Vincent Lyn began his studies with his musical prodigy mother in England, then went on to study with Marion Mack at the Royal College of Music -- achieving honors for piano performance. After being accepted to the London College of Music to study both piano and trombone, his family came to the U.S. where he continued his studies with Irma Iadone at Yale University Music School. He was soon accepted to the prestigious Boston Conservatory of Music, and it was here where his piano mastery developed. He majored in piano performance and studied with Jacqueline Gourdin herself a student of the world renowned concert pianist Alfred Cortot of the Paris Conservatoire.
He expanded his musical horizons at the Manhattan School of Music where he explored jazz piano performance, arranging and composition. He has played in every group musical setting -- from full classical orchestra to pop, rhythm and blues, funk, fusion – but his first major dream came true came when he opened for Dizzy Gillespie at Yale University.
But music wasn’t Lyn’s only goal. Pursuing his love of acting, he wound up in South China, where he appeared in nineteen of the most successful films in the Golden Era of Hong Kong cinema. While co-starring alongside Jackie Chan in the international blockbuster Operation Condor, he also composed “Canto-pop” for Polygram Records – two of which hit the Asian charts’ top ten.
Returning to America, Lyn recorded his first jazz album, Wing Sing, which was released in 1999 under the BMG Asia label. This was followed by being chosen to be the opening performance on the television special The Tracy Thomas NBC World Jazz Tribute appearing alongside recording artists Chuck Loeb, Chieli Minucci, Dave Valentine and Donald Harrison. More recently, Lyn played to an audience of 20,000 at the opening ceremonies for the first ever Martial Arts Olympics in St. Petersburg, Russia. Vincent has since been awarded by the Board of Directors of the Music Educators National Conference, and the Tri-M Music Honor Society, for furthering the cause of music and music education. His most notable inspirations are Oscar Peterson, Errol Garner, Herbie Hancock, Ramsey Lewis, and Eliane Elias.
With the release of his new CD, Heaven Bound, which he considers the culmination of his musical journey thus far. Suitably, the album ranges from classical interpretations, jazz, bossa nova, and samba to Afro-Cuban and contemporary ballads -- the majority of which was composed by Lyn himself.
Vincent would like to thank his parents, family, friends, and Sifus (teachers) for their love, support, and learning.
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