01.Black Pisces(original)-from new album "Pisces the Dreamer"2014

Run Sailing(original) - from new album "Pisces the Dreamer"2014

Annie Chen Octet Live recording concert @ SSL in Brooklyn, Feb.2015. vocal & composition - Annie Chen, trumpet - David Smith, sax - Jan Kus, guitar - Rafal Sarnecki, piano - Boris Acosta, bass - Andres Rotmistrovsky, drum - Joel E. Mateo, percussion - Nezih Antakli, live recording mixing - Kiwi Wei

Black Pisces(original) - Annie Chen Octet @ ShapeShifter Lab 2015

Mongolian traditional song " Ao Bao Xiang Hui", Annie Chen World Large Ensemble @ SSL in Brooklyn. vocal - Annie Chen, trumpet - David Smith, sax - Jan Kus, guitar - Rafal Sarnecki, piano - Boris Acosta, bass - Andres Rotmistrovsky, drum - Joel E. Mateo, percussion - Nezih Antakli, percussion - Diego Obregon, percussion - Nestor Gomez, morin khuur - Natures Ganganbaigai, violin - Sherry Wang, violin - Hsinwei Chiang, viola - Devin Cholodenko, cello - Marcel Krasner, live recording mixing - Kiwi Wei

Ao Bao Xiang Hui - Mongolian traditional - Annie Chen Large Ensemble @ ShapeShifter Lab 2015

Annie Chen Octet live recording concert @ SSL in Brooklyn. vocal & composition - Annie Chen, trumpet - David Smith, sax - Jan Kus, guitar - Rafal Sarnecki, piano - Boris Acosta, bass - Andres Rotmistrovsky, drum - Joel E. Mateo, percussion - Nezih Antakli, live recording mixing - Kiwi Wei

Ozledim Seni(original) - Annie Chen Octet @ ShapeShifter Lab 2015

Live recording @ ShapeShifter Lab Feb.2015, vocal & composition - Annie Chen, trumpet - David Smith, guitar - Rafal Sarnecki, sax - Jan Kus, piano - Boris Acosta, bass - Andres Rotmistrovsky, drum - Joel E. Mateo, percussion - Nezih Antankli, live recording mixing - Kiwi Wei

Güle Güle Istanbul(original) - Annie Chen Octet @ ShapeShifter Lab 2015

Annie Chen Septet  @ Flushing Town Hall, Feb.2016
voice & composition & lyrics - Annie Chen, violin - Tomoko Omura(special guest), trumpet - David Smith, sax - Alex LoRe, guitar & arranging - Rafal Sarnecki, piano - Jarrett Cherner, bass - Desmond White, drum - Jerad Lippi, live recording mixing by Kiwi Wei

Orange Tears Lullaby (original)- Annie Chen Septet @ Flushing Town Hall 2016

Annie Chen Septet  @ Flushing Town Hall, Feb.2016
voice & composition - Annie Chen, trumpet - David Smith, sax - Alex LoRe, arranging & guitar - Rafal Sarnecki, piano - Jarrett Cherner, bass - Desmond White, drum - Jerad Lippi, live recording mixing by Kiwi Wei

Mr. Wind-Up Bird, Strange Yearning(original)- Annie Chen Septet @ Flushing Town Hall 2016

Leaving Sonnet(original) - Annie Chen Septet @ Flushing Town Hall 2016

Annie Chen Septet  @ Flushing Town Hall, Feb.2016
msuic &lyrics - Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), voice & arranging - Annie Chen, trumpet - David Smith, sax - Alex LoRe, guitar & arranging - Rafal Sarnecki, piano - Jarrett Cherner, bass - Desmond White, drum - Jerad Lippi, live recording mixing by Kiwi Wei

All Apologies (by Nirvana)- Annie Chen Septet @ Flushing Town Hall 2016

Born in Beijing, China and now based in New York City, Annie Chen is a vocalist, composer and bandleader exploring original contemporary jazz music in today's New York jazz scene. Her original septet incorporates many different types of music into a modern jazz setting, with influences from Chinese traditional, classical, gospel, middle-eastern, eastern European and even alternative rock music. It features extensive improvisation and strong arrangements to support Annie's beautiful compositions and her powerful voice. Audiences across the world have already been touched by her fresh and interesting compositions and beautiful singing. As part of her CD release tour, the group performed at the Shanghai International Jazz Festival (JZ Festival 2014) as well as festivals in Beijing and Hangzhou and did intense 3 months China tour with her New York group in 2015. Locally in New York City, they can be found playing at many good jazz venues,such as Shape Shifter Lab, Cornelia Street Cafe, Club Bonafide, Nublu, Drom, Tomi Jazz, Shrine, Silvana etc. The highlight of 2014 for her group was being a part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York, and she became the first Chinese jazz musician who joined this festival in Chinese jazz history. On 26th Feb.2016, her original project was sponsored by NEA(The National Endowment for the Arts) and she lead her septet to perform in the historic jazz venue - Flushing Town Hall for her composition concert  and got lots of great feedback from audiences and media. And also she just got a great interview by journalist Alan Young from “New York Music Dairy”, title is “Annie Chen brings her fearlessly eclectic, soulful, smart new jazz compositions to Manhattan”.

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