Yuwen is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston Massachusetts‭, ‬where she studied jazz piano‭, ‬theory and composition‭. ‬While at Berklee‭, ‬Yuwen was also a recipient of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Award for jazz composition‭. ‬
Since returning to Taiwan‭, ‬Yuwen has participated in many concerts‭, ‬festivals‭, ‬recordings and educational activities‭, ‬and has performed in Hong Kong‭, ‬Macao‭, ‬Dubai‭, ‬and Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2005‭. ‬

In addition to‭ ‬regular performances of her own compositions with jazz ensembles‭, ‬Yuwen also leads a unique ensemble‭ ‬“The Yuwen Peng Jazztet‭ ‬“‭, ‬which is working on a variety of genre-crossing projects‭, ‬particularly involving the combination of jazz with traditional Chinese music‭. ‬Under Yuwen’s musical direction‭, ‬the group has gone on to perform at a series of major venues in the past years‭, ‬including sets at the 2005‭ ‬Taichung Jazz Festival and on the‭ ‬“Oriental Avant-garde”‭ ‬program at the 7th ‬Taipei Arts Festival‭, ‬and has released its first album‭ ‬“Sizhukong”‭ ‬in March 2007‭.‬