A Bu
A Bu (Chinese: 阿布; born Dai Liang, 1999 in Beijing)[1] is a Chinese jazz pianist and composer.
Life[edit]
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]
Discography[edit]
- 88 Tones of Black and White; Sennheiser (Harmonia Mundi), 2014[9]
- Butterflies Fly in Pairs, 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[edit]
- ^ a b c "Montreux Jazz Festival". Montreux Jazz Festival (in French). Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ a b c "A Bu – Die Jazz Welt eines 17- jährigen Musiktalents auf der großen Bühne". JazzRadio. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "Just Jazz International - A Bu". Just Jazz International. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ a b Jazz, All About (2016-11-17). "Dai Liang, aka A Bu: Beijing Prodigy article @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "ONES TO WATCH: A Bu". Sennheiser.com/Bluestage. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ Gu, Yanjing. "A Pedagogical Guide to Kapustin's Eight Concert Etudes, Op. 40".
- ^ "A Bu Jazz Piano Recital". www.szyyt.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "A Bu". www.schott-music.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". www.zeit.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ 顾馨. "New album out from jazz pianist A Bu". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ Jazz, All About (2021-04-03). "A Bu Trio with Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland: One Step East album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
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