Composer Jihye Lee‘s sophomore album is called Daring Mind. In this interview, we trace Lee’s beginnings as a singer-songwriter in Seoul with no jazz background; how her desire to compose led her to attend Berklee College of Music; how she uses music to process emotions; and much more.

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