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NEW RELEASE: Jazz-Funk Bass Extraordinaire Richie Goods and Established Vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu Issue Connected, a bona-fide account of unity, due out on January 13, 2023

November 17, 2022

Jazz-Funk Bass Extraordinaire Richie Goods and Established Vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu Issue Connected, a bona-fide account of unity, due out on January 13, 2023 Jazz-funk bass extraordinaire Richie Goods and in-demand vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu are expanding their collaborative musical relationship with the upcoming release of Connected, a multi-dimensional, riveting conversation constructed around unity. While … Read More

NEW RELEASE: Bassist Richie Goods and Vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu To Release Single “Rain,” on December 7, 2021

December 6, 2021

Bassist Richie Goods and Vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu To Release Single “Rain,” on December 7, 2021 Jazz-funk bass extraordinaire Richie Goods and in-demand vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu are revealing a glimpse of their forthcoming, groove-infused album on their new single, “Rain.” Due out on December 7, 2021, “Rain” revisits the R&B female vocal trio SWV’s … Read More

REVIEW: Chien Chien Lu “On The Right Path” – All About Jazz

August 20, 2021

By William H. Snyder, All About Jazz Chien Chien Lu is a vibes and marimba player who lived the first quarter of a century of her life in Taiwan. This year she is closing in on 32 years of age. One of three children, she went to church with Dad and temple with Mom—her father … Read More

BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE: Chien Chien Lu’s THE PATH Reviewed

January 25, 2021

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FEATURE: Chien Chien Lu and The Roy Ayers Effect – Downbeat

December 4, 2020

By Alexa Peters, Downbeat Before 2012, Chien Chien Lu had never heard jazz. Having spent her childhood taking piano lessons and playing marimba in prominent orchestras, the Taiwanese-born vibraphonist was well-studied in contemporary percussion, but her musical diet was that of her country’s—primarily classical, Taiwanese traditional music, Chinese pop and K-pop. Read more here. … Read More

FEATURE: Chien Chien Lu Finds Her Musical ‘Path’ – Downbeat

December 3, 2020

by Alexa Peters, Downbeat Before 2012, Chien Chien Lu had never heard jazz. Having spent her childhood taking piano lessons and playing marimba in prominent orchestras, the Taiwanese-born vibraphonist was well-studied in contemporary percussion, but her musical diet was that of her country’s—primarily classical, Taiwanese traditional music, Chinese pop and K-pop. Less than a decade … Read More

REVIEW: Chien Chien Lu “The Path” – London Jazz News

November 5, 2020

By Rob Mallows, London Jazz News I wasn’t sure what to expect from this album by Taiwanese percussionist Chien Chien Lu. I’d never heard of her, but knew of the work of the electric bassist on the album, Richie Goods. That was enough to convince me to give it a go. I’m glad I did. … Read More

OCTOBER SUITE: Chien Chien Lu “Blossom On A Stormy Night” on Rhythm Planet – KCRW

October 20, 2020

By Tom Schnabel, KCRW Classically-trained Taiwan-born, New York-based vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu performs an original arrangement of a traditional Taiwanese song called “Blossom in a Stormy Night.” Read more here.

REVIEW: Chien Chien Lu: The Path — All About Jazz

September 26, 2020

by Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz For vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu, the path to jazz wasn’t direct. She rode a contemporary classical percussion track into her twenties in her native Taiwan, but, as it turned out, that drive was less about reaching a destination than it was about the act of discovery: A growing desire for … Read More

ANNOUNCEMENT: Chien Chien Lu’s “The Path” — Jazz DeLaPena

September 22, 2020

by Tomas Peña, Jazz DeLa Pena Chien Chien Lu is a jazz vibraphonist, contemporary percussionist, arranger, and composer from Taiwan. She recorded on trumpeter Jeremy Pelt’s latest record “Jeremy Pelt The Artist” and toured with the band to France, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, and the UK. Chien Chien has recently stepped forth as a composer … Read More