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Maureen Choi

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Since starting to play violin at age 3, Maureen has won numerous solo competitions and performed with orchestras all over the U.S., Europe and Asia. After graduating from Michigan State University, she went on to study jazz and improvisation at Berklee College of Music in Boston. She has collaborated with top musicians in Detroit, Boston and New York, including Rodney Whitaker, Johnny O'Neal, Larry Harlow, Ed Byrne, Kanye West, DJ Premiere and Josh Groban. Her first jazz album "Maureen Choi Quartet" (2011) was very well received among US radio stations and in publications such as Jazziz Magazine and Jazz Corner, staying in AllAboutJazz.com’s Top 50 for several months

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Enchanting Violin & Rhythms: Maureen Choi, Javier Colina and Bandolero Live at Café Berlín!

Featuring the music of Maureen Choi
Duration: 03:54

Experience the soul-stirring artistry of Maureen Choi, Javier Colina, and Bandolero in an intimate performance at Café Berlín, Madrid. This unique project breathes new life into traditional canciones populares, with Maureen’s violin taking center stage as the "singing voice." Accompanied by Javier's masterful double bass and Bandolero's captivating percussion, the trio creates a mesmerizing musical balance filled with sensitivity, elegance and nuance.
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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Maureen Choi

Read "Take Five with Maureen Choi" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Maureen Choi Now residing in Spain, this Korean-American violinist is sparkling a revolution in the improvised music scene in Spain. Her band Maureen Choi Quartet is creating a sound that they describe as, “Spanish Chamber Jazz." After winning several international violin competitions starting at age five, Maureen has performed as a soloist across ...

Album

Theia

Label: Barco Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Phoenix Borealis; Dance of the Fallen; Canto Salamanchino; Silverio O. García; Dear Paco (Cepa Andaluza); Sinner's Prayer; Love is the Answer; Bok Choi (Pajarillo); September, the First; Danza Ritual del Fuego.

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News: Website

All About Jazz's Premium Musician Page Service improves again

All About Jazz's Premium Musician Page Service improves again

All About Jazz completed its final round of Premium Musician Page Service improvements in 2019, adding a new “Featured Musicians" section to the home page to further showcase premium customers. Sample screen shot... For a detailed list of premium musician page features, go here. The promotional service will see a modest rate increase in 2020. View ...

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Article: From Far and Wide

At A Korean Jazz Picnic, No Need To Know The Music

Read "At A Korean Jazz Picnic, No Need To Know The Music" reviewed by Arthur R George


That jazz appeals to younger audiences, is fun, and not so serious, is more than a mere notion, materializing in, of all places, South Korea. The Jarasum Jazz Festival created there by promoter In Jae Jin has become one of the largest in Asia by hosting a multi-day event which features camping, western and Korean performers, ...

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Article: SoCal Jazz

Maureen Choi: A Fusion of Passion and Intent

Read "Maureen Choi: A Fusion of Passion and Intent" reviewed by Jim Worsley


Maureen Choi is certainly not the first musician to find their way into the improvisational jazz world after years of training as a classical violinist. It was an unlikely direction for a woman who grew up with formal classical training and further had never really listened to jazz. Fast forwarding to the present, we now have ...

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Article: SoCal Jazz

Maureen Choi Quartet at BacchusLIVE

Read "Maureen Choi Quartet at BacchusLIVE" reviewed by Jim Worsley


We live in an era where chit chatting now, most annoyingly, rivals actual listening to the music at many concerts. It is with supreme delight then, that I share my enthralling experience of an evening of musical brilliance that was free of any such boorish clutter. You could have heard a pin drop at Bacchus' Kitchen ...

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Article: Album Review

Maureen Choi Quartet: Theia

Read "Theia" reviewed by Geno Thackara


It is appropriate that Maureen Choi's career has included extensive teaching stints in New York City and her newer home base, Madrid. Both have a rich musical history bridging the body-moving and the cerebral. The Choi quartet honors both on their third outing Theia; it's a work overflowing with smarts which never forgets to aim for ...

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Article: Album Review

Maureen Choi: Theia

Read "Theia" reviewed by Jim Worsley


Maureen Choi's classical training and leanings are at the forefront and provide a substantial foundation. The palette is then wide open to incorporate jazz, flamenco, and fandango. Theia has a distinctive array of colors and has profoundly compelling undertones. Each song is its own unique journey with unknown passages, trap doors, and idiosyncratic paths leading to ...


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