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A Bu
Chinese jazz pianist (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Bu (Chinese: 阿布; born Dai Liang, 1999 in Beijing)[1] is a Chinese jazz pianist and composer.
Life
A Bu studied classical piano and jazz piano at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing at the age of nine[2] and, from September 2014, at the Juilliard School in New York under Hung-Kuan Chen.[2][3] After standing in for a performer at the 2012 Nine Gates festival, he was scouted by Sennheiser, later releasing multiple albums with their record label.[4]
In 2013, he performed an unplanned improvised with Chick Corea at the JZ Festival.[4] In 2015 he won first place in the Parmigiana Jazz Solo Piano Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.[5][1] Also in 2015, A Bu was invited by Unesco to play at the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert.[1]
On November 21, 2016, he premiered Nikolai Kapustin's Nocturne in G major for piano and orchestra op. 16 in Moscow, accompanied by the Moscow Jazz Orchestra conducted by Igor Butman.[6][7][8]
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Discography
- 88 Tones of Black and White; Sennheiser (Harmonia Mundi), 2014[9]
- Butterflies Fly in Paris, with Tom Kennedy (Bass) and Ryan J. Lee (Drums); Sennheiser (Harmonia Mundi), 2016[2]
- One Step East, with Larry Grenadier (Bass) and Eric Harland (Drums); Jz Music, 2021[10][11]
References
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