Jenie Thai

Jenie Thai

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Born in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and raised outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Jenie Thai is building a musical presence in the community with her energetic quirks and engaging presence on stage. Raised in a musical household of six, silence was rare. Growing up, Jenie would fall asleep to the sounds of blues and melodies of folk that her parents played while entertaining guests downstairs. Her training on the piano began at age five; she steadily took private lessons for fifteen years. Consistent opportunities to perform arose through her classical training in which she spent her early school years performing difficult repertoire at various workshops, camps, and yearly round festivals. An outstanding mark on a Conservatory Canada exam gave her recognition from Ottawa and an Alberta award for receiving one of the highest grades in the country. Graduating at seventeen, she continued her musical development through studying at Augustana University in Camrose, Alberta. Two years into the Bachelor of Music Program, Jenie spontaneously decided she wanted to broaden her musical horizons. In 2008 she auditioned for the Grant MacEwan University Jazz and Contemporary Music Program where she just graduated this past April, majoring in Piano Performance. Jenie was recently granted acceptance into Paul McCartney’s international music school based in Liverpool, the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts.

Jenie finds her time being spent writing songs and jamming the blues. Currently working on an original EP, she is performing these tunes with a passion so fierce that listeners claim she unearths an organic vibrancy and youth with her spirit. She performs with an original band and has opened for Mike Plume, Amos Garrett, and played alongside local Edmonton blues band, Boogie Patrol. A performer, writer, instrumentalist, vocalist, and teacher, Jenie Thai combines classical technique, jazz harmonics, and a life-long appreciation for blues and folk to produce a unique charm as an upcoming singer-songwriter.

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