Jihee Heo from South Korea, Jihee Heo is a New York-based jazz pianist and composer.
Heo has performed at acclaimed festivals and venues such as Smalls, Mezzrow, Zinc, Django, The Washington D.C. Jazz Festival, Leverkusen Jazz Festival, The International African Arts Festival, The Jersey Shore Festival, Bergen Pac, Harlem Stage, and Jacques Pelzer in Belgium among others. Heo’s Nonet album Passion was released in 2015, offering a dynamic platform for her to fully express her artistic voice in a large ensemble format featuring soaring compositions and bold arrangements, laced with experimental music. Passion has been reviewed to critical acclaim by The New York City Jazz Record, MM Jazz Korea, and Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum.
On November 20th, 2020, Heo released her first trio album Are You Ready? with drummer Rodney Green, and bass player Marty Kenney through OA2 Records. It has been featured in many magazines such as DownBeat Magazine, All About Jazz, France Musique, MM Jazz Korea, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s monthly jazz album roundup, and New York City Jazz Record, etc.
On September 21st, 2023, Heo recorded her 2nd trio album at the historical Rudy Van Gelder Studio with the top jazz players Joe Farnsworth on drums, Alexander Claffy on bass, and Vincent Herring on saxophone.
Heo holds a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a bachelor's degree from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.