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Chaerin Im

Chaerin Im is a South Korean pianist, composer, improviser, and bandleader based between Amsterdam and Seoul whose music joins jazz, indie pop, and electronics.

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Photo source · Official artist media

Career Overview

About Chaerin Im

Im's official biography identifies her as a South Korean pianist based in Amsterdam and Seoul. It documents work in the Amsterdam jazz scene, a co-led 2022 improvisation album with Song youngnam, and the development of her own quartet.[1][3]

Her quartet brings together guitar, electric bass, drums, and piano in music informed by indie pop, free improvisation, and electronics. Dox Records carries that work into two 2025 releases, Midnight Resets and aïe aïe, while preserving Im's roles as pianist, composer, and leader.[1][2][4][5]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, pianist, and composer

Chaerin Im Quartet

Im's biography identifies Siebren Smink, Matteo Mazzù, and Ludvig Søndergaard as the guitarist, bassist, and drummer in her Amsterdam quartet.[1]

Co-leader, composer, arranger, and pianist

The Back of Beyond

The Sounds Good release credits Im and Song youngnam with composition and arrangement and documents the full international ensemble.[3]

Recording leader

Dox Records projects

The label profile documents Im's move from an acoustic-jazz base toward synth textures, concise melodies, and reflective song forms.[2][4][5]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2022 · Sounds Good Store

The Back of Beyond

Co-leader, pianist, composer, and arranger

The co-billed release credits Im and Song youngnam with composition and arrangement and Im as pianist in the ensemble.[3]

Release details

2025 · Dox Records

Midnight Resets

Leader, pianist, and composer

Im's first Dox release presents an artist-authored program connecting quartet language, synthesizers, and personal song forms.[2][4]

Release details

2025 · Dox Records

aïe aïe

Leader, pianist, and composer

The artist-authorized follow-up extends Im's catalog through atmospheric, indie-jazz, and electronic textures.[2][5]

Release details

Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Chaerin Im on Bandcamp

Hear both Dox releases with full streaming, release dates, and artist notes.

Official YouTube channel

Watch Im's quartet, solo, and collaborative performances through her verified artist channel.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

Wed, Sep 9, 8:00 PM

Cologne Jazzweek: Composers Collective Cologne – Amsterdam Edition

Stadtgarten · Cologne

Wed, Sep 9, 8:30 PM

Cologne Jazzweek: Composers Collective Cologne – Amsterdam Edition

Stadtgarten · Cologne

Thu, Sep 10, 7:00 PM

Cologne Jazzweek | Chaerin Im, Fabian Dudek & Special Guest: Petter Eldh

LOFT Cologne · Cologne

Thu, Sep 10, 7:00 PM

Cologne Jazzweek | Chaerin Im, Fabian Dudek & special guest: Chiquita Magic

LOFT Cologne · Cologne

Thu, Sep 24, 8:00 PM

European Jazz Conference Showcase: Florian Herzog Almost Natural

LOFT Cologne · Cologne

Thu, Sep 24, 8:30 PM

European Jazz Conference Showcase: Florian Herzog Almost Natural

LOFT Cologne · Cologne

Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

[1] Official biography and quartet guide
Chaerin Im
[2] Current label artist biography
Dox Records
[3] The Back of Beyond release
Sounds Good Store
[4] Midnight Resets release
Chaerin Im / Dox Records
[5] aïe aïe release and audio
Chaerin Im / Dox Records