Thu, Jun 25, 7:00 PM
MUSICIANS
Owen Chen leads Eternal Wind, a New York-based guitar-led jazz ensemble that reimagines beloved Studio Ghibli, anime, and film soundtracks through modern jazz improvisation. The musical arrangements include Ghibli favorites such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, anime classics such as Your Name, Cowboy Bebop, and video games such as Kingdom Hearts, Legend of Zelda, and many more. Drawing from bebop, post-bop, and contemporary jazz — fusing influences from classical, world music, pop, and R&B — Eternal Wind reshapes familiar themes into music that BroadwayWorld describes as "intimate, restless, nostalgic and alive," with "tender, almost aching arrangements… nostalgia that made the room go quiet." Paris-Move praises the ensemble's "ability to build bridges between cultures while forging a sound entirely its own," calling the music "immediately accessible while remaining remarkably complex" with "a cinematic quality, painting landscapes and characters through melody and offering listeners not just music but immersive worlds." Their debut album The Ghibli Collection is out now on Origin Records. ... Owen Chen leads Eternal Wind, a New York-based guitar-led jazz ensemble that reimagines beloved Studio Ghibli, anime, and film soundtracks through modern jazz improvisation. The musical arrangements include Ghibli favorites such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, anime classics such as Your Name, Cowboy Bebop, and video games such as Kingdom Hearts, Legend of Zelda, and many more. Drawing from bebop, post-bop, and contemporary jazz — fusing influences from classical, world music, pop, and R&B — Eternal Wind reshapes familiar themes into music that BroadwayWorld describes as "intimate, restless, nostalgic and alive," with "tender, almost aching arrangements… nostalgia that made the room go quiet." Paris-Move praises the ensemble's "ability to build bridges between cultures while forging a sound entirely its own," calling the music "immediately accessible while remaining remarkably complex" with "a cinematic quality, painting landscapes and characters through melody and offering listeners not just music but immersive worlds." Their debut album The Ghibli Collection is out now on Origin Records. https://eternalwindmusic.com