The existentialist spirituality of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard has resonated with me since I was a young girl. One of his most famous works, “Fear and Trembling,” meditates on Abraham’s decision to sacrifice his son Isaac to prove his faith toward God, deliberating the
My meditation on Cole Porter immortal classic “I Get a Kick Out of You” 🎹
“The only true wisdom lives far from mankind, out in the great loneliness, and can be reached only through suffering. Privation and suffering alone open the mind to all that is hidden to others.” -Joseph
Jazz piano wizard and
@SteinwayAndSons
Artist Connie Han’s fiery piano prowess shines in “Gilgamesh and the Celestial Bull” from Han’s third
@MackAvenueMusic
release “Secrets of Inanna.” Recorded at exclusive showroom at the Steinway Astoria NY piano factory “The Vault.”
This music is the lifeblood and heroin that runs through my veins. As an adrenaline junkie, I commit to a daily meditative practice where I challenge my brain and autonomic muscle memory in creative improvisation • Desert Air — Chick Corea from
#SecretsofInanna
🎹🙏🏼
#ConnieHan
Hard, conscientious work at the drawing board and piano conceptualizing original music, groove, phrasing and style for the next album.
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared,
Hailed by
@Variety
Magazine as “one of contemporary jazz’s most talented and inventive musicians” and
@Downbeat_Mag
as “The Jazz Warrior-Goddess,” electrifying pianist Connie Han performs live with her trio as part of the
@sanjosejazz
2023 Summer Jazz Festival. The
I am proud to be an American jazz musician and thank the piano every single day for saving my soul — creative improvisation is the ultimate expression of integrity, autonomy, and independence of thought. The pursuit of knowledge, freedom, and universal truth focuses my life’s
Music and art is about aesthetic and defying linear methods of communication. Abstract, three-dimensional thinking and adaptability is crucial to creating original work. In my interview with
@Variety
, I discuss drawing cross-disciplinary influences from
#Akira
and
#BladeRunner
,
Channeling Kierkegaardian angst through an
#existentialist
meditation on the haunting Chick Corea composition “Desert Air” from my album
#SecretsofInanna
🎹 In three days I look forward to performing live at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz
@clefclub1
with my trio on April 15!
Happy Lunar New Year 🐉🏮 I am proud to be a Chinese-American jazz musician and thank the piano every single day for saving my soul — creative improvisation is the ultimate expression of integrity, autonomy, and meditative sanctuary. The pursuit of knowledge, freedom, and
In the face of impotent cowardice and pressure to homogenize with herd mentality, I have always been proud to have a means to carve an identity for myself as an artist and human through this music — guided by the principles of dignity, poise, wisdom, and integrity.
#ConnieHan
Cycle of Fourths Piano Cadenza • Art Tatum & Chopin
Since the beginning of my career, I have been passionate about continually sculpting my own pedagogy to assimilate the jazz piano pantheon not just by mere reproduction, but by spirit and energy. Infusing this pedagogy with
💥 The Modern Sound of Connie Han 💥 Transcription by
@jazzanalysis
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From the moment I saw this piece of music (which to me is a complete work of art) I knew I had to transcribe it.
Merci beaucoup! I’m elated to return to Steinway Hall New York for a SpirioCast concert program on April 26th! New solo piano arrangements of Jerome Kern, Henry Mancini, and John Coltrane will be added to the
#Spirio
catalogue. More info to come soon
@SteinwayAndSons
🌺
What an amazing experience to record a solo concert program of Jerome Kern, Henry Mancini, and John Coltrane for
@SteinwayAndSons
SpirioR at Steinway Hall New York. Much love to the Spirio team including Spirio producer, Jon Feidner, Chief Spirio Engineer Laura Sclafani, Director
Connie Han Live in NYC: Birdland Theater, Steinway SpirioR, & SiriusXM
Witness the live brilliance of one of the leading innovators in the jazz piano pantheon this week.
The Jazz Warrior-Goddess
@Downbeat
Artist Profile 📸
@robertlynden
• “I think jazz needs more provocative personality.” She added bluntly, “And it needs more sex.” She cited Miles Davis and Roy Hargrove as two examples of jazz artists who understood the connection between
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain...” -Roy Batty, Blade Runner
#ConnieHan
#JazzWarriorGoddess
Rebirth, renewal, and spiritual resilience 🌺🎹🙏🏼 I’d like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to friends and fans who have expressed their birthday wishes on my 28th year around the sun. I look forward to sharing a new body of original work on my next album. Vivre la vie
Hailed as “The Jazz Warrior-Goddess” in a full feature artist profile by
@DownBeatMag
, pianist and
@SteinwayAndSons
Artist Connie Han possesses “a skill and ferocity unmatched by all but the most accomplished of pianists” with “the muscularity of Art Tatum in the body of an
The French language to me is synonymous with creative improvisation in its effortless freedom, passion, and audacious rhythm. Vivre la vie passionément! I look forward to presenting a solo program in Chatêaubernard
@piano_valois
on October 6th
@maisonvillevert
#ConnieHan
Cultivating self-love through fitness and health has always been a blissful sanctuary for navigating an industry landscape which often challenges your integrity as an artist and human being.
I will never apologize for making beauty/sensuality integral to my musical aesthetic —
I look forward to my return
@MontereyJazz
with my trio on Saturday, September 23rd •
“Pianist and Steinway Artist Connie Han has tackled the pantheon of jazz with her own fiery contemporary style, managing to shake up a staid jazz scene with her meteoric rise and compelling
Ne sois pas amoureux de la plus belle femme du monde, mais sois amoureux de la femme qui rend ton monde plus beau • Don't be in love with the most beautiful woman in the world, but be in love with the woman who makes your world more beautiful 🕊️ 🎹❤️ Backstage
@sanjosejazz
Piano marathons and deep focus work require maintenance and care of all bodily and cognitive functions 🧠💪🏼 I am militant about my diet and exercise regimen so that I may be free and chaotic in my work 🙏🏼🎹
#DisciplineEqualsFreedom
#ConnieHan
My passion for problem-solving and the mechanics of how things work extend beyond music to engineering, invention, physics and the aesthetics of a
@SteinwayAndSons
piano. As the piano is made of an organic material, it is highly susceptible to the state of its environment. During
Three weeks! I am elated to be the Thursday night headliner of the
@ElkhartJazzFest
on Thursday, June 20th in Elkhart, Indiana.
“The incomparable Connie Han 🎹✨
Described by Variety Magazine as one of contemporary jazz’s most talented and inventive musicians, Connie Han
Neuroplasticity 🧠 the ability of the brain to form and reorganize synaptic connections, especially in response to learning or experience
This art form is and always will be my ultimate lifeblood and heroin 🎹🔥 One of my addictions is challenging the traditional roles of the
“Jazz pianist Connie Han follows own route to stardom”
@timesunion
“Han is congenial, but has a confidence and strength that is palpable. She is steadfast in all her efforts. Her observations when she speaks leap out from a person who is self-assured. The command she has over a
This Friday live in St. Augustine, Florida • Secure your tickets to experience the incredible musical talents of jazz pianist and composer, Connie Han, at Chez L’Amour. Connie Han is a highly-skilled musician that provides her audience with exhilarating jazz piano performances
Petite piano desert goddess energy ✨ So nice to get out of the house after marathon practice sessions and spend time outdoors with my mother. Thank you to my mother for imbuing with me and innate sense of aesthetic and elegance 🕊️ Happy Mother’s Day!
Experimenting with a new setup tonight in both wardrobe and stage plot with the Connie Han Trio
@lucalemanno
@billwysaske
! I absolutely love this club and the Steinway piano here 🎹 Come out Minneapolis!
Merci beaucoup to
@SteinwayAndSons
for providing this monstrous ebony Model D to prepare for my upcoming festival appearances
@ElkhartJazzFest
(trio 6/20) and
@RochesterIntJazzFest
where I will perform twice at Montage Music Hall (trio 6/21)
Hatch Recital Hall (solo 6/22) 🎹❤️🙏🏼
A Day of Remembrance • Thank you to the valiant souls who sacrificed their lives for a country which makes my way of life as an artist and pianist possible. This craft brings my life’s mission into focus, exercising creative integrity, autonomy of thought, and intellectual
My hair aesthetic has always been an intimate aspect to my expression. When I cut my own hair, I love to apply cross-disciplinary concepts from creative jazz improvisation: the dichotomy of asymmetry vs. symmetry, linearity vs. fluidity, and chaos vs. order. The compelling power
@conniehanjazz
My wife was diagnosed w/ Parkinson's Disease at 42 in 2000. Today, on the drive home from her neurology appointment, I played "Secrets of Inanna". She loved it and said that for an hour she was able to forget her illness and her many pains!
#Neuroplasticity
Thank you
@SteinwayAndSons
San Diego for hosting my solo concert and masterclass this afternoon. It was a joy getting to work with these young talented pianists!
#ConnieHan
#SteinwayArtist
I am ecstatic to present a solo program and masterclass on October 22nd at the
@SteinwayAndSons
San Diego Gallery! For those of you who have been asking about my next appearance in SoCal, here’s your chance to see me live. RSVP by October 17 at 858.578.7715
#ConnieHan
“…A chaos agent in jazz, and not just from a fashion standpoint. Han’s medley from Inanna showed she has no problem with going where most Earth creatures have not gone before, and she’s dragging you with her whether you like it or not – though, in the end, you will. Her
Bonjour! Mérci Bernard de Bruxelles d’avoir acheté un LP dédicacé de Secrets of Inanna sur mom site! 🇧🇪
I love to include French into my daily practice as the passion and rhythm is synonymous with how I approach creative improvisation — especially in appreciation for my fans in
Connie Han on Her Unconventional Path to Jazz Stardom: ‘I’m Adamant About Transcending Culture’
“All of my music, even when it’s at its most complex and it’s most cerebral, I still want it to sound very alive and cathartic, and uninhibited.”
The Connie Han Trio returns to New York City
@birdlandjazz
Theatre on April 25th!
@ryanbergmusic
@billwysaske
Hailed by Downbeat Magazine "The Jazz Warrior-Goddess" with "a skill and ferocity unmatched by all but the most accomplished of pianists," 27-year-old piano wizard and
Hyperion • John Keats
“Deep in the shady sadness of a vale
Far sunken from the healthy breath of morn,
Far from the fiery noon, and eve’s one star,
Sat gray-hair’d Saturn, quiet as a stone,
Still as the silence round about his lair;
Forest on forest hung about his head
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“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain...” - Roy Batty, Blade Runner
Much love for this sick fan
The Connie Han Trio dates just announced in Chicago
@jazz_showcase
October 12th-15th 🎟️
Hailed by Variety Magazine as “one of contemporary jazz’s most talented and inventive musicians,” 27-year-old piano wizard and composer Connie Han has established
Thrilling solo piano sets
@RocJazzFest
at the Hatch Recital Hall
@EastmanSchool
!
Much love to
@wgmcjazz901
for the review
“From Jerome Kern to Coltrane to McCoy Tyner, Sondheim and Cole Porter, Han took a century of jazz piano and bought her own 21st century angular momentum to