Yoonmi Choi | Piano

Yoonmi Choi was born in South Korea and began learning the piano at age 3. She formally studied piano at Sookmyung Women’s University and the Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts College where she became skilled at performing and composing in both classical and jazz styles. After graduating, Yoonmi moved to the Netherlands where she continued her studies at the Prince Claus Conservatoire, graduating with the highest possible performance score. During her stay in the Netherlands, Yoonmi performed at over 300 different venues throughout Europe. 2015 saw Yoonmi move to New York, where she received her Master of Jazz Performance from Queens College.

As a sidewoman, Yoonmi has shared the stage with Alex Sipiagin, Gene Jackson, Tony Miceli, Joris Teepe, amongst others on the European jazz scene, and Latin GRAMMY-nominated vocalist Concha Buika. Yoonmi has performed at many of the most noteworthy jazz festivals, including the SF Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, Red Sea Jazz Festival, NYC Summer Stage, Brace Music Festival, and the Marathon Jazz Festival. As a composer, Yoonmi received the International Leiden Jazz Award in the Netherlands for her composition series, 7 Days.

Currently based in New York, Yoonmi works as the music director and pianist for the “Girl Behind the Curtain“ musical in Times Square and is the Jazz Ensemble Director at the Garden State Opera, Inc.

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