Chinese Jazz Artist, Songwriter, and Cultural Curator

Jasmine Chen 陈胤希 is a Shanghai-based Chinese jazz artist, songwriter, educator, and cultural curator whose work brings China's rich musical heritage into the world of jazz. Blending Mandarin jazz, English jazz standards, reimagined Old Shanghai classics, and original compositions, she has developed a distinctive Chinese jazz voice connecting Eastern and Western musical traditions.

Born into a family of professional folk dancers and actors, Jasmine began studying piano at the age of four. At 19, she moved to the UK to study at Leeds Conservatoire, graduating with an honours degree in classical music with classical piano as her principal study. During her time in the UK, she discovered a deep passion for jazz and began professional jazz vocal training.

After returning to China in 2005 and settling in Shanghai, Jasmine began developing a body of work that places Chinese musical language, urban culture, and storytelling within a contemporary jazz context. Her repertoire moves between Mandarin jazz, Western jazz standards, reimagined Chinese classics, and original works including We Chat, The Color of Love, and Port.

Her career has taken her across Asia, Europe, Australia, South Africa, and the Americas, including appearances at the North Sea Jazz Festival and Aarhus Jazz Festival. She has collaborated with musicians including Grammy-nominated guitarist Jeff Peterson, Brazilian musician Filo Machado, Singaporean pianist Jeremy Monteiro, and Hungarian pianist Béla Szakcsi Lakatos.

Jasmine's music has also reached global film and gaming audiences. In 2018, she appeared as herself in Jon M. Chu's Crazy Rich Asians, recording six songs for the film, three of which were included on the official soundtrack. In 2026, her Chinese jazz works Smoke Lingers and We Chat were featured in Sony Interactive Entertainment's Marvel's Wolverine, both appearing in the game's casino scene.

Beyond performing and recording, Jasmine is the founder of JAZZ Study Society, a community dedicated to making jazz more accessible through education, concerts, salons, and cultural programs. She is also a TEDx Speaker and, in 2026, was invited to serve as a Jazz Category Jury Member for the UNISA International Voice Competition in South Africa.

Today, Jasmine continues to work across performance, songwriting, education, and cultural curation, collaborating with international festivals, cultural institutions, luxury brands, and creative organizations. Her work brings a distinctly Chinese voice into the global language of jazz.