Jett Kwong

Jett Kwong is a Los Angeles–based experimental pop artist whose work blends the Chinese guzheng, layered vocal melodies, electronics, and orchestral textures. Raised with a mixed Chinese–American heritage, she brings that hybridity into her music, weaving cultural roots into modern soundscapes. Her compositions often explore identity, heritage, migration, and belonging—reflecting her family’s history from Hong Kong and the complexities of mixed identity in America.

Her music merges traditional Chinese instrumentation with contemporary pop and cinematic ambience. Tracks such as “Cream” and “Jasmine” showcase her signature mix of haunting guzheng riffs, ethereal vocals, and lush arrangements that evoke both intimacy and grandeur.

In her performance at Sierra Madre Playhouse, Jett Kwong presents a program that invites listeners into a space between tradition and innovation. Anchored by her mastery of the guzheng and her resonant voice, the evening journeys through ambient textures, alternative pop, and chamber-inspired arrangements.

Expect an immersive experience: the guzheng’s plucked resonance shaped into hypnotic motifs; vocal lines that blur lyric and atmosphere; and compositions rooted in personal narrative—stories of migration, cultural memory, and rediscovery. The concert unfolds as a single cohesive journey rather than discrete songs, leading the audience through moments of quiet reflection and cinematic expansion.

At its core, Jett Kwong’s performance offers a meditation on identity and sound—the ancient voice of the guzheng meeting modern production, creating a musical space that feels both rooted and otherworldly.