A native of Taiwan, Mavis Pan has performed her original works (orchestral, choral, jazz, chamber music, solo instrumental, vocal) throughout the United States, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. She composes and performs fluently in both classical and jazz styles and holds a B.M. in Jazz Piano Performance from New York University, M.A. in Music from Columbia University, M.A. in Urban Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary, and M.M. in Music Composition from Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music.
Pan’s choral work, "A Christmas Carol," was recorded by the Kiev Philharmonic under the ERM label. Following the release of her debut jazz album On My Way Home in 2010 she spent a year in Shanghai, China where she performed and served as a piano instructor and translator for the renowned Chinese Jazz Intensive Music Camp. Her second solo piano album,Not Alone, was released in December of 2016 and was distributed within the US and China.
On her latest album, Set For Love, Pan collaborated with lyricist David Keyes and Grammy Award-winning drummer and producer Ulysses Owens, Jr. The recording explores love in many contexts including head-over-heels love, love in trouble, love anticipated, and love remembered. Each song was born of a lifetime of experience, a 12-year collaboration, and a moment of inspiration. Each track has been created by a loving family of musicians, coaches, engineers, and producer. This concept album completes a cycle of jazz styles including ballad, blues, bolero, bossa, samba, swing, tango, and waltz, all on the world's most timeless theme. Set For Love is scheduled for a May 2019 release; singles are currently available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and other leading music distributors.
