A Bu
A Bu (actually Dai Liang , * 1999 in Beijing ) is a Chinese jazz pianist and composer .
Life
A Bu studied classical piano and jazz piano at the Central Conservatory Beijing and from September 2014 at the Juilliard School in New York . In 2015 he won 1st prize in the solo piano competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland .
The pianist is also committed to music inspired by jazz. So he brought on 21 November 2016 in Moscow Nikolai Kapustins Nocturne in G Major for Piano and Orchestra , Op. 16 of 1972 for the premiere, accompanied by the Moscow Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Igor Butman .
Discography
- 88 tones of black and white ; Sennheiser ( Harmonia Mundi ), 2014
- Butterflies Fly in Pairs , with Tom Kennedy (bass) and Ryan J. Lee (drums); Sennheiser (Harmonia Mundi), 2016
literature
- A Bu - the jazz world of a 17 year old musical talent on the big stage
- Ulrich Stock, Intelligent Music for the Masses. Jazz trios with piano, bass and drums are very much in fashion. Fifteen examples from Belgium to China , in: Die Zeit , October 19, 2014 ( online )
- A Bu: And the Child Pointed to the Piano
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | A, Bu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dai, Liang (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese jazz pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1999 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beijing |