Music

This Wednesday, May 15th, catch a mid-week rock lineup at DDC. International punk, rock and grunge act The Reprobates brings together musicians from around the world. They take the stage, followed by Chinese pop, rock, jazz and funk-influenced group Tearjecy.

For more information or to buy tickets to the show, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/84392

White Paper is a post-punk experimental and electronic group. Electronic and rock act The Glamour Manifesto brings a dirty, tough but fun vibe to their performances. Paths is an art-rock group that cites The Pixies, Interpol, The Mars Volta, Soulwax and other acts as influences. See them all at DDC on Friday, May 17th.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/83676

Shenzhen group Lips Mckenzie mixes up influences from the jam band scene and hip hop, bringing music that’s been compared to Frank Zappa, Phish and the Talking Heads. Dose the Delta is a psychedelic rock group that incorporates the Mongolian horsehead fiddle into postrock synths, finally answering the question “what would happen if aliens landed in Mongolia?” See them at DDC on Saturday, May 18th.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/84752

French singer and harpist Cécile Corbel appears at Mao Livehouse. The singer and composer performs and records in many languages, including French, Italian, Breton, and English, and she blends ancient poems and compositions, Celtic and Mediterranean influences.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.247tickets.com/t/cecile-corbel-beijing

The Yale Spizzwinks(?) appear at The Yale Centre Beijing for a fun and entertaining night of a capella. America’s first and oldest underclassman a capella group brings you a mix of everything from pop ballads to jazz standards.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/B3mgOHpos6bJFcm867Nmxw

Formed from the underground of Shenzhen’s music scene, Lips McKenzie has been crushing shows all throughout China since 2017. Their heavily jam band and hip hop influenced style creates an incredibly unique show not commonly seen throughout the people’s republic. They’ve been heavily compared to the likes of Frank Zappa, Phish, and theTalking Heads. Their constant push to improvise live, seamlessly weaving in and out of original and cover music, makes their live show truly a spectacle to witness.

Dose the Delta

Psychedelic rock featuring a Mongolian horsehead fiddle, post-rock synths and a groove obsessed rhythm section, Dose the Delta is what would happen if a bug-eyed pilot landeda spaceship in the Mongolian Grasslands. The band features members of Ajinai, Not There, Sound sculpture and the Beijing Dead.

Shining Dimensions is a new event series curated by Guiguisuisui and Aotu Space that aims to create an intersection between different dimensions of creativity: Sound Art, Multimedia Vision, and Movement（Dance. Behavior. Painting）all mixing together whilst removing the barrier between performers and the audience. Taking place every Friday evening at Aotu Space, Shining Dimensions features a constantly shifting line up of musicians, illustrators, and dancers organized around a different theme each week with an aim to give audiences a unique experience every time.

The first volume of Shining Dimensions will take place on Friday May 17, featuring the music of Guiguisuisui 鬼鬼祟祟and Bayandarai 巴彦达莱, the Tagtool visuals of Nan Guazi 南瓜子and Nickolai, and the dancing of Emily Wong 黄睿明. Meanwhile the theme of the evening will be “choose a mask” where the audience will be invited to take on alternate identities and step into an alternate dimension for the evening.  

Lineup:

Guiguisuisui

Guiguisuisui is a two piece art theatre performance project. Curated by Chinese artist Nan Guazi and her British husband, Guiguisuisui blends electronic and live sounds to create the backdrop for interactive theatre performances which feature a cast of characters from an imagined future and past. Over the top of this Nan Guazi’s live animations are projected onto the stage; animated psychedelic fairytales that add to the ethereal quality of the performance. The show has toured relentlessly since it’s beginnings in 2012, with gigs in China, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe (UK, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Poland). In 2016 they were presented with the ‘Band of the Year’ award at City Weekend Beijing’s annual awards show as well as being featured on the cover of 通俗歌曲('tong su ge qu') magazine, China’s longest running rock and roll magazine. The Shining Soundscape concept is the latest manifestation of the bands’ experiences to date. 

Bayandarai 

Bayandarai is anexperimental musician. A member of Horseradio and december3am, he currently livesin Beijingand is biased to a fuzzy position.

Emily Wong

Emily Wong is a performer, choreographer, and dance teacher working in Beijing, mainly in the field of contemporary dance, movement improvisation and contact improvisation.She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dance, and continued her dance performance study at the University of Chichester in the UK, where she toured with the postgraduate company in Europe. She was first introduced to contact improvisation during that period.

Emily’s main interests are movement improvisation and the somatic field where practices explore the body-mind relation, and collaborations between art forms. After moving to Beijing, she had performed in theatres, galleries and outdoor spaces both in her creations and works created with others. She also regularly teaches ballet, modern dance and contact improvisation; she also engages in movement related research projects and workshops.

Nan Guazi

Nan Guazi is the pseudonymof Su Nan, anartist, illustrator, designers, experimental musician, amongst multiple other identities. Having graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, her art work is very iconic and highly recognizable. She is one of the most representative female illustrators of the post-80s generation in China.

Nan Guazi has been engaged in the illustration industry for 15 years: her work is colorful, unique and highly personal. They advocate natural energy in the expression of ideas, and reveal the reverence and love for the natural life in the universe. For her, connecting with this universe, balancing energy, exploring the path of life and discovering the inner self may be the path of spiritual cultivation in life. She believes that the works she creates is herself.

Nickolai

Nickolai is an artist based in China originally from Washington DC. His work consists of a series of vector illustrations and sketches. He has done a number of art shows in Beijing and has sold many of his pieces. His work usually makes a political statement or a statement about race or war.

Line up:

Sax: WANG Zong Xing

Guitar: Satoshi Kataoka

Bass: Ji Peng

Drums: Takeshi Sakamoto

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JI PENG is a very dedicated bassist. His playing is on an advanced level of the instrument,and his potential is limitless. He is determined to be the best bassist, and musician, that he can be. He has an excellent command of the instrument as well as a fine innate sense of musicality and I look forward continuing to work with him whenever his time permits. – Ron Carter Distinguished Professor of Music, Emaritus,The City College of New York Peng Ji currently is SI-Yo(New York)Artist , D’Addario (New York)Artist and Unication Artist Peng Ji was born in Beijing, China, currently living in Tokyo Japan In 2013 December, he received his master degree in Jazz bass performance from Queens College. New York City. While studied in New York he met his mentor the legendary Ron Carter, as well as other great masters: Barry Harris, Michael Mossman, David Berkman, Antonio Hart, Johannes Weidenmulleller(Kenny Werner Trio), Boris Kazlov (Mingus Band), Eric Revis (Branford Marsalis band), David Wong(Roy Haynes Band), Marco Panascia, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Joe Senders, Kendrick Scott, among others.In June 2010 he graduated with a bachelor degree in Jazz bass performance and teaching, from Prince Claus Conservatorium Groningen, the Netherlands. He studied under Paul Berner, Ralph Peterson Jr. Alex Sipiagin, Don Braden, Joris Teepe, David Berkman, Mark Gross, and Freddie Bryant. He developed his knowledge and experiences with the masters. He also had the opportunity to study with Hein Van De Geyn (Chet Baker band) in Rotterdam. Peng Ji has performed with James Moody, George Cables, Harold Mabern, Javon Jackson,Joe Farnsworth, Vincent Herring, Eric Alexander, Antonio Hart, Nicolas Bearde, Paulette McWilliams, Vince Chrico, Ted Roseenthal, Nat Adderley Jr. Spiek Wilner, Ed Jackson, Owen Hart Jr., Steve Altenberg, Paul Berner, Peter Beets, Rob van Pavel, Fay Claassen, Ralph Peterson Jr., David Berkman, Alex Sipiagin, Don Braden, Freddie Bryant and Mark Gross in a variety of different situations.

The BRICKS Every Wednesday Jazz Jam Night. House Band of this week:

Joe Longdgarner Trio, line up:

Sax: Joe Longdgarner

Piano: Mark Kuo

Bass: Daniel Callaghan

Welcome joining us! Musician participants will get Free drinks on the house.

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Every Sunday we have a selection of upbeat swing tunes (Big Band, Gypsy Jazz, etc.) for those who love vintage jazz, whether just to lay back and listen or to let those happy feet loose on the dance floor. We dive into the unique atmosphere of a 1930s bar, vintage swing beats and dancing

Swing Dance is a partnered social dance originated in Harlem, New York (USA) and was especially popular throughout the 1920s-1950s. It's a partnered social dance based on leading and following, and danced to jazz music from the same era (mainly Big Band swing). It's a very fun and diverse dance, including many elements combined in a free improvisational manner.

Today many swing dancers all around the world enjoy dancing various styles, including Charleston, Lindy Hop, Shag, Balboa and a few others. On Tuesdays the BRICKS hosts Lindy Hop classes and party, and now on Sundays we introduce another swing style called BALBOA. Balboa is a type of Swing dance, originated in Southern California during the 1920s and 1930s and gained in popularity in the 1930s and 1940s. It is danced primarily in close embrace to upbeat swing music. This dance is fully improvisational and can be quite energetic yet elegant.

Despite the best teachers in town lead you into the hall of swing-balboa dance, BRICKS offers you the only LIVE BAND music dance party every Sunday evening! 9:30-0:00

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