9.31 上海Shanghai JZ Club 10.1 杭州Hangzhou JZ Club The David Braid Sextet 小号trumpet/ John MacLeod
萨克斯saxophone/ Mike Murley 长号trombone/ Gene Smith 钢琴piano/ David raid
贝司bass/ Steve Wallace
鼓drums/ Terry Clarke David Braid音乐作品的完美演绎 Performing the music of David Braid David Braid 六重奏—大受喝彩的原声爵士乐团，9月24日－10月5日在亚洲（日本、北京、香港、上海、杭州和深圳）巡演两周。 31岁的Braid既是一位钢琴演奏家，也是勿庸置疑的作曲家，他为自己的六重奏创作了超过50首作品，3岁半就开始学古典音乐－16岁时，莫扎特逝世200周年纪念演出，激发了他对作曲的专研－18岁，爵士乐使他在作曲和钢琴演奏突破陈规。Braid现任雅马哈乐器的音乐形象代言人、多伦多大学音乐系教授、7个乐团的主创建者，作曲是他在乐团间的重要工作。 乐队的每个成员十分出色，多次获Juno大奖（加拿大最有权威的爵士音乐奖）和格莱美奖。鼓手Terry Clarke曾与大师Toshiko Akiyoshi, Gary Burton, Cleo Laine, Rob McConnell, Boss Brass, Gil Evans, Jim Hall共同录制唱片。Steve Wallace是名乐队Oscar Peterson Trio的前贝司手。长号手Gene Smith任Saint Francis Xavier大学音乐系。小号手John MacLeod曾与Ray Charles, Zoot Sims, Tony Bennett同台演出过。 乐队将会演奏他们唱片里的作品：《The David Braid Sextet Live》（曾获得Juno最佳爵士专辑）；《Live from the Senator, Vol. II》（将在今年底发行），其中这曲“Sai Kung西贡”源自Braid于2004香港演出时在西贡逗留时有感而作。 One of Canada’s most celebrated acoustic jazz ensembles, the David Braid Sextet will conduct a two-week Asian tour this Fall. With the assistance of the Department of Foreign Affairs Canada, the Sextet will perform in Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhen from September 24 to October 5. Leading the ensemble is one of Canada's most respected and fastest-rising jazz artists/pianists/composers: David Braid. Thirty-one-year-old Braid has written over 50 works for his sextet, whose members have collectively won over 30 Juno (Canada’s highest music honour) and Grammy awards. They are drummer Terry Clarke (Order of Canada) and bassist Steve Wallace (formerly of the Oscar Peterson Trio); multi-Juno-award-winning saxophonist Mike Murley; trombonist Gene Smith (Woody Herman Orchestra, Department Head of Music at Saint Francis Xavier University); and trumpeter John MacLeod, who has performed with Ray Charles, Zoot Sims and Tony Bennett. The success resulting from veteran jazz artists performing the music of an emerging artist has catapulted Braid to become one of Canada's most sought-after jazz artists. Canada’s national public broadcaster, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), recognized the talent of Braid early on in his career and touted him as "the most gifted young pianist and composer in the country." Asian Tour to Feature Original Composition and Arrangement by David Braid This tour marks Braid’s third performance visit to Asia, after playing sold-out concerts in 2004 and 2005 in Asia and Australia. The tremendous response by music audiences and presenters prompted the itinerary for the 2006 Asia Tour. The David Braid Sextet will be performing the music from three recordings, including VIVID: The David Braid Sextet Live -- which was awarded the country’s most prestigious musical honour, the 2005 Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year; and his new album, Live from the Senator, Vol. II: The David Braid Sextet, which is slated for release in late 2006. Among Braid’s many new works that will be featured in the new album, “Sai Kung” was inspired by the landscape and harbour in Sai Kung and the spirit of Hong Kong’s inhabitants, during his first tour of the city in 2004. Braid is a Yamaha Music performing artist, University of Toronto Faculty of Music professor, and leads/co-leads & writes original music for seven ensembles, including his talent-heavy sextet. As a sideman, Braid performs in over 15 major Canadian ensembles. |
