A Bu Explained

A Bu (; 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 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. In 2015 he won first place in the Parmigiana Jazz Solo Piano Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.[5] 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.[6] [7] [8]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Montreux Jazz Festival . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711031921/http://www.montreuxjazz.com/chinas-dai-liang-wins-piano-competition . 11 July 2015 . 2022-12-18 . Montreux Jazz Festival . fr-FR.
  2. Web site: A Bu – Die Jazz Welt eines 17- jährigen Musiktalents auf der großen Bühne . 2022-12-18 . JazzRadio . en-US.
  3. Web site: Just Jazz International - A Bu . 2022-12-18 . Just Jazz International . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Jazz . All About . 2016-11-17 . Dai Liang, aka A Bu: Beijing Prodigy article @ All About Jazz . 2022-12-18 . All About Jazz . en.
  5. Web site: ONES TO WATCH: A Bu . 2022-12-18 . Sennheiser.com/Bluestage . en.
  6. Web site: Gu . Yanjing . A Pedagogical Guide to Kapustin's Eight Concert Etudes, Op. 40 .
  7. Web site: A Bu Jazz Piano Recital . 2022-12-18 . www.szyyt.com.
  8. Web site: A Bu . 2022-12-18 . www.schott-music.com . en.
  9. Web site: ZEIT ONLINE Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl. . 2022-12-18 . www.zeit.de . de.
  10. Web site: 顾馨 . New album out from jazz pianist A Bu . 2022-12-18 . www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  11. Web site: Jazz . All About . 2021-04-03 . A Bu Trio with Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland: One Step East album review @ All About Jazz . 2022-12-18 . All About Jazz . en.