Music

Japanese vocalist and guitarist Shun Kikuta comes to Blue Note Beijing on February 8th and 9th. Kikuta has worked with legendary jazz and blues artists including blues queen Koko Taylor Billy Branch and Howling Wolf. He appears in Beijing with Rie Lee Kanehira on piano and vocals, Katano Atsushi on bass and Marty Bracey on drums.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: http://www.bluenotechina.com/ticketdetail/20e51bbc-9deb-47c5-8264-9e7263630d65

Head to Blue Note on February 6th and 7th for the Kyle Eastwood Band Cinematic. Bassist Kyle Eastwood is the son of legendary actor-director Clint Eastwood and has been playing guitar since high school, dabbling in R&B, Motown and Reggae. He’s released several studio albums and contributed music to nine of his father’s films.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: http://www.bluenotechina.com/ticketdetail/7c09f92d-ff97-4526-916c-1996bc8f1445

The Serbian pianist Ivo Pogorelich appears at the National Centre for Performing Arts on February 23rd. The international prize-winning pianist has been playing around the world since his 1981 Carnegie Hall debut. Join him for an evening of works by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: http://en.chncpa.org/whatson/zdyc/201910/t20191023_210355.shtml

The West End Philharmonic is devoted to Chinese traditional music. On Sunday, February 9th, they’ll be playing a wide-ranging programme of world music from Japan and the West, as well as classical Chinese tunes in a show called “Amber of Sound.”

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: http://ticket.chncpa.org/product-1068952.html#2020-02-09

Join the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra, under the direction of Ge Yanan, for a night of music for Chinese traditional instruments including the erhu and the pipa, by Chinese composers, at the National Centre for Performing Arts.

For more information or to buy tickets to the show, visit: http://en.chncpa.org/whatson/zdyc/202001/t20200108_214078.shtml

The National Center for Performing Arts presents this concert of traditional music for one of China’s greatest traditional instrument, the guzheng. They’ll have music by the Jingju Theatre Company and Shang Jingya performing classical and traditional works plus modern Peking opera works.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: http://en.chncpa.org/whatson/zdyc/201912/t20191218_213255.shtml

The National Center for Performing Arts welcomes the new year with this concert by the China National Traditional Orchestra. They’ll be celebrating Lantern Festival with traditional music for Chinese traditional instruments, contemporary Chinese music and western classical music.

For more information or to buy tickets to the show, visit: http://en.chncpa.org/whatson/zdyc/201912/t20191216_213178.shtml

South Korean jazz guitarist graduated from the Netherland’s Prins Claus Conservatory, and has played more than 300 gigs in Europe. He’s joined for his Saturday, February 8th afternoon gig by trumpeter Noah Hocker, bassist Jongmoon Park, and drummer Xiao Dou.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_63jWZsgcYzdg3vYJcE9-w

Head to DDC on Saturday, February 8th for a night of rock, post-rock and alt-rock. They’ll have “volcano” rockers Macondø, post-rock and math rock group Rhonda, Dawei and Social Poetry, who blend rock, jazz, hip-hop and more, and spoken word/post punk group PATHs.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/HeTBo_XXNvj80jbr3fkzww

The French progressive metalcore artists Kadinja appear at Yue Space on Sunday, February 23rd as part of their 2020 DNA tour. DNA, their newest album, is full of classic 90s and early 2000’s metal covers, with songs by Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot and System of a Down.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Cxrpp4omMxDIBHaq8H96-w