“Shinok Chung is a serious new singer, with a serious talent.
- All About Jazz, Suzanne Lorge, NY
Ms. Chung exhibits her broad musical perspective and talent, in earnest pursuit of her own individual expression.”
- Sato Eisuke, CD Journal, Japan
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about
Seoul native Shinok Chung(a.k.a. Juwon Jung) is a jazz singer, pianist, and composer. She specializes in many genres of music, from Korean traditional folk music, to classical, to jazz. In her original compositions, she draws on Korean sensibilities, melding the beauty of the Korean language with jazz harmonics, rhythm, and phrasing.
In 2010 she released her debut album, Ocean Lullaby, on the Japanese label Shinseido/Omagatoki, which praised Ms. Chung’s unique vocal style and the beauty of her Korean-language songs. Many publications in Japan lauded the album, describing Ms. Chung’s voice as “pure” and claiming that Ms. Chung is able “to bridge genres, concepts, and cultures” through her abilities as a jazz artist.
In 2015, her second album, Shape of the Heart, a blend of Asian philosophy, Taoism, and jazz, also garnered considerable media attention. In Korea, Ms. Chung has taught at many prestigious institutes of higher education, such as Seoul Jazz Academy, Berklee College’s global partner in South Korea, and Hanyang University, among others.
She currently works as a music director at The Korean United Methodist Church Of Sheepshead Bay and performs regularly in New York. Ms. Chung has finished her third album recording, Touch of The Wind, using text from Western classical poets. Her new album will be released in September 2019. Ms. Chung holds a M.A. in musical composition from Dongduk University in Seoul, Korea, and a M.A. in jazz performance from NYU.