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P10Lai Rui:
In pursuit of perfection
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MAKE your next get-together swing to the beat of music at the OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival.
Spanning 19 nights and three venues, music fans of all tastes will experience the seventh annual OCT-LOFT Jazz Festival presented by 25 bands from 15 countries and regions Oct. 11-29. Musi-cians from China, Israel, Japan, North America, Europe, Mali and Brazil will showcase their talents, each offering a different sound.
The festival is designed to involve, encourage, entertain and inspire music lovers. Experimental, funky R&B, vibrant Latin sound, electronic, folk and jazz-infl uenced dance music are just a few of the styles that will be showcased.
The international experience of the Brazilian Balaio Quartet along with U.S. legendary trumpeter Randy Brecker will defi nitely make a show not to be missed. “Balaio Invites Randy Brecker” on Oct. 18 is a one-of-a-kind performance fusing jazz and Brazil-
Jazzin' it up at OCT-LOFTShowsOct. 11, J.A.S.S. (USA/France/Switzerland), Mathias Heise Quadril-lion (Denmark)Oct. 12, Yukihiro Isso Quartet (Japan), Kalaha (Denmark)Oct. 13, Lao Dan (China), Huan Qing (China)Oct. 14, Kalo-Yele (Switzerland/Mali)Oct. 15, Yosuke Yamashita Special Quartet (Japan)Oct. 18, Marutyri (The Netherlands), Balaio Invites Randy Brecker (USA/Brazil)Oct. 19, Buttering Trio (Israel), Michal Milczarek Trio (Poland)Oct. 20, Mads Mathias Quartet (Denmark)Oct. 21, Dainius Pulauskas Group (Lithuania)Oct. 22, Phil Abraham Quartet (Bel-gium), Odd Beholder (Switzerland)Oct. 24, Lorenzo Naccarato Trio (France)Oct. 25, Auguste Quartet (Canada), Yannnick Barman (Switzerland)Oct. 26, Yannick Rieu Quartet (Canada)Oct. 27, Zeng Chengwei & Zeng He Guqin Session (China)Oct. 28, Peek 3 (Croatia), Sheep Got Waxed (Lithuania)Oct. 29, Samy Thiebault Quartet (France), Rusconi (Switzerland)Tickets: 60-150 yuanVenue: B10 Live
Talk, salon & documentariesTalk ‘Portraits of the Unheard: Zurich Improvised Music Label Intakt Records and Unerhort! Festival’Speaker: Lucas Niggli (Switzerland)Time: 2 p.m., Oct. 14Venue: A3+Salon ‘Unidentifi ed Flying Records Hunters: Jazz Vinyl’Speakers: Tu Fei, Zhang Xiaozhou, Ding Lu (China)Time: 8 p.m., Oct. 17Venue: Old Heaven BookstoreScreening ‘Song from the Forest’Time: 2 p.m., Oct. 21Director: Michael Obert (Germany)Venue: A3+Screening ‘The Future Is Primitive: Shakuhachi and Skateboarding’Director: Katsuya Nonaka (Japan)Time: 2 p.m., Oct. 28Venue: A3+Add: North Area, OCT-LOFT, Nan-shan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园北区)Metro: Line 2, Qiaocheng North Station (侨城北站), Exit B
ian music. Brecker’s versatility in different musical genres has made him a sought-after player, equally accomplished in playing jazz, rock, and R&B. He has helped shape the silhou-ette of the Jazz genre and has contributed to an impressive list of collaborations in his many years of dedi-cation to the art.
Another head-line performer is Japanese jazz pianist Yosuke Y a m a s h i t a , who is praised by critics for his unique piano style, which is infl uenced by free jazz, modal jazz and soul jazz, and for broadening the horizon of the Japa-nese jazz scene.
E m e r g i n g musicians from around the world will liven up the stage with fusion jazz. Swiss duo Odd Beholder will embue us with a somber and dreamy night. Math-ias Heise Quadrillion from Denmark will create a con-temporary sound combining the chromatic harmonica and jazz fusion. Jazz harmonies and improvisations mixed with rock and funk music’s hard-hitting, primal beats are masterfully fused into a cheerful and euphoric expression.
Also from Denmark, Mads Mathias will capture Shen-zheners’ hearts with his char-ismatic performances and original songs. Infl uenced by the great jazz vocalists such as Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and
Harry Connick Jr., Mathias won a Danish Music Award for Best New Danish Jazz Artist of the Year for his debut album “Free
Falling.”Samy Thiebault Quartet from
France will delight locals with music inspired by
the saxophonist’s Moroccan ori-gins, his child-hood home in
West Africa, and by
the land-s c a p e s of South
America, where the
quartet has often played. These
places are transfi gured in the language of jazz, at once classic, contemporary and modern.
Every year, the festi-val delivers a few poetic nights of Chinese folk
with avant-garde styles. Zeng Chengwei and his
son Zeng He from Sichuan Conservatory of Music will
present tranquil music with their guqins. Wind instrument player Lao Dan will show off
his skills on saxophone and fl ute. He focuses on experimenting
the traditional Chinese fl ute and blends his free thoughts and mood
into is compositions. Huan Qing, a dongxiao and lyre player, will
also showcase his avant-garde folk with profound roots
in Chinese culture. He started making and playing the Greek classical lyre in 2007.
There are also plenty of opportuni-ties for the commu-nity to get involved in the festival, from
participating in free talks to watching docu-
mentaries.
Mathias Heise Quadrillion from Denmark.
Swiss duo Odd Beholder.Samy Thiebault
Japanese jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita. Mads Mathias from Denmark. U.S. trumpeter Randy Brecker. Zeng Chengwei (R) and his son Zeng He.