![]() After her graduation, she decided to focus on jazz more deeply in New York. Although she was studying Sociology and Economics in her undergraduate years, she found herself more interested in Jazz rather than her major. ![]() Since then, she has immersed herself in the music by listening to jazz greats’ album. It didn’t take long for her to fall in love with Mary Lou Williams, Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell, Sonny Clark, Art Tatum, Jimmy Rowles, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, and so on. In 2017, she was selected as one of the finalists for the Baku Jazz Competition.Įnjoying singing and playing instruments from her youth, Jazz captured her attention soon after starting University in South Korea. As a leader or a sideman, she has toured/performed internationally, including performances in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Spain, Poland, Hungary, and South Korea. Hailing from Seoul, South Korea, Jinjoo currently resides in New York and collaborates with different projects and leads her own group as well. Jazz Pianist/Composer/Arranger Jinjoo Yoo is a dynamic performer with a unique voice. She tells a lot of big story with fewer notes, than most young artists of her age!” “I LOVE her playing and compositions!!! I hear Thelonious, Bud, John Lewis from her. ![]() Jinjoo brings a uniquely fresh, honest and personal approach to both her playing and her compositions. ![]()
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