Returning to Vancouver after seven years in Toronto, Kristin Fung’s ferocious, tender, and captivating voice as a lead singer, keyboardist, composer, and improviser traverse musical landscapes of funky R&B, “soulful grace [and] jazzy joy” (From The Intercom). Her uplifting originals and playful, high-energy live band arrangements evoke the sounds of self-accompanying piano queens Alicia Keys and Patrice Rushen, showing off her powerhouse lungs and groovy piano chops.
A charismatic performer with fierce and elegant stage presence, Fung’s second EP, "Live at The Garden” (2023) was filmed live in-concert at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Due to rain, the performance was moved inside at the last minute. Fung reflects on the enchanted evening: “I can still see that sunset, the one you chose to miss so that we could play an encore.”
Fung's current projects include the long-awaited studio recording of her electro-R&B single, "Why Don't You Dance"; the debut of The No Sweet Carolines, Canada’s first Asian women-led R&B dueling pianos act with songwriter/pianist/Sing! China finalist, ZiZi; and a co-write with JUNO Award-winning songwriter Jacq Teh called "Glory Days."
A soulful innovator who always seems to be up to something unexpected, Fung is the creator of the outdoor live music and chocolate series, Funk N’ Mink which was one of five selected recipients of DowntownVan’s Public Space Vibrancy program. Other performances include the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Markham Jazz Festival, Roulette (with Anthony Braxton in New York), Ong King (Honolulu), and Viva La Musica! (Kyoto).