Jennifer Lin is an American pianist. She is a student of the Yamaha Music Education System (YMES) and has been since she was 4. She is also a student in the Junior Original Concert program.

She found her major introduction to the public at large when a recording of her inspirational improv performance at the TED

TED (conference)

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 conference in Oldsmar, FL on February 27, 2004 was posted on TED.com on Aug 2006. She was 14 years old at the time.

She has performed for Oprah

The Oprah Winfrey Show

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 and The Daily Show

The Daily Show

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, among others. On The Oprah Winfrey show, she composed a song on the spot with 5 random music notes that Oprah chose. She has one sibling.

External links

• TED: Jennifer's bio
• TED Talks: Jennifer Lin improvs piano magic at TED
  TED (conference)
  TED is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading"....
  
  in 2004
• ABC person of the week
• Yamaha Music Education System