heyrimjeon

Described as a “brilliant pianist” by legendary saxophonist Benny Golson, Hey Rim Jeon has been featured on NBC’s Weekend Today in New York, and KBN, Korea’s National TV network channel. As leader of her own band, Hey Rim Jeon and Friends, she has performed both nationally and internationally. Her album Mona Lisa Puzzle has been described as an “intense, intelligent statement” by Bill Milkowski of Jazz Times Magazine, won the Best Jazz Album category in the 2009 New England Urban Music Awards, and reached CD Baby’s "Top 10 Modern Creative Jazz Albums" list. A recipient of Berklee’s prestigious Exemplary Mentorship Award in 2021, Jeon is the first Korean faculty member at the institution. She has been teaching in the Piano Department since 2010.