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Helen Sung        

Award-winning jazz pianist and composer

is an award-winning jazz pianist and composer. This East-meets-West-in-the-South (she’s a native of Houston, TX) now-gone-North(east)-once-classical-pianist-before-a-Tommy-Flanagan-solo-changed-everything defied her cultural and musical upbringing to pioneer a path embracing her multifaceted talents. A graduate of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, Sung lives in New York City and has released three critically acclaimed albums. She has worked with jazz masters including Clark Terry, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, and MacArthur Fellow Regina Carter, and, in addition to her own band, can be seen with the Mingus Big Band, T.S. Monk, and Terri Lyne Carrington. A dazzling performer, Sung takes audiences for a ride they won’t soon forget.

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Helen Sung Showcases Her Love for Jazz on 'Anthem for A New Day' P
Pianist and composer Helen Sung is establishing herself firmly in jazz. Sung's sixth album, Anthem For A New Day, showcases some of her original compositions and other interpretations of songs by great musicians, including jazz icons Thelonious Monk and Chick Corea. It is her first recording on a major music label
Helen Sung Quintet at Scullers Jazz Club - Jazz in Boston - Boston ...
Find info about Helen Sung Quintet, happening on February 5 at Scullers Jazz Club. About “Helen Sung: Anthem for a New Day” Sung has said: “This album is ...
Pianist Helen Sung's special brew is on tap at the Jazz Standard ...
Only Helen Sung has come to him via beer. The title of the first cut on Sung's Concord CD debut, “Anthem for a New Day,” is certainly familiar to jazz fans.
Jazz holds key to pianist Helen Sung's heart - Houston Chronicle
Pianist Helen Sung studied classical music at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts across the hall from the school's storied jazz program. Sung ...

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