Produced by award-winning jazz artist Pureum Jin, The Empress represents the driving force and vibrant movement of women in jazz; Debut album 'Square One' released on March 23rd, 2025!

A collection of standards, lovingly and skillfully performed by a close-knit group of top tier musicians in a reverent, traditional style — you can find it on any given evening in jazz's still-capital, New York City, if you hit the right clubs. What you usually won't find on those tiny basement stages, though, are women instrumentalists like Pureum Jin, founder of the new all-female saxophone quartet The Empress.

“Sometimes it can be challenging to keep my career moving forward, especially with the late-night jam sessions," says Jin, a mother of two young children. "I think jazz is still a world where being a parent can make things a bit harder to manage." So instead, Jin created her own stage upon which…