Plaza Mayor Company ltd is proud to announce Minjung Lee Quartet's first album after ten years performing on the Parisian scene. It contains Lee's original compositions as well as two Korean traditional songs which were arranged in jazz. “Turquoise" was inspired by the traditional rhythms during Lee's trip to Turkey and composed at Festival de Marciac. Other tracks on the album blend Korean traditional music, oriental melodies, and the tropical landscape of the South Pacific.
Track Listing
Track Listing
- Day Dream
- In Your Eyes
- Oriental Blues
- Milyang Arirang
- So Far
- Turquoise
- Morning Calm
- Chanson de peniche About Minjung Lee
South Korean jazz vocalist, Minjung Lee searches for composing her own songs and for adapting different styles of music to jazz. She has a bright voice and with strong technique and range. Covering French chansons, gospels, and other well-known standards including the traditional music of her origin, Lee sings performs jazz repertoire in different languages including English, French, Korean, Spanish, Italian or Brazilian.
After her studies at I.A.C.P., CIM, Conservatoire de Bourg La Reine, Conservatoire de Cachan, and Conservatoire de Villepinte, Minjung Lee has been singing in Paris with Andrea Campagnolo (guitar), Kentaro Suzuki (doublebass), and Wesley Barbé (drums). This group has already performed at many Parisian venues including Café Universel and OPA. In June 2006, the Minjung Lee Quartet participated in a special concert which took place at Jardin des Tuileries entitled Corée au Coeur (Korea in Heart), a celebration of the 120th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Korea. This quartet was invited to perform at Entrepont in Issy-les-Moulineaux and at Korean Cultural Center in Paris for the Fête de la Musique 2007. In 2014, the group's first album was released with a special concert at Sunside, Paris in May. They are working on the second album to be released in 2016.
