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Vocal：Colleen Andrea (Colombia)

Guitar: Gennaro Esposito (Italy)

Bass: Dan Zylinski (USA)

Drums: Victor Bastidas (Colombia)

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Colleen is a versatile singer, with a powerful voice. who is now in China offering the best of her talent to liven up our nights. she was singing in her country with one of the most renowned groups of native music of her city, where she enveloped people among the rhythms of Bullerengue, cumbia, currulao and many more, typical of the folk music of her land. This small woman (only of stature), has always known that music is her life, so she put aside her career as a nurse to dedicate herself exclusively to music.

Her passion is all the music related to jazz, blues, soul, she is a woman full of energy, and good vibes. a smile for everyone and a curly hair that surely you will like!Her voice has allowed her to travel around the world interpreting any musical genre in different language.

In 2013 she made her first trip from Colombia to Dubai, where she was until 2015, then she moved to Oman where she stayed for one year, in 2016 she continued another 5 months in Abu Dhabi to then take her music to Bangladesh where she spent 17 months.

Finally 5 months ago she moved to china, and although many in here have known her as a singer of Latin rhythms, pop, dance or modern music. This time it is the turn for something special: a mixture between the Jazz and the folkloric of their land, an interesting concept that we hope will conquer many spectators.

The band SAMAGA happily marries different musical traditions. Their music find roots in Indian, Middle East and worldwide musical influences with a joyful dash of modern harmonies. The band melts modern compositions into Indian ambiances, delivering their own interpretation of traditional Arabic Maqam and Indian Raga, constantly reinventing the soundscapes painted by the Indian Sitar, the Middle Eastern/Indian Percussions and the Oud.

See them at Jianghu on December 14th. For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/72835

The Vienna Classical Symphony Orchestra appears at the National Library Concert Hall under the direction of Leo Wittner for a “Christmas in Vienna” performance. The programme will be a mix of Chinese folk songs and Austrian classical works by Mozart, Offenbach and Strauss.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/71413

Paulette McWilliams is best known for her deep, sultry, and velvety tones, as well as her wide vocal range. She has a range that Luther totally utilized from singing with the males on the bottom to singing with sopranos on top!

Hers is one of the iconic voices behind Michael Jackson on “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” — Michael’s biggest hit; Aretha Franklin’s No.1 hit “Jump To It,” Billy Idol’s No. 1 hit “Mony Mony,” Luther Vandross’s “Stop To Love,” “Wait For Love,” and “Bad Boy/Having A Party,” among many others. She has a beautifully long and extensive music history.

Paulette became the lead singer with Ask Rufus and was solely responsible for introducing the group to a friend of hers, Chaka Khan. For a period of time, Paulette and Chaka shared the lead in Ask Rufus and when Paulette left, Chaka began.

Moving from gig to gig, Paulette worked feverishly and then, thanks to a recording produced by Donny Hathaway and Phil Upchurch, she was “introduced” to Quincy Jones. Upchurch, the world-famous jazz guitarist, sent a studio recording to Quincy. Shortly thereafter, Paulette became solo/lead singer with Quincy during his “Body Heat” tour and he featured her on his Mellow Madness album – the title song co-written by Paulette. Next, they toured Japan where one of Paulette’s dreams came true: singing a duet live with the legendary Sarah Vaughan while Quincy conducted the orchestra.

See her at Blue Note on December 29th and 30th. For more information or for tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/72804

Ring in the New Year with the Blue Note Beijing Jazz Orchestra, who will be joined by virtuoso pianist-composer Kris Davis. With ten albums under her name and appearances on over two dozen albums as a sideperson, Davis has been among the most in-demand improvisers on the New York scene over the past decade and a half; she has collaborated with many of the leading figures of improvised music, including John Zorn, Terri Lyne Carrington, Craig Taborn, Don Byron, Tyshawn Sorey, Eric Revis, Michael Formanek, Tony Malaby, Ingrid Laubrock, Mary Halvorson, and Tom Rainey, among many others. Davis is renowned for her intensity and sonic fluidity at the keyboard, her dexterousness with prepared piano techniques, and her perceptive compositional approach. A long-time faculty member of the School for Improvisational Music in New York, she currently teaches at Princeton University and The New School. As part of the ongoing Master’s Series, the big band will feature Davis, one of the world’s leading piano improvisers, in a program that includes tributes to jazz icon Thelonious Monk, jazz classics, and modern big band works by Maria Schneider, Bob Brookmeyer, and others. We invite you to join us as we send off 2018 with a bang and welcome 2019 with the uplifting sounds of jazz.

Hailed by MacArthur fellow Jason Moran as “a freethinking, gifted pianist on the scene who lives in each note that she plays,” Pianist-composer Kris Davis was named 2018 Rising Star Artist/2017 Rising Star Pianist in Downbeat Magazine and dubbed one of the music’s top up-and-comers in a 2012 New York Times article titled “New Pilots at the Keyboard.” To date, Davis has released eleven recordings as a leader. She works regularly with artists such as John Zorn, Terri Lyne Carrington, Craig Taborn, Tyshawn Sorey, Eric Revis, Val Jeanty, Michael Formanek, Ambrose Akinmusire, Julian Lage and Ingrid Laubrock. She was awarded a Doris Duke Impact award in 2015 and teaches at Princeton and the New School in NYC.

For more information or for tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/73972

Singer / songwriter, Eric Allen, brings his soulful sound and the Woodshed band to Beijing's hottest stages.

Playing both originals and covers influenced by American blues rock legends, the Eric Allen Woodshed (柴房乐队) is Beijing's only band that combines a rocky style with authentic American Chicago, Texas, & Mississippi Delta blues.

The Eric Allen Woodshed has been featured at many of Beijing's most famous venues, including School Bar, Laifu Livehouse, Temple Bar, Blue Stream Bar, and Soi Baochao Club.

Eric Blind Howlin’ Allen is joined by a talented lineup of musicians, including Sonny Boy Junior on bass, Lenny “No B” Mississippi on lead guitar, Big Bad Eddie Bones on drums, and Bendin’ Ben Broonzy on harmonica / saxophone.

For more information or for tickets, visit: https://www.showstart.com/event/71451

Wuo at Omni Space brings prizes, cash and great artists to the stage. Bands Sophie’s Garden, industrial rockers Dr. Vagem, electronic artists Evolution Era, electronic and pop artists LST Orchestra, punk and Brit rockers Amberworms, grunge rockers Pure, Japanese rocker Gloomy Angel, rockers Feline, and guitarist Liangzhu play on December 22nd.

For more information or tickets, visit: showstart.com/event/73103

Come join us for drinks and dancing at sanlitun's favorite, The Bricks!

Tonight 330 Metal Music is sponsoring a free "return to the underground" metal show!!!

Set to raise some hell are trash outfit fresh off touring China this fall Broken Halberd, metal heads Purple Hell, deathcore five piece Dusky Star, and last but not least, first formed in 2005 and later reunited in 2017, groovy death metal ensemble Empty eyes!

Did we mention, FREE! Join us!

Line-up:
Broken Halberd: https://site.douban.com/duanji/
Purple Hell: https://site.douban.com/ziming/
Dusky Star: https://site.douban.com/duskystar/
Empty Eyes: https://wap.showstart.com/artist/363145

School Bar December Gig Guide: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Ku-Qn35cVVUzdgjNBzu47Q
School Bar: http://site.douban.com/school/
Follow School Bar on WeChat for all the latest show info, last minute updates/secret shows, interviews, and more! WeChat ID: schoollivebar

Local promoters Rock Brothers have lined up a LOUD end to the weekend here at School Bar.

Set to rattle your ear drums this evening are female fronted thrash outfit Bad Clutch, rockers with a pop twist HZ, metal heads Black Bone, and rounding out the line-up, rock n' roll outfit Left Behind Child!

RMB 60 // RMB 40 in advance
Advance tickets here: https://wap.showstart.com/event/67878

Line-up:
Bad Clutch: https://site.douban.com/badclutch88/
HZ: https://site.douban.com/hz123/
Black Bone: https://site.douban.com/heigu/
Left Behind Child: https://site.douban.com/leftbehindchild/

Rock Brothers: https://wap.showstart.com/host/72144

School Bar December Gig Guide: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Ku-Qn35cVVUzdgjNBzu47Q
School Bar: http://site.douban.com/school/
Follow School Bar on WeChat for all the latest show info, last minute updates/secret shows, interviews, and more! WeChat ID: schoollivebar