Minyen Hsieh

Taipei city - Taiwan

Minyen Hsieh is a highly regarded, award-winning Taiwanese saxophonist. The Taipei native, born in 1981, started to perform professionally at the age of 19, and received his Master degree from the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Brussels on 2010. His strong improvisation skills and rich tone has made him a coveted player in several genres varying from: jazz, rock, folk, hip-hop, electronic to avant-garde. He won the Taichung Saxophone Competition in 2012, 2 times Golden Melody Awards (GMA, Grammy Awards in Chinese speaking world) and 7 times Golden Indie Music Award(GIMA) with His solo & co-leading albums. Besides Taiwan, he also tour frequently in Japan, Hong Kong, South-East Asia and west Europe.

In 2024 he participated many projects/performances/releases such as:

Terao Saho(JP)Taiwan debute & album release concert at SunTory Blue Rose,Tokyo.
Monique Chao <Hyperbolic Time Chambers> Taiwan Premier Concert.
Non-Confined Space, Green!Eyes @Megaport
Mantis @Glowball Festival
Japan Tour w/Suga Dairo, Hayashi Eiiji, Otomo Yoshide, Yamazaki Hiroshi…and others.
Longineu Parsons(USA)
NoMads Factory(FR) Album release tour.
Joetrane All Days
melodies @Taichung Jazz Festival and album release tour.
Eric Thielemans(BE) Taiwan Tour
Sonic Shaman: TheCube Forum Music Festival

And 3 international cooperate album releases:

NoMads Factory 《Elephant On A Pink Leaflet》(NMF-0001) by Lionel Pinard (FR)

Asian Connection《East, West & Beyond》(PRA CE 2413) by Michael Simon (NL)

Takeshi Sakamoto T.S.O.P Band《光陰 Kouin》(TSOP-1003) by Takeshi Sakamoto (JP)

Also, His latest solo work Our Waning Love ,has won the 15th GIMA <BEST JAZZ SONG>.