Helen Sung
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| Helen Sung | |
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| Background information | |
| Genre(s) | jazz |
| Instrument(s) | piano |
| Years active | present |
| Label(s) | Sunnyside Records Fresh Sound New Talent |
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| also plays violin | |
Helen Ruby Sung is an American pianist of Chinese heritage.
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[edit] History
Sung is a native of Houston, Texas. Her musical life began with classical piano and violin. She attended Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts[1][2], and went on to receive undergraduate and master's degrees in classical piano performance at the University of Texas at Austin. She first heard jazz music during that time. In 1995 she was accepted into the inaugural class of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory of Music. After graduating in 1997 Sung briefly joined the Boston area jazz scene before moving to New York City, where she currently resides.
[edit] mentionable
- winner of Kennedy Center 2007 Mary Lou Williams Competition
- recipient of a 2006 Chamber Music America grant
- Bandleader of Helen Sung Group
[edit] Discography
- online - Live At The Blue Note
- 2004 - PUSH
- 2006 - Helenistique
- 2007 - "Sungbird (after Albeniz)"
