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Host: Beijing 8th Cultural Communications Co. Ltd.
Beijing Poly Forbidden City Theatre Management.
The 2008 Beijing Nine Gates International Jazz Festival is about to open from 23rd to 28th, May. Twelve famous jazz bands from China and foreign countries will appear and present the classic jazz music in Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall.
China's most famous musicians and bands will appear on the scene, bringing their latest works. There are bands such as Xia Jia Trio with the exploration of deeper meanings of music, the Red Hand Jazz Band established last year by the newly rising jazz stars, Liu Yue Trio led by China¡¯s most talented jazz guitarist Liu Yue who will bring the audience the long-awaited surprise through the perfect fusion of Chinese traditional music elements with jazz, Zhang Ying Jazz Group which will present its new jazz song composed by Zhang Ying, and of course, the well-known Liu Yuan Jazz Band which will also show their might.
Apart from the local jazz bands, this festival also invites the top jazz musicians and bands all over the world, such as Mike Stern from the United States, the world¡¯s most famous and most outstanding fusion jazz guitarist and recognized ¡®King of Guitar¡¯ in the contemporary music circle; ErikTruffaz from France, the world-renowned trumpet player and the top master in the new fields of European jazz; Martin Reiter from Austria; Yannick Rieu, the saxophonist who is praised as the ¡®national treasure of Canada¡¯; Geraldine Laurent, a young French female saxophonist who will bring her famous Time Out Trio; and Lawrence Ku from the United Stated, a familiar guitarist for Beijing audience who will come again and present his new works through trio performance.
In addition, the most worth mentioning thing is the performance exchanges by the Chinese and foreign musicians. For instance, ErikTruffaz will perform with the piano prince of Chinese jazz Xia Jia; the world-renowned Chinese suona soloist Guo Yazhi will interpret the artistic integration of the East and the West with Time Out Trio by Geraldine Laurent.
No matter it is from local bands or from bands around the world, these top jazz musicians will undoubtedly bring you the world¡¯s most mainstream and most beautiful modern jazz.
Peking University Hall will also serve as another venue for this music week. At the same time, a number of brilliant concerts and master classes will be held there. The official website of Beijing Nine Gates International Jazz Week (http://www.ninegate.com.cn/) is successfully established and updated. The latest news, the forefront information of the development of jazz in China and the world, as well as a large number of professional knowledge of jazz can be found on this website. Let jazz music be much closer to people's lives. Let us witness the development of Jazz in China.
Beijing Nine Gates International Jazz Festival Committee |