Today (7th), Shen Hongyuan, the host of Philharmonic Radio, was shocked to hear that he passed away due to illness. Su Zhong, a friend and senior music critic, posted on his personal Facebook: “It was so shocking, I can’t believe it until now. Shen Hongyuan, let’s go.” Indirect confirmation of this Sad news.
Whenever jazz is mentioned in Taiwan, music fans often think of Shen Hongyuan, whose popularity is even described as higher than that of many jazz musicians. The most representative is the host of the radio program “Taipei Jazz Night”. His deep and thick voice has introduced many people into the jazz world, accompanied music fans through the late night, and won the “Best Pop Music Program Award” at the Radio Golden Bell Award Certainly, he said on stage at the time: “I would like to thank Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and other foreigners, because without them, there would be no jazz, and without jazz, I would not be doing my best.”
From businessman to broadcaster, Shen Hongyuan listened to Western songs when he was in junior high school, absorbed a lot of music knowledge, and devoted himself to the music industry for more than 20 years. From music critic, lecturer, host to curator, he has always been inseparable from jazz. He once revealed that jazz is the greatest interest in his life, and he hopes to spread it to every corner of Taiwan. In addition to “Taipei Jazz Night”, he also co-hosted “Bruce Power” with Su Zhong. The two talked regarding classic rock music, from Robert Johnson, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Ji Luxia to the Jiaogong Band. The knowledgeable music fans benefited a lot .
Shen Hongyuan was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma last year, and his condition improved for a while. As soon as the news of his death came out, many friends and music fans mourned on Shen Hongyuan’s personal Facebook PO post, recalling the broadcaster in their hearts, Lei Guangxia, a colleague of Philharmonic Radio, through Facebook fan pagesound loomWrite down: “Our good buddy Hong Yuan, every time you live in the recording room next door, Bruce Willy also has fun, we look at each other and nod, sometimes we go to eat pot together following the show~~ I miss it so much, I have cried Going to continue to play jazz for us handsomely in the sky.”
In addition to recommending classic jazz, Shen Hongyuan also interviewed countless local jazz musicians on the show. Saxophonist Xie Mingyan described on his personal Facebook that Shen Hongyuan is the best jazz DJ in Taiwan: “Thank you Shen Da for your support and care, and have a good journey Ma Shifang, a well-known music critic, said that Shen Hongyuan was the only Taiwanese DJ he listened to regularly, and he has listened to his programs for more than 20 years: “The jazz pieces he plays are always excellent, and they often open up my worldview. To a listener There is nothing more important and more thankful than this.”
Later, the Philharmonic Radio Facebook fan page posted a photo of Shen Hongyuan and his last words to commemorate this “jazz brother” who devoted his life to jazz: “Dear listeners and friends, hello everyone! I am Shen Hongyuan! You may Already heard, I went to that paradise full of jazz! Don’t worry regarding me, I will toast with the jazz masters there! ????」
