ZY THE WAY, an innovative ensemble from Taipei, Taiwan, is redefining the improvised music landscape through an inspired fusion of ancient Chinese poetry and contemporary jazz. Featuring highly skilled musicians and a visionary multimedia artist, ZY THE WAY seamlessly blends 3000-year-old verses from the Book of Poetry (Shijing 詩經)—attributed to Confucius—with modern jazz compositions, creating a fresh, East-meets-West soundscape. Their debut album, 'Then and Now 溯', which has received two silver medals from the Global Music Awards for band and composition, delves deeply into themes of human experience and vulnerability. This album features eight original tracks interwoven with poetic interludes, all inspired by the Shijing. Following critical acclaim for their debut EP, 'A Different Destiny', which earned a 3.5-star review in Downbeat Magazine, ZY THE WAY continues to offer a powerful and contemporary perspective on one of the world’s oldest literary works, making them a captivating new voice in the jazz scene. ZY THE WAY 是來自台灣台北的跨界樂團，透過融合中國古詩詞與現代爵士樂，重新定義即興音樂的邊界。樂團由一群技藝高超的音樂家和多媒體藝術家組成，將擁有三千年歷史的《詩經》——傳說由孔子親自編纂的古代詩歌——與現代爵士創作無縫結合，創造出獨特的東西方融合音景。 他們的首張專輯 Then And Now 溯 已經獲得 2024 年全球音樂大獎的兩枚銀獎，並將深入探討人類經歷與脆弱的本質。專輯包含 8 首原創曲目以及受《詩經》啟發的詩意演奏，將這部古老的文學經典以現代語言重新詮釋，呈現出全新視角。繼首張 EP《實命不同》在美國 Downbeat Magazine 獲得 3.5 星好評後，ZY THE WAY 以其突破性的音樂風格成為爵士樂界一股引人注目的新興力量，為世界上最古老的文學作品之一注入現代活力。