Jenny Chi, vocal

At the age of seven, the Swiss singer (born 1975) with Chinese roots began taking lessons on the piano and was singing in the Zurich children’s choir; she began playing the guitar as an autodidact. In her late teens, Jenny Chi dis- covered her love for Bossa Nova. The wistful, melancholy mood of the music immediately enthralled her. After college, she continued her musical education in classical and jazz singing and in percussion; she participated as lead singer in several Brazilian and jazz bands (i.e. Bem Bossa, Victor’s Brazilian Affair, Trio Zwo). She then spent half a year traveling through Brazil.

Upon her return to Switzerland she formed her own band in 1999, the Bossa Nova quartet ChiBossa. The band interprets the music of composers such as Ary Barroso, Tom Jobim, Chico Buarque, and adds some of her own compositions.

February 2007 sees the release of her first CD entitled "Jenny Chi & ChiBossa", featuring twelve old Bossa Nova gems by composers such as Chico Buarque, Tom Jobim, Ary Barroso and Baden Powell, plus a beautifully delicate self penned composition with her guitarist, Ademir Cândido. These are live recordings and the listener has the feeling of sitting with the band and witnessing first hand their enchanting raw intimacy and authenticity.

Jenny Chi - voc
Ademir Candido - guit
Ralph Sonderegger - bass
Eduardo Costa - perc