Song Yi Jeon

Born: August 28, 1984

Hailing from South Korea, Song Yi Jeon is a singer and composer who deftly combines modern jazz harmony and odd time signatures with singable melodies that instantly catch the ear of the listener.

She studied classical composition at the University of Music and Fine Art in Graz, Austria, and Jazz vocals at the Music Academy in Basel, Switzerland and Berklee College of Music in Boston, in the US where she developed her unique sound. Through her background in classical composition, she uses her understanding of harmonic structure to create incomparable improvisations.

In 2013, as the inaugural Quincy Jones CJ&E fellow, she studied at the Berklee College of Music where she was also awarded the Billboard Endowed Award.

In Europe

By John Coltrane

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 2002

In Europe

By Art Farmer

Label: Enja Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: Concord; Overnight; Re-Entry; Concourse; Rainmaker;

In Europe

By Elvin Jones

Label: Enja Records
Released: 1992

In Europe

By Alvin Queen

Label: India Navigation
Released: 1980

In Europe

By Billy Harper

Label: Soul Note
Released: 1979
Track listing: Priestess; Calvary; Illumination;

In Europe

By Moondog

Label: Kopf
Released: 1977
Track listing: Viking; Chaconne In G; Heimdall Fanfaire; Romance in G; In Vienna; Chaconne in C; Logrundr III; Logrundr XII; Logrundr XIII; Logrundr IV; Logrundr VII; Logrundr XIX.

In Europe

By Charles Lloyd

Label: P.S.F. Records
Released: 1968

In Europe

By Archie Shepp

Label: Soul Note
Released: 1967

In Europe

By Eric Dolphy

Label: Challenge Jazz
Released: 1962