Lee Pui Ming
American jazz musician
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Life
She was born in 1956 and she was three when she began to play the piano.[1]
In 1976, she came to the United States to pursue music studies, earning bachelor's and master's degrees, and most of a doctorate. In 1985, she relocated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and became active in that city's new music scene in the early 1990s. She leads an ensemble that has toured Asia and Canada.
Her 1994 album, Nine-Fold Heart, was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Global Recording.
Lee has performed with Joëlle Léandre, Otomo Yoshihide, Chris Cutler, René Lussier, Jean Derome, and Pierre Tanguay. She has also composed music for several films.
Discography
- 1991 - Ming (Pochee)
- 1994 - Nine-Fold Heart (Pochee)
- 1994 - Strange Beauty: New Music For Piano (Dorian)
- 1999 - Taklamakan (Pochee)
- 2002 - Who's Playing (Ambiances Magnétiques)
- 2011 - She Comes to Shore (Innova)
See also
- Asian American jazz
