Live Jazz in New York

Owen Chen leads Eternal Wind, a New York-based guitar-led jazz ensemble that reimagines beloved Studio Ghibli, anime, and film soundtracks through modern jazz improvisation. The musical arrangements include Ghibli favorites such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, anime classics such as Your Name, Cowboy Bebop, and video games such as Kingdom Hearts, Legend of Zelda, and many more. Drawing from bebop, post-bop, and contemporary jazz — fusing influences from classical, world music, pop, and R&B — Eternal Wind reshapes familiar themes into music that BroadwayWorld describes as "intimate, restless, nostalgic and alive," with "tender, almost aching arrangements… nostalgia that made the room go quiet." Paris-Move praises the ensemble's "ability to build bridges between cultures while forging a sound entirely its own," calling the music "immediately accessible while remaining remarkably complex" with "a cinematic quality, painting landscapes and characters through melody and offering listeners not just music but immersive worlds." Their debut album The Ghibli Collection is out now on Origin Records. https://eternalwindmusic.com

https://www.viewcy.com/event/the_lunar_frontier_c Saddle up, space cowboy - we’re riding into orbit this Year of the Horse with Eternal Wind Music. Inspired by the jazz-noir universe of the cult classic Cowboy Bebop, The Red Pavilion becomes a drifting frontier - part smoky jazz saloon, part space-age hideout. Owen Chen's Eternal Wind Quintet traces the journey of jazz from New Orleans to Tokyo and back - performing Yoko Kanno's Cowboy Bebop score alongside the hard bop and blues standards that inspired it, from Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk to Art Blakey and Duke Ellington. Eternal Wind is a cinematic jazz quintet led by guitarist Owen Chen, exploring film and game music through the lens of modern jazz improvisation, and atmospheric storytelling. Drawing from the language of bebop, post-bop, and contemporary jazz, the group reshapes familiar themes into music that feels intimate, restless, nostalgic and alive. Described by BroadwayWorld as “tender, aching, dark, and explosively alive,” Eternal Wind features musicians from the jazz programs of New York University, Juilliard School, and Manhattan School of Music. The group is signed to the jazz label Origin Records with its debut album releasing March 2026.

https://www.viewcy.com/event/the_lunar_frontier_c Saddle up, space cowboy - we’re riding into orbit this Year of the Horse with Eternal Wind Music. Inspired by the jazz-noir universe of the cult classic Cowboy Bebop, The Red Pavilion becomes a drifting frontier - part smoky jazz saloon, part space-age hideout. Owen Chen's Eternal Wind Quintet traces the journey of jazz from New Orleans to Tokyo and back - performing Yoko Kanno's Cowboy Bebop score alongside the hard bop and blues standards that inspired it, from Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk to Art Blakey and Duke Ellington. Eternal Wind is a cinematic jazz quintet led by guitarist Owen Chen, exploring film and game music through the lens of modern jazz improvisation, and atmospheric storytelling. Drawing from the language of bebop, post-bop, and contemporary jazz, the group reshapes familiar themes into music that feels intimate, restless, nostalgic and alive. Described by BroadwayWorld as “tender, aching, dark, and explosively alive,” Eternal Wind features musicians from the jazz programs of New York University, Juilliard School, and Manhattan School of Music. The group is signed to the jazz label Origin Records with its debut album releasing March 2026.