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Minyen Hsieh

Band, *1981
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. 謝明諺

Minyen Hsieh is a highly regarded, award-winning Taiwanese saxophonist. The Taipei native, born in 1981, started to perform professionally at the age of 19, and studied at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Brussels. There he studied with John Ruocco and Jeroen Van Herzeele. His strong improvisation skills and rich tone has made him a coveted player in several genres varying from: jazz, rock, folk, hip-hop, electronic to avant-garde. Outside of Taiwan, Minyen has also been welcomed to grace stages through Belgium, Germany, Holland, Luxembourg, Japan, China, HK, Macau, Korea, Malaysia, India and Burkina Faso. He won the Taichung Saxophone Competition in 2012, and regularly contributes to various jazz, pop and experimental projects in Taiwan. His first record ”Firry Path" was the best-selling of the year in 2014. Recently he has released a trio improv album “Constellation In Motion” which was also well-received in 2017. And his second solo album “A Good As Water”, will be released in July 2018. 謝明諺 薩克斯風、木管   
 台北出身,布魯塞爾皇家音樂院爵士薩克斯風演奏碩士、碩士後文憑。2012台中國際薩克斯風大賽冠軍。旅居歐洲六年,使得他的演奏和想法有著與眾不同的聲線和魅力。對於各種音樂的好奇和喜愛使得他在爵士樂的領域之外,搖滾、流行、獨立創作、嘻哈和電子前衛也都有所發揮。旅歐期間曾周遊至比利時,荷蘭,德國,盧森堡和布吉納法索演出。2011藝成歸國,除了與本土優秀爵士樂手持續合作,也和許多國際音樂家有密切互動。台灣之外他也在日韓、港澳、中國、馬來西亞、印度等等鄰近國家演出,逐漸打開知名度。2014年以處女作『Firry Path』在台灣爵士史譜寫新的一頁。謝明諺曾說:「演奏音樂對我來說,從來不是自己一個人的事。與樂手同伴們的互動合作,和演出時所散發出的能量,讓我在這個時空中找到了屬於自己的座標,連結這個世界。」2017年台北世大運閉幕式他受邀演出熄聖火樂:『薪傳』,在世界的注目中為整個運動盛事劃下完美句點。 2018年七月,他發行了第二張個人專輯,全自由即興的作品『上善若水 As Good As Water』。 謝明諺/シェ‧ミンイェン/Minyen Hsieh 1981年台北生まれ/台湾で高い評価を受けているサックス 奏者。 ブリュッセルのKoninklijk Conservatorium(ハーグ王立音楽院)にて、ジョン‧ルーオーコーとジェレン‧ヴァン‧ヘルツィエールを師事。 2012年に台中サクソフォン‧コンクールで優勝。高い即興演奏技術と豊かな音色を持ち、ジャズ、ロック、フォーク、ヒップホップ、エレクトロニクスからアヴァンギャルドまで様々なプロジェクトに参加し活躍している。台湾以外にもベルギー、ドイツ、オランダ、ルクセンブルク、日本、韓国、中国、香港、マカオ、マレー シア、インド、ブルキナファソなどでコンサトを行い好評を得る。 デビュー作「Firry Path」は、2014年の台湾ベストセラー。 2018年 最新作「上善若水」をリリース。

     
Members
PortraitSabu Toyozumi
dr, perc *1943 JP
Fang-Yi Liu
voc
Popular Tracks   
TM5 on TM5 by Robot Swing, LEO37 & 陳以恆
No Time on SYSTEM BOOTING... by Robot Swing
Chamakana on Our Waning Love by Minyen Hsieh
Our Waning Love on Our Waning Love by Minyen Hsieh
Tide on Our Waning Love by Minyen Hsieh
Above The Clouds on Firry Path by Minyen Hsieh
Atom (feat. Minyen Hsieh) on SYMBOL by Go Go Machine Orchestra
Switch It on Our Waning Love by Minyen Hsieh
Ann on Our Waning Love by Minyen Hsieh
眾妙之門 on 上善若水 by Minyen Hsieh

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
As Good As Water 上善若水Minyen Hsieh, Sabu Toyozumi, Shih-Yang Lee2018Album
Lines & StainsMinyen Hsieh2018Album
Deng Nan-Guang In Black & White Live At New Narratives Film Festival 2016Minyen Hsieh2018Single
Constellation In MotionMinyen Hsieh, Shih-Yang Lee, Fang-Yi Liu2017Album
Firry PathMinyen Hsieh2014Album
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