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【Meeting Jazz Shenzhen】This week’s performance schedule 4.27-5.7
April 27, 2023 All day
27 April/3 May 21:30 Thursday/Wednesday
Young Jazz Pianist Wen Bochao Trio
Piano/Piano: Wen Bochao
Bass/Bass: Shao Xuan
Drums/Drums: Li Hongfei
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Graduated from Shenzhen University with a major in jazz piano performance, under the tutelage of the famous Chinese jazz pianist Li Lin, as the keyboard player of the Shenzhen local jazz band TPS Quintet, he has been focusing on jazz performance and creation for five years, and has been active in major jazz and modern music stages on site.
Friday, April 28 at 21:30
Jazz saxophonist Zhu Zexu Trio
Tenor Saxophone/Tenor Saxophone : Zhu Zexu
Piano/Piano: Cheng Xiaoyue
Bass/Double Bass: Zhang Congcong
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Born in Kobe, Japan, he started learning saxophone at the age of eight. In 2014, he began to study at Berklee College of Music. Since 2016, he has studied Bebop style with pianist Barry Harris. In 2019, he moved to New York and transferred to William Paterson University. In the past five years, he has played all over China, Japan and the United States. He has cooperated with musicians including Kim Clarke, Wayne Escoffery and Hiroyuki Tsutsui. Graduated in 2022 and moved to Guangdong.
Saturday, April 29 at 21:30
Young Jazz Saxophonist Peng Junxian Quartet
Alto Saxophone/Alto Saxophone : Peng Junxian
Piano/Piano: Shi Wenzheng
Bass/Double Bass: Zhang Siyu
Drums/Drums: Li Liang
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Graduated from Zhuhai College of Jilin University, majoring in music performance, learned saxophone at the age of 12, and started to learn jazz music from the famous Guangdong saxophone educator and performer Yu Zhenhai at the age of 17. He is an educational guide and plays the alto saxophone part in the Golden Jazz Big Band. He has a unique insight into improvisation.
Sunday, April 30 at 21:30
International Jazz Day – Dimension Big Band. Jazz to SWING
Conductor: Yu Zhenhai
Vocal/Vocal: Amanda Zhao Nanying
Saxophone Part/Saxophone Group
Peng Junxian/Tao Ran/Li Minlong/Gao Feng/Zou Daocheng
Trumpet Section/Trumpet Group
Ma Xiaoliang/He Huan/Huang Yitao/Liang Tianzheng
Trombone Part / Trombone Group
Bo Hai/Li Taiying/Wen Ming/Huang Zhenmin
Piano/Piano: Shi Wenzheng
Guitar/Guitar: He Xicheng
Bass/Double Bass: Zhu Chuliang
Drums/Drums: Li Haoxin
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In the hot and uninhibited swing era, a form of expression that is popular with the public appeared-jazz big band. They use the most complete vocal strength to enhance the live charm of jazz to the extreme. In the roaring and hot scene, you can always see the crowd ecstatically swinging and dancing around the big orchestra, feeling the wonderful power of jazz in the light, shadow and music.
It is a professional team composed of teachers and graduates from domestic excellent music colleges. After more than ten years of wind and rain, the orchestra has now become a top team with great creative and adaptation capabilities. With excellent member abilities and exquisite arrangements, the Dimension Jazz Orchestra can always control the atmosphere of each performance almost perfectly, making the audience linger and forget to return.
From blues (BLUES), the origin of jazz, to swing (SWING) in the heyday of jazz; there is also rhythmic and cheerful funk (FUNK), Latin (LATIN) full of Latin American ethnic customs, and gentle waves like the setting sun by the sea. BOSSA NOVA, etc.; plus two jazz repertoires with local flavors, “Hong Kong Style” and “Lingnan Folk Music”, independently created by Dimension.
The multi-dimensional style, ingenious adaptation and superb performances surprise old and new audiences every time. As one of the leaders in the development of jazz music in southern China, the Weiwei Jazz Orchestra has accumulated a high degree of attention in the Lingnan area, and has also made outstanding contributions to the cause of jazz popularization.
As one of the leaders in the development of jazz music in southern China, Weiwei Jazz Big Band has accumulated a high degree of attention in the Lingnan area, and has also made outstanding contributions to the popularization of jazz.
On April 30th, International Jazz Day, Dimension and Meeting Jazz are both cultural communicators. We hope to let everyone understand the characteristics of jazz through a good form of big band, so the theme is clear, that is, swing, Jazz vs. SWING.
Monday, May 1 at 21:30
Jazz saxophonist Zhu Zexu Quintet
Tenor Saxophone/Tenor Saxophone : Zhu Zexu
Trumpet/Trumpet: Zizhi
Guitar/Guitar: Permission
Bass/Double Bass: Hideyuki Otani
Drums/Drums: Kam
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Born in Kobe, Japan, he started learning saxophone at the age of eight. In 2014, he began to study at Berklee College of Music. Since 2016, he has studied Bebop style with pianist Barry Harris. In 2019, he moved to New York and transferred to William Paterson University. In the past five years, he has played all over China, Japan and the United States. He has cooperated with musicians including Kim Clarke, Wayne Escoffery and Hiroyuki Tsutsui. Graduated in 2022 and moved to Guangdong.
Tuesday, May 2 at 21:30
Jazz Trumpeter Zi Zhi Quartet
Trumpet/Trumpet: Zizhi
Piano /Piano: Cheng Xiaoyue
Bass/Double Bass: Hideyuki Otani
Drums/Drums: Allen
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Studying in Jazz and Improvisation (Trumpet) at the Victorian College of the Arts, the only Chinese student in the class. Under the tutelage of Eugene ball, the winner of the best jazz album in Australia in 2008, he learned rhythm from national treasure drummer David Jones, pianist Andrea Keller, guitarist Ashley Cross learned jazz theory and composition, and singer Suuny Kim learned Yin-Yang theory and Tai Chi. During the school period, he performed with his own quartet all over Melbourne, participated in the Asian Music Roundtable as a student representative, and performed the Aboriginal music work “Two birds one from Australia one from Korea” with the Australian Art Orchestra (AAO). Compared with other trumpet players, Zizhi’s timbre is softer. While paying attention to rhythm, singing is the musical element he cares most about.
Thursday, May 4 at 21:30
Jazz singer Emma Lau & jazz pianist Cheng Xiaoyue duet
Vocal/Vocal: Emma Lau
Piano /Piano: Cheng Xiaoyue
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Vocal Emma Lau studied under Jade Lee, a jazz singer and jazz vocal educator signed by the famous Shanghai jazz label JZ, and continued to focus on the learning and singing of classic jazz styles and vocal improvisation.
He has cooperated with professional teams such as the famous Shanghai jazz label “JZ” all-star team, Guangzhou Weiwei Jazz Big Band, Zhuhai Golden Jazz Big Band, Guangzhou Maple Jazz Band, etc., and was invited to participate in the Shenzhen Jazz Music Festival and Shenzhen Grand Theater Concert Hall Jazz Special performances, the first Lingnan Jazz Festival and other performances, several times at JZ Club (GZ), Lavo (SZ), Penny Black Jazz Club (SZ), Roots House (SZ), Meeting Jazz (SZ), 158 jazz club (HZ) Waiting for a special jazz concert. In 2019, the Virgo’s Revelry Quartet will be formed, and the single “Jazzy Girl” will be released in 2021.
Pianist Cheng Xiaoyue graduated from the China Conservatory of Music and held several jazz concerts at the Guoyin Hall, and toured with the academy at Tsinghua University, Beijing Institute of Aeronautics, Peking University, Communication University of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, etc. From 2015 to 2017, Queen’s College in New York , studied as a graduate student in the jazz department of Queen’s College in New York, with pianist Jeb Patton, David Beckham, village vanguard leader Michael Weiss. Jazz master Barry herris, UCLA University of California, Los Angeles
In 2018-2019, he studied for Music Production certification, and double majored in logic pro x and pro tools.
Friday, May 5 at 21:30
Young Jazz Vibraphone Player Lu Yiqi Trio
Vibraphone/Vibraphone: Lu Yiqi
Bass/Bas s: Wu Xingwei
Drums/Drums: Yu Wenqian
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In 2019, he was admitted to the Xinghai Conservatory of Music with the number one jazz vibraphone in Guangdong Province. Learned jazz vibraphone performance and jazz theory from Benoit Stasiaczyk (Peng Xiaobo), director of the Department of Modern Instrumental Music, School of Modern Music and Drama, Xinghai Conservatory of Music, studied jazz improvisation and jazz theory from famous jazz pianist Li Lin, and studied jazz drumming from famous jazz Performer Miao Lei studied jazz drums, and studied jazz ensemble with teacher Yu Jiahui during college.
Saturday, May 6 at 21:30
Jazz pianist Cheng Xiaoyue Trio
Piano /Piano: Cheng Xiaoyue
Bass/Double Bass: Zhang Congcong
Drums/Drums: Zheng Haoyuan
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Pianist Cheng Xiaoyue graduated from the China Conservatory of Music, held several jazz concerts at the Guoyin Hall during the university, and toured with the academy at Tsinghua University, Beijing University of Aeronautics, Peking University, Communication University of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Beijing Institute of Technology , University of Science and Technology Beijing and so on. From 2015 to 2017, Queen’s College in New York , studied as a graduate student in the jazz department of Queen’s College in New York, with pianist Jeb Patton, David Beckham, village vanguard leader Michael Weiss. Jazz master Barry herris, UCLA University of California, Los Angeles
In 2018-2019, he studied for Music Production certification, and double majored in logic pro x and pro tools.
Sunday, May 7 at 21:30
Young Jazz Pianist Wen Bochao & Bassist Shao Xuan Duo & Jam Session
Piano/Piano: Wen Bochao
Bass/Bass: Shao Xuan
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Pianist Wen Bochao graduated from Shenzhen University with a major in jazz piano performance. He studied under the famous Chinese jazz pianist Li Lin as the keyboard player of the TPS Quintet, a local jazz band in Shenzhen. During the five years of working in the industry, he has focused on jazz performance and creation, and has been active in major jazz and modern music stages.
Bassist Shao Xuan, a 2016 student majoring in jazz bass in the Faculty of Art of Shenzhen University, under the tutelage of Wang Xubo, held a special concert in the Concert Hall of Teachers College, Shenzhen University in 2017. In 2017, he was invited to participate in the performance of “Beautiful Sunday” in Shenzhen Concert Hall. In 2018, he was invited by Zhuhai King Jazz to hold an exchange concert with the teachers and students of King Jazz. On January 1, 2019, he participated in the Southern Science and Technology Welcome New Year’s party, on August 16, 2019, invited to perform at JZ CLUB in Guangzhou.
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