WeDo Jazz Big Band
China
2013.9.24 08:00-09:00pm
Artists：
Yu Zhenhai- Tenorsax
Tao Ran- Tenorsax
Chen Ou- Altosax
Deng Si- Altosax
Liang Kaixin- Barl.sax
Ma Qiongrui-Trumpet
Ma Xiaoliang- Trumpet
Meng Hao- Trumpet
Bo Hai- Trombone
Tao Lixin- Trombone
Zheng Xinzhe- Trombone
Luo Jingtian- Piano
Liang Weitang- Bass
Chai Hualiang- Drums
WeDo Jazz band was founded in 1998. It grew out of Guangzhou Youth Jazz Orchestra which was once the only Big band in southeast China.
WeDo Jazz band was given direction by the world-famous jazz musician Wynton Marsalis，Du Yinjiao from American Centre Jazz Band and Military Band of Chinese Liberation Army, a senior educationist of jazz music. WeDo Jazz band is formed by teachers from professional conservatory. Benoit Stasiaczyk, head of jazz music department of Conservatoire Nationale de Metz and now senior foreign teacher from Modern Music Department of Xinghai Conservatory was invited to be the conductor and music supervisor of the band. The current goal of WeDo Jazz Band is “ develop culture and spread jazz music in Guangzhou”.
WeDo Jazz Band dedicates to promoting appreciation and education of jazz music, aims at broadening all sectors of the community’s understanding and knowledge of jazz music, providing a stage for jazz-lovers to study, perform and communicate. By promoting jazz music, expanding the groups of jazz-lovers and cultivating jazz music talents through this stage, it endeavors to develop Guangzhou into an important city of jazz music in China.
WeDo Jazz Band is going to build up relationship with excellent musicians at home and abroad by organizing its own promotion campaigns such as performing season and tour and strive to make it an excellent orchestra with widespread impact. WeDo Jazz Band also dedicates to discovering the spiritual nature and connotation of Chinese music culture and western jazz music culture. While developing the culture of jazz music, WeDo Jazz Band incorporates profound cultural accumulation of China and attempts to combine western and Chinese elements and let the Guangzhou jazz music heard all around the world.