8/28 Yifei Zhou duo with Jake Walters

Yifei Zhou, vocals
Jake Walters, piano 

Yifei Zhou, a vocalist composer currently studies jazz voice performance at New England Conservatory. Her teachers include, Dominique Eade, Ken Schaphorst, Frank Carlberg. Henrique Eisenmann, Jerry Leake. She also gets instructions from the masters including Jason Moran, Cecil MeLroin Salvant, Dave Holland, Joyce Moreno. Yifei has been a mentee of Women In Jazz Organization and mentored by Aubrey Johnson. She performed at the Shanghai Jazz. Festival, Shanghai Jz Club, Wooden Box, Wally's, Celebration of Nat King Cole's 100 Birthday Concert at Jordan Hall and Jacob Collier Djsess release Concert

At MIT, Dave Holland's music at Jordan Hall, and Jason Moran's Residency Concert. Yifei is interested in a variety of cultures, particularly Eastern cultures, such as dances, music, religious practices, languages, artwork, and history. She began composing music in her' sophomore year, inspired by her curiosity in the world. Her creativity is affected not just by music, but also by a wide range of elements that have surrounded her since she was a youngster. She has collaborated with a variety of performers, including jazz, and classical musicians, and she is now exploring new possibilities in her composition and improvisation by engaging with musicians from other musical backgrounds.