REVIEW: Haeun Joo’s ‘We Will Find’ – Textura
“Professional speakers know that an audience’s attention is often better caught by speaking softly rather than at the top of one’s lungs. Illustrating how that principle can extend into other areas, Haeun Joo embodies it within a jazz context.”
REVIEW: Haeun Joo “We Will Find” – Jazz Weekly
Pianist and composer Haeun Joo creates relaxed and impressionistic moods with a post bop team of Matt Holman/tp-fh, Doug Weiss/b and Ronen Itzik/dr with her 8 originals.
BEST OF 2021: Haeun Joo on Geno Thackara’s Favorites Of 2021 – All About Jazz
You can read a lot into the simple phrase "We Will Find," and befitting such a title—especially for a debut—Haeun Joo sounds equal parts exploratory and hopeful.
The Listening Guide: Haeun Joo “We Will Find” – NQ Jazz
You can read a lot into the simple phrase "We Will Find," and befitting such a title—especially for a debut—Haeun Joo sounds equal parts exploratory and hopeful. The jazzy grooving and trading of solos is familiar as can be, while her wordless crooning adds a more exotic allure at the same time. Strange and charming.
REVIEWS: New Albums From Haeun Joo – John Chacona
Saudade describes a pensive, melancholic longing, a bittersweet, somewhat diffuse sense of absence. It’s a Brazilian word and a universal emotion that Korean-born pianist Haeun Joo captures effectively on her debut