Eternal Wind

Eternal Wind blends jazz, pop, and anime into a genre-defying sound.

🎐 Eternal Wind Ensemble

A distinctive project known for combining cinematic jazz, anime film music, and modern groove-based jazz. This group's sound blends to suit the occasion, whether it's straight ahead swing, latin, RnB, funk, or pop-inspired styles.

🎷 Jazz Trio / Quartet / Quintet

• Quintet (Saxophone, Guitar, Piano, Upright Bass, Drums)
• Double Guitar Quintet (2x Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums)
• Quartet or Trio

Specialization: Custom jazz arrangements of music from Studio Ghibli, Cowboy Bebop, Demon Slayer, Kingdom Hearts, and other iconic anime. Standard jazz repertoire

Rooted in the language of modern and traditional jazz, these ensembles blends arrangement styles across genres.

🎻 Violin & Guitar Duo

A unique improvisational duo blending classical lyricism, pop music, and jazz harmony. Repertoire includes jazz standards, pop tunes, and Studio Ghibli melodies arranged for the duo seting. Ideal for weddings, intimate event settings, and storytelling-driven performances.

About the bandleader

Guitarist, composer, and bandleader Owen Chen is a versatile voice in the New York City music scene, known for blending modern and traditional jazz, cinematic soundscapes, and popular culture into vivid musical experiences. A classically trained violinist from the age of five, Owen holds a Master’s in Jazz Performance from NYU, having studied under contemporary leading figures in jazz guitar, including John Scofield, Peter Bernstein, and Adam Rogers, and a Bachelors from UC Berkeley.

His original music explores the emotional resonance of jazz through the lens of anime soundtracks, symphonic textures, and improvisational storytelling with his quintet — a fusion that shaped his debut album, Eternal (2022). Owen performs regularly across the city with his jazz quintet, violin-guitar duo, and “Eternal Wind” ensemble, including band-leading and arranging for the popular Studio Ghibli and Anime Jazz residencies at The Red Pavilion and residencies at jazz venues such as Bar Next Door and Laissez Faire.

Owen recorded an album with his Eternal Wind Quintet, comprised of Studio Ghibli arrangements (2025) and has performed and collaborated with the Official Studio Ghibli & Uniqlo brands.