Kristin Fung
Kristin Fung
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Returning to Vancouver after seven years in Toronto, Kristin Fung’s ferocious, tender, and captivating voice as a lead singer, keyboardist, composer, and improviser traverse musical landscapes of “soulful grace [and] jazzy joy” (From The Intercom), and funky R&B. Her deeply earnest and uplifting originals evoke the sounds of self-accompanying piano queens Alicia Keys and Patrice Rushen, showing off her powerhouse lungs and groovy piano chops.
A charismatic performer with playful and elegant stage presence, Fung’s second EP, “Live at The Garden” (2023) was filmed live in-concert at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Due to rain, the performance was moved inside at the last minute. Fung reflects on the enchanted evening: “I can still see that sunset, the one you chose to miss so that we could play an encore.”
Her forthcoming electro-R&B single, “Why Don’t You Dance” will hit worldwide platforms and roller rinks this year.
A soulful innovator, Fung is the creator of the outdoor live music and chocolate series, Funk N’ Mink which was one of five selected recipients of DowntownVan’s Public Space Vibrancy program (2021). Other performances include the Vancouver International Jazz Festival (2021), Markham Jazz Festival (2019), and Roulette (New York, 2019).
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Jade Music Fest is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We acknowledge our privilege to operate on these lands, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose music and culture encourages us to better listen to each other.
Jade Music Fest is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We acknowledge our privilege to operate on these lands, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose music and culture encourages us to better listen to each other.