顾忠山 (美籍华人)
JZ School音乐教育总监/吉他/作曲/爵士即兴 | |
爵士吉他演奏家/作曲家顾忠山出生、成长在美国加州洛杉矶。他于1997年回国，是中国爵士乐坛上的一个重要人物。目前他在上海JZ Club驻演，并潜心于音乐创作。他创建的顾忠山七重奏，曾参演芬兰赫尔辛基国际爵士节。他的RGP (Red Groove Project) 七重奏，同样备受瞩目。他也是远东四重奏(上海和香港乐手合作)的创建者之一，同时，任多个乐队的吉他手。顾忠山曾执教于北京现代音乐学院和迷笛音乐学校。他毕业于波士顿New England Conservatory爵士乐演奏专业并获得Longy School of Music作曲专业的硕士学位，师从爵士乐大师Ben Monder, Charlie Banacos, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, George Lewis 和 Carol Kaye。
Lawrence Ku (Chinese American)
JZ School Music Director, Guitar, Composition, Jazz Improvisation | |
Guitarist/composer Lawrence Ku was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He has been living in China since 1997, and is among the central figures in the growing jazz scene in China. He performs regularly at the JZ Club in Shanghai and is involved in many musical projects. His group, the Lawrence Ku Septet, was recently featured at the Helsinki Jazz Festival in June of 2005, and his other group, the Red Groove Project, has been a long standing favorite at the JZ Club. He is also a co-founding member of The Far East Quartet (a collaborative quartet involving musicians from Shanghai and Hong Kong) as well as a member of several other groups. Previously, Lawrence has resided in Beijing, where he taught at the Contemporary Music Institute and the Midi School of Music, and Boston, where he received his music training at the New England Conservatory (graduate studies in Jazz Performance) and the Longy School of Music (M.A. in Composition). He has studied with such jazz greats as Ben Monder, Charlie Banacos, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, George Lewis and Carol Kaye.
RGP @ Club
website:
www.jz-school.cn
www.lawrenceku.net |
