking Through Fear Single Sony Music with Richard Lin (1st Violin), Hsuan-Hao Hsu (2nd Violin), Grace Huang (Viola), Tsao-Lun Lu (Cello) added

02/16/2024* Schubert & Mozart: Round Midnight EP Sony Music with Chris Tordini (bass) and Tommy Crane (drums) added