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New vibe for E-Groove jazz band

Feature | Music
2010-1-8

SHANGHAI-BASED E-Groove jazz band is one of the best-known live groups who combine modern jazz, electronic music, traditional Chinese elements, rearranged 1930s movie songs and dashes of other elements. Nie Xin reports....

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Battle of the Bands winner

Feature | Music
2010-1-1

FOCUS 5 - five music students - has won the reality TV show "Battle of the Bands." Nie Xin listens in. A lot of Chinese young people are playing pop rock these days, more than 1 million guitars were sold last year...

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Opening chamber music door

Feature | Music
2010-1-1

CLASSICAL music abounds in China, but not so chamber music, the smaller, delicate ensemble performances - some call them musical "conversations" - among four or more musicians. The emphasis is on big, impressive...

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Chinese stars call orchestra's tune

Feature | Music
2009-12-15

OCCUPYING about one-10th of the more than 100 prestigious seats in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), 11 extraordinary Chinese musicians treasure their opportunity to be part of one of the greatest classical music...

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Grimaud in recital of Bach, Beethoven

Feature | Music
2009-11-20

FRENCH pianist Helene Grimaud will give a Bach and Beethoven recital on December 11 at the Shanghai Grand Theater. The program features works from the Well-Tempered Clavier of preludes and fugues, including those...

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New Swing Sextet still swings

Feature | Music
2009-11-12

MUSIC of the 1960s and 1970s still stirs nostalgia for days when artists and musicians of all kinds filled the world with fresh, energetic and innovative works. It was a time to be wild, mad and free. The New Swing...

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I Musici de Montreal and Sydney Symphony to perform

Feature | Music
2009-10-16

TONIGHT the I Musici de Montreal Chamber Orchestra performs and next Tuesday, it's the Sydney Symphony with Vladimir Ashkenazy and 19-year-old piano sensation Behzod Abduraimov. Nie Xin reports. The I Musici de Montreal...

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Chillin' for global music bash of jazz, rock, electro-grass vibes

Feature | Music
2009-10-10

MUSIC to groove to, rock to and knock your socks off arrives in the Sixth Jazz Shanghai music festival from October 16 to 18. It features 40 groups playing jazz, hip-hop, rock, electronic, house, grass, folk, flamenco...

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Stars in mega concert for Expo countdown

Feature | Music
2009-10-10

AROUND 40 stars and celebrities will sing their hearts out next Tuesday to fuel Expo fever and mark the 200-day countdown to the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The concert at Shanghai Grand Theater will be live broadcast...

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New jazz venue small and mellow

Feature | Music
2009-9-3

DEDICATED to nurturing local jazz talent, the Sound Blue jazz bar is the dream of Shanghai music stalwart Simon Wu. While studying jazz in Japan, the talented saxophonist dreamed of opening up his own jazz bar...

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Song ignites flame of love with 'king of singers'

Feature | Music
2009-8-28

AT the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games last August, Spanish tenor Placido Domingo and Chinese folk singer Song Zuying performed the song "Flame of Love." Next month, at the Shanghai Grand Stage,...

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America rocks to a British tune

Feature | Music
2009-8-27

BRITAIN'S prestigious Academy of Contemporary Music has crossed the ocean to launch courses in the United States for aspiring music industry professionals, writes Murray Evans. For five years, Chris Schaefer worked...

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Blasts from the past

Feature | Music
2009-8-20

WHEN the CD is on, it's as if the Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang (1894-1961) is singing beside you in this 1923 recording, with some background noise but the music shining through. Shanghai Conservatory of Music...

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Jazz from all over the world at park carnival

Feature | Music
2009-8-20

THE sixth Jazz Shanghai Music Festival "Love Music, Love Life 2009" will be held from October 16 to 18. Thirty-eight music groups from around the world will perform in the festival, featuring jazz, rock & roll and...

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Musicians take jazzscene to whole new level

Feature | Music
2009-8-8

JZ School principal Lawrence Ku says Shanghai's jazzscene is catching the attention of players around the worldwith its mix of local and expatriate talent. Sam Riley reports. While Shanghai's jazz heritage stretches...