Jzclub

Location: Wooden Box Cafe, Qinghai Road 9#
Date: March. 2/9/16/23/30  9:30pm
Tickets: free
Reservation: 021-52132965

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Li Xiao Chuan Duet
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3/16 3/30
Lawrance Ku Trio

Li Xiaochuan is a jazz trumpeter, composer and educator, who has become one of China’s premier jazz musicians since his emergence in 2001.He began his musical career when he was 11 years old. His father, who is a professional trumpeter, was an early influence on him and has given him the most musical influence to date, since he was born. He studied classical music and graduated from the prestigious Shanghai Conservatory in 2005 with a degree in classical trumpet performance. During this period, he was a member of the Shanghai Conservatory Youth Orchestra and played in Shanghai Spring Festivals. However, his talent in jazz and creative musical expression, soon made him one of the most sought-after jazz musicians in China. After playing his first jazz concert in 2004, he began to work with the Shanghai Jazz Orchestra and played at Shanghai Jazz Festival 2006 and 2007.Also during this time he lead the group “E-Groove”, a Shanghai-based jazz band that performed original music, fusion, and jazz standards…http://www.lixiaochuan.com/

Guitarist/composer Lawrence Ku is one of the most influential jazz musicians and educators in China. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Lawrence has made China his home for over ten years. Since late 2005, he has been living in Shanghai. He plays regularly at the JZ Club (www.jzclub.cn) and is principal of the JZ School (www.jz-school.com). He has previously resided in Beijing, where he performed regularly and taught at the Midi School of Music and the Beijing Contemporary Music Institute, and Boston, where he did his graduate work in composition and jazz performance at the Longy School of Music and the New England Conservatory….