爵士Fun輕鬆

“The title of my album "Stranger" refers to two different types of strangers: the people who once were strangers that have slowly walked into my life, and those people who were close to me in the past that became strangers over time. Aside from these definitions, ‘Stranger’ can also mean other things. As a Taiwanese musician based in New York City, I have been a minority in the USA for years. During this time I have often felt like a stranger everywhere I go.”

<關於專輯陌生人>所有表面的東西 對我而言都很難代表我的內心，只有音樂是最赤裸裸的呈現。最近想對於這些去年還是陌生人的知音人們，今年確好像走入你心裡，對於有些看似近的或好似知道你的人，我們的心也可能有些距離，似近似遠的，誰才是“陌生人”？

Jo-Yu Chen陳若玗

Piano,Jo-Yu Chen;Bass,Chris Tordini;Drums,Tommy Crane;Guitar,Kurt Rosewinkel

加入SONY底下OKeh這個爵士唱片廠牌，發行的這張專輯時間都快滿1年，最近在台中某咖啡館巧遇"陳若玗"本人喔！又再拿出來聽~~

多年前她發第2專輯時，曾有幸在台中參加過1場現場音樂會，那時覺得她看起來雖然瘦弱，但音樂能量巨大！這張專輯呈現更成熟、獨特的音樂風格，疏離卻又蘊含熱情，不若以往經典的爵士樂鋼琴三重奏，很有現代感與新意~~新的聲音永遠值得期待！

這次還請了Kurt Rosewinkel來跨刀！

陳若玗還蠻喜歡把華語流行歌以爵士樂重新詮釋，前一張專輯她改了"天涯歌女"、王菲的"紅豆"、"棋子"，這張裡的"Happy New Year新年快樂"，把農曆年臺灣大街小巷都會此起彼落的"新年樂"拿來改，她說她的老師Jason Moran也很喜歡這樣改老歌~~

推薦曲目：Stranger、The Pirate(feat.Kurt Rosewinkel)、Foliage at Night(我喜歡這首淒美的憂傷~)

以下有篇關於專輯的訪問

http://www.hellocities.net/homepage/hellonyc/article-nyc.php?caId=11106#.VKZSOCuUfVo