Romance of the Fruit Peddler / Romance of the Western Chamber (Metta) w/ Composer Min Xiao-Fen
Composer and pipa virtuoso, Ms. Min Xiao-Fen is our guest this week to talk about her recently released album Metta, which features the scores of 2 Chinese silent films, The Romance of the Fruits Peddler and Romance of the Western Chamber. These scores were commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute in 2023.
We also discuss:
- Growing up in a musical family
- Going from a classical background to collaborating with jazz greats like John Zorn, Derek Bailey and Wadada Leo Smith
- Collaborating with Bjork on "I See Who You Are" from the album Volta
- Learning to improvise and learning the Chinese connection to jazz
For More Information about Min Xiao-Fen:
Website: http://minbluepipa.com/news
IG: https://www.instagram.com/minxiaofen
FB: https://www.facebook.com/min.xiaofen/
An NPR interview with Ms. Min from 2021:
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