Photo by Robert Sherman
“Hyuna Park has amazing facility, a beautiful sound and great musical ideas.”
— Bruce Barth
“Hyuna Park is a beautiful new voice on the piano. She plays with a feeling and maturity that is rare.”
— Vincent Herring
Hyuna Park is an award-winning jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader from South Korea based in New York City. Winner of the International Women in Jazz (IWJ) Festival and the Jimmy Heath Award, she is recognized for her energetic, hard-swinging performances and distinctive compositions that seamlessly blend straight-ahead jazz, classical influences, and Korean folk traditions. The New York City Jazz Record hailed her as "a fresh new voice as a player and composer."
Park leads the Hyuna Park Trio and co-leads ensembles with Grammy Award- winning trombonist Luis Bonilla and bassist Martin Pizzarelli. She regularly performs with acclaimed jazz artists including Jerry Bergonzi, Vincent Herring, Danny Jonokuchi and 2025 Guggenheim Fellow John Yao.
As a recording artist, Park has appeared on more than two dozen albums. Her latest release, "Her Morning Waltz," has earned widespread acclaim for its originality, lyricism, and expressive depth, further establishing her as an extraordinary voice in contemporary jazz.