Chinese Jazz Vocalist, Songwriter, and Cultural Voice for Refined Events and Hospitality

Jasmine Chen 陈胤希 is a Shanghai-based Chinese jazz vocalist and songwriter whose work is defined by elegance, atmosphere, and a distinctive dialogue between jazz and Chinese musical culture. She came to wider international attention through her performances in the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon M. Chu, in which she performed six songs, with three featured on the official soundtrack.

Beyond the stage, Jasmine is regularly invited into speaking, media, and cultural contexts that explore jazz, creativity, and cross-cultural expression. She has appeared on platforms such as TEDx and has engaged audiences from corporations, universities, and arts organizations. Her wider cultural work also includes support for charitable initiatives, including Educating Rural Girls in China, The Renewal Project, and the Cambodian Children’s Fund.

Born into a family of professional folk dancers and actors, Jasmine was first trained as a classical concert pianist. Her artistic direction later deepened through jazz studies at Leeds Conservatoire in England, where her commitment to jazz took full shape. Returning to China in 2005, she began developing a body of work that brings Chinese musical heritage into conversation with the language, phrasing, and improvisational spirit of jazz.

Today, Jasmine is recognized for a style that moves fluidly between Western jazz repertoire, original Chinese lyrics, reimagined Chinese songs, and culturally resonant live interpretation. Her performances have taken her from leading venues such as Shanghai’s JZ Club to international stages including Rotterdam’s North Sea Jazz Festival, where her work has connected with audiences drawn to both musical sophistication and cultural depth.

Over the years, Jasmine has collaborated with a distinguished range of musicians, including Grammy-nominated Hawaiian guitarist Jeff Peterson, Brazilian guitarist and vocalist Filo Machado, Singaporean piano maestro Jeremy Monteiro, and Hungarian pianist and composer Béla Szakcsi Lakatos.

She has also performed with the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shanghai Traditional Music Orchestra, further reflecting the breadth of her artistic language and the range of settings in which her voice can resonate.

Her current creative work continues to evolve internationally. Jasmine is presently developing a new Chinese jazz album with Danish jazz pianist Nikolaj Hess, recorded in Copenhagen, extending a career that has consistently bridged geographies, traditions, and audiences.