Jazz and big band music runs through Macy Chen’s family.
Her grandfather was a jazz saxophone player in the 1930s and today Macy Chen is gaining fame in Taiwan and New York.
Her latest album is called “After 75 Years,” a reference to her Jazz musician grandfather whom she never met.
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