Jen Shyu is a Timorese-Taiwanese-American multilingual vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, dancer, and producer. As a ritualist, improviser, actress, researcher, educator, and advocate for music traditions worldwide, she plays Taiwanese moon lute, Korean gayageum, er hu, Japanese biwa, Timorese lakadou, violin, piano, and percussion, and sings in improvised languages and existing ones (Indonesian, Malaysian, Javanese, Taiwanese, indigenous Taiwanese languages, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Tetum, Korean, Japanese, etc).

Jen Shyu: Fertile Land, Fertile Body (solo work-in-progress)

Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 8:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
The Mansion At Strathmore, Bethesda, MD, United States

As part of Jen's partnership with WEARTH, a tree will be planted in the Tsu Pin Shyu | 徐澤濱 Forest in Saskatchewan, Canada for every ticket …

$30

Jen Shyu: Fertile Land, Fertile Body (solo work-in-progress)

Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (EDT)
The Mansion At Strathmore, Bethesda, MD, United States

As part of Jen's partnership with WEARTH, a tree will be planted in the Tsu Pin Shyu | 徐澤濱 Forest in Saskatchewan, Canada for every ticket …

$30

Yuko Fujiyama: Contemporary East I (with Jen Shyu, Graham Haynes, Reggie Nicholson, & others)

Sunday, November 20, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EST)
Roulette Intermedium, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Online and in-person

After being touched by the music of Cecil Taylor, Yuko Fujiyama moved to the US from Japan in 1987, and began performing her own original i…

Free ($25 advance, $30 at the door, $20 student/ages 65+ w/ID | Stream: Free)

SOUND IS AN OPENING: exhalation

Thursday, June 23, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY, United States
Charmaine Lee — Selected works (new work / world premiere)
Jen Shyu — Selected works (solo performance)
yuniya edi kwon (eddy kwon) — Selected works (solo performance)

Free (RSVP required)

Look + Listen – Night 1: Looking Back

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
The Invisible Dog Art Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Free (RSVP required)