Music

Xu Weihang (Wei Wei) was born in Beijing. Both undergraduate and graduate students are studying at the University of Oregon, specializing in classical piano performance (undergraduate) and jazz piano performance (graduate) respectively. During the classical piano study, he studied under Alexandre Dossin, David Riley and Dean Kramer. During the jazz study period, he studied under Georgian genius pianist Beka Gochiashvili, famous pioneer jazz composer, conductor, saxophone, educator Steve Owen, pianist, educator Torrey Newhart, and trumpeter, educator Paul Krueger and was highly appreciated. And praise.

UFO Space And People's Park Band label jointly in five weeks (December 3) a new independent music scene related to organized independent of site [train] .

Fluoxetine was established in 2019. It uses simple and direct lines to outline harmony and melody, and uses seemingly born lyrics to depict the colors of reality.

The band combines the repetition and experimentation of SynthPop with the long and blurred DreamPop. Rooted in the framework of style is the care for the meaning of individuals in modern society, and the discussion of the way people are connected in the new era of isolation.

The brushstrokes become obscure, and the sound waves become sharp. If you read the text full of non-linear narratives, only hope can be revealed from despair, and it is not compatible with desperate hope.

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She grew up in a musical family when she was young. She showed her strong memory and imitation ability of music melody, and began to learn singing skills with vocal music teachers. The University studied in the TV Department of Communication University of China, majoring in radio and television editing and directing. She signed a contract with Beijing Star disc Culture Development Co., Ltd. to become its own artist. She released individual singles and participated in commercial performances. During this period, she first came into contact with jazz music in Beijing CD jazz bar, so she was deeply fascinated. Since then, she began to learn jazz songs and embarked on the road of becoming a jazz singer. She has performed in Aria bar of China Hotel, Park Hyatt Hotel, Beijing Liang bar, big easy happy station bar and other occasions. During this period, she has accumulated experience in performing jazz and a large number of jazz song library. Her singing style tends to standard jazz, including swing, bossa nova, ballad and other traditional jazz styles. She has cooperated with famous jazz musicians such as Jinfo, Xia Jia and Huang Yong. In the past few years, she has performed in hotels and bars all over the country, including curve cigar bar of Ritz Carlton Hotel in Shenzhen, Ritz Carlton Hotel in Sanya, and haiweilin bar of Lishunde hotel in Tianjin. After returning to Beijing, she began to perform in major jazz clubs in the form of individuals or bands, including “bricks, Fugue, Tango by ala house, blue note, river and lake bar”etc. her Quintet was invited to perform in Tsinghua University's free night activities. During this period, she has the honor to meet and learn from many Chinese and foreign jazz musicians. In more than ten years of professional performance activities, She has learned and improved her singing skills, maintained the delicate and unique style of voice line, explored and learned Jazz impromptu singing method, and was able to sing works with great contrast across styles.

Simona De Rosa , 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.

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Moreno Donadel, Italian classical and Jazz pianist, composer, arranger,actor, model,

martial artist as well as educator.

· Jazz piano teacher at the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy (China)

· Consultant of the Chinese Jazz Association

· Vice president of the Contemporary Music Chinese Association

· 1st prize at the International Music Competition of Montesilvano (Italy)

· 1st prize at the International Music Competition of Treviso (Italy)

· 9 nominations and 3 awards Grammys "AWIT" for the registration and the arrangements of the "album" wanderlust "of Filipino singer Tria Bascon.

· 3 nominations and 1 award oscar "Hamilton" for the music of the movie "Blue Bones" of the director and chinese rock star Cui Jian.

· 1 award for "Best Latin-Jazz Album" for the recording and the arrangements of the album "Gussanova" of Chinese singer Gu Feng winner of the China Golden Disc.

In his early age he studied accordion and piano with world's well known musicians such as Ms. Christine Meyr、Fred Hersch、David Kikoski、Barry Harris、Roberta Piket、Ted Rosenthal、Jeb Patton,to name a few.He played music with world famous musicians, such as Lee Konitz, Rufus Reid, Mark Murphy, Bob Mover, Anthony Hart, to name a few and he wrote arrangements and compose for the famous chinese musicians such as Langlang, Cuijian, A-mei to name a few.

Moreno's performance covers broad range of music styles from classic, jazz, Latin, Pop to other fields.He has been performing Classical and Jazz music recitals all around the world participated in numerous master classes and International Music Festivals.He started playing piano and accordion with several bands at the age of 9. So far, he has successfully held several classical piano concerts all over the world. He has come to China's Poly Theaters yearly since the 2009, for his classical piano solo tour. He was invited to perform at the 29th Beijing Olympic Games.He worked as an arranger for BMG and PolyGram Recording Company and produced a lot of music compositions.

He has been living in Beijing teaching Jazz

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Brian has been entertaining crowds with his music in the USA for more than 20 years. He continues his musical journey here in China and loves connecting with many musicians from around the world. Playing as a duo with Kevin has been one of those great connections and pleasures.

Kevin studied music composition and guitar in his younger years, and played in numerous bands in America , Germany, and Denmark. He came to Beijing in 2014, working as a master piano maker. He has been working together with Brian for the past year, complimenting Brian’s stage presence with solid musical underpinnings.

Styles of music include – Rock, Country, Jazz, Blues, R & B, and much more.

The Jared Lang Band combines jazz, hip hop, funk and rock - sometimes exciting and energetic, sometimes downtempo and cool. A group of excellent musicians who are all established in their own right, Jared’s original music is influenced by artists such as Portishead, The Cinematic Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, Massive Attack, the Herbaliser and Miles Davis.

Daren Burns is a composer and bassist from Los Angeles, California, and is currently residing in Beijing, China where he teaches music. An adventurous player, Daren has had an extensive career playing with many notable musicians such as: Mike Vax, Jack Petersen, Vinny Golia, Wadada Leo Smith, Spencer Day, Mike Keneally, and many others.

Daren has released his own recordings featuring Wadada Leo Smith (Fear is Not the Natural State of Civilized People) and Vinny Golia (Anesthesia), his current seventh recording is entitled “Interstellar Echoes”, a tribute to John Coltrane that features the bass in forefront with electric/electronic sounds, expanding the basses sonic impact.

Susan Wong, a jazz singer and a documentary filmmaker. Music is her soul food. She learns keyboard and guitar herself and has been practicing singing for years. Inspired by jazz legends such as Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, and Chet Baker, she explored varied voices and built herself a catching singing style. With great linguistic talent, she sings in Chinese, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, and other languages. She is active in Beijing's major jazz venues, such as Blue Note, Tango by Ala House, The Bricks, Tokyo Lounge, etc.; she has participated in Boucheron VIP dinners, Bentley new car launches, Festa Della Musica in Italian Embassy, and other music events. Her life experience and values highly agree with what jazz is, that is to pursue freedom up to the hilt yet within certain proper rules, to enjoy the pleasure of having creativity that only owns by humans.