Music

Coming from Changsha, I have been fascinated by my ears and eyes since I was a child. I learned music and vocal singing under the influence of my family. After graduating from college, I began to get in touch with jazz singing. I started to study and study jazz from the love of jazz in my heart. From learning the development history of jazz, I listened to all kinds of jazz, and even chose to be a resident jazz singer in a bar.

He has mastered a variety of musical styles such as classical, Jazz, Pop, R&B, soul, etc. with his skillful skills. He has rich experience in live performances, participated in many music festivals and commercial performances, and has been invited as a concert guest of independent bands for many times. Good reviews.

Years of continuous study and performances in Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, and other places in the United States have allowed me to truly understand jazz from the mind, and then let myself send out the rhythmic voice of jazz from the depths of my soul, showing everyone a truly touching singing.

Representing cuba and zambia since 2005, Top 2 Duo performance is interactive with various music styles from pop,disco,reggae etc, theie show is a personal feeling and you can feel it too. 

Only a few can master the essence of Jazz as Colombian drummer Victor Bastidas. Along with Zhang Tianyi on bass and Liu Xiaoguang on sax, he will play his best Latin and contemporary Jazz songs for you this evening. As this trio simply can’t help igniting magic vibes anywhere they play, come and enjoy with some slow sips of your favorite drink. A new week is about to start!

Keep your Irish vibes going all the way into Saturday with Stevie Mac & The Mac Daddies’ special St. Patrick’s show! It’s no surprise this bunch of creative musicians came up with some special songs in the spirit of St. Patrick’s day, make sure you don’t miss out on this epic performance! The second party of the night starts when the midnight Happy Hour shots flow and DJ Vincent von Rock will make you not want to leave the dance floor. 

St. Patrick’s day might have been on the 17th, but why stop the party when we just started to get Irish? Come and join us this Friday night for some serious sounds performed by the notorious band Blackwater! Their Irish Rock music with a traditional Celtic soul will make you not want to stop dancing after midnight, when DJ Jargerzhadan continues the party and our usual midnight Happy Hour shots will flow of course. 

The concert was arranged and composed by jazz musician Liu Peiyi and led his jazz quintet. In addition to the title song "Sunday Morning", other Chinese repertoires include "You Are My Love", "Yueren Song", and re-arranged renditions of the traditional jazz standard "Joy Spring", "At Last", " Disafinado" et al.

Simona De Rosa is an award-winning singer, composer, educator. Having released two albums as a leader and appearing on numerous albums, she has established herself in the NY jazz scene and continues touring internationally. 

Born in Napoli, Italy, Simona De Rosa started to play piano at the age of ten. As a teenager she discovered her voice and started singing different types of music from classical to pop and soon become fascinated by jazz and the thrilling possibilities of spontaneous improvisation. 

While studying geology science in Napoli, Simona already had the chance to work with many bands ranging from a duo to big bands. After graduating, Simona moved to New York, and has been living there and in Italy since then. During the time in New York, she was enrolled at Queens College where she developed her skills in arranging and jazz performance. She was offered to travel with her projects gracing several stages in USA (United Nations NY, Kupferberg Center of Arts NY, Zinc Bar, Stage 72, Untermayer Park NY, Trumpets Jazz Club NJ, Bloomfield Italian Festival PA, Mercer County Italian Festival NJ, Warren Italian Festival OH, Lake Worth Street Painting Festival FL, Italian American Museum NY, Consulate General of Italy NY, Ft Lauderdale Italian Festival FL, San Gennaro Fest NY, Madonnari Art Festival MD), in Watamu Kenya, Vietnam Hanoi “Jazz Diva Residency at Sofitel Metropole) and Europe with her projects and as guest (Umbria Jazz, Pomigliano Jazz Festival, Moncalieri Jazz Festival, Napoli Jazz Festival, Blue Note Milano, Peperoncino Jazz Festival, Alatri Jazz Festival, Montecorice Jazz Festival, Pozzuoli Jazz Festival, Sunset Jazz Festival, Teatro Summerte, Teatro La Claque, Teatro Eduardo De Filippo, Sunset Jazz Festival, and many more).  Simona joined the Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts conducted by Randal Keith Horton (Duke Ellington, Michael Jackson) and was invited to sing many times at the prestigious Friars Club in Manhattan by the actor/singer Dominic Chianese (The Godfather, Sopranos). Simona is also very close to her neapolitan roots in the USA, organizing events for the italian-american community. In 2014 she produced and organized a concert named after the same parallel that links Napoli and New York:”41st parallel”. A titanic operation with 60 musicians on the stage of the LeFrak Concert Hall in Queens. That night was awarded by the Country Executive Ed. Mangano for her spirit of leadership and dedication to the italian-american community. She was also invited to represent Italy for the ABC7 National American TV during the Columbus Day Parade 2014 on the famous Fith Ave. 

Simona is also an active music teacher both in New York, China and Italy.

Touring internationally, she’s working on her third album as a leader.

Kyle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in Bloomington. He currently lives between Verona, Italy and Beijing, China, teaching and performing Jazz all over the world. He studied music performance and education at Berklee College of Music, Indiana University, and the University of Northern Colorado, completing his doctorate in 1995. In 1991 he received the prestigious Fulbright Grant for a year of pedagogical research in Hungary, exploring new methods of teaching improvisation.

For the last 30 years, Kyle has performed and taught in the United States, Italy, Canada, Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, England, Spain, Romania, Germany, the Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus, Taiwan, Turkey, and China. He has performed with numerous internationally-known jazz and commercial artists, including Paul Motian, Vincent Herring, the Mingus Dynasty Big Band, The Temptations, and Liza Minelli. He has recorded over 50 albums with various artists and independent labels, including his original compositions Be Still and Know, World Downside Up and Tongues of Fire, collaborating with European jazz masters Paolo Birro, Salvatore Maiore, and Roberto Dani.

Kyle teaches Jazz workshops in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East through Jazz Education Abroad. Through his work with the international arts association, Nexus, Kyle facilitates global learning communities where people open life together through the arts. Learn more at: nexusonline.org

Classically trained pianist who taught himself jazz piano out of passion, the accomplished pop and jazz musician from Beijing also never fails to stun audiences with his deep baritone voice on the American songbook, an immediate reminder of vocal greats such as Nat King Cole and Dick Haymes.