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Chinese jazz pianist (born 1999)

A Bu (Chinese: 阿布; born 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 of Music, Beijing at the age of nine and, from September 2014, at the Juilliard School in New York under Hung-Kuan Chen. 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.

In 2013, he performed an unplanned improvised with Chick Corea at the JZ Festival. In 2015 he won first place in the Parmigiana Jazz Solo Piano Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Also in 2015, A Bu was invited by Unesco to play at the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert.

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.

Discography

References

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  2. ^ "A Bu – Die Jazz Welt eines 17- jährigen Musiktalents auf der großen Bühne". JazzRadio. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
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  5. "ONES TO WATCH: A Bu". Sennheiser.com/Bluestage. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  6. Gu, Yanjing. "A Pedagogical Guide to Kapustin's Eight Concert Etudes, Op. 40".
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  8. "A Bu". www.schott-music.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  9. "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.
  10. 顾馨. "New album out from jazz pianist A Bu". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  11. 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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