Tag: concert

Cocktail

Cocktail
Date: 23-25 June, 2016
Venue: Fringe Club, Fringe Underground
Tickets: $150 from HKTicketing
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23-25 June – 8pm; 25 June – 2pm

All That Jazz

Jazz Summer 2016 - All That Jazz

All That Jazz with Alan Chan
A grand finale of all time great jazz tunes and beats from masterpieces sung by Frank Sinatra, such as Fly me to the Moon, to more recent songs such as Michael Buble’s Feeling Good. The evening is curated and arranged by composer Alan Chan.

Alan Chan is a multi-faceted composer, with a goal to create original and innovative music that incorporates elements from across artistic disciplines, cultures and styles, to bring refreshing experience to audiences. He has received commissions and recognitions from ArtEZ (Netherlands), ASCAP, American Composers Forum (ACF), twice from Percussive Arts Society (PAS) and Los Angeles County Arts Commissions, among others.

He is a member of the prestigious BMI Jazz Compositions Workshop under legendary Jim McNeely in 2008-2011. His songs have been performed by the Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge band, Millennium Jazz Orchestra (Netherlands) and by college big bands in Los Angeles, Miami and Redlands. Holding a doctorate from the University of Southern California, he is the Artistic Director of the Gateway Performance Series in West LosAngeles.

Jazz Summer 2016 – All That Jazz
Hong Kong Big Band Jazz Federation, Alan Chan
Date: 8pm, 23 June 2016
Venue: HK City Hall, Theatre
Tickets: $300, $250, $150 from Urbtix

Pops in Big Band

Jazz Summer 2016 - Pops in Big Band

Pops in Big Band with Richard Sussman
The Pops in Pig Band concert has two halves, the first features the sounds of contemporary jazz composer Richard Sussman and showcases how jazz music has evolved in the twenty-first century. The second half is all time Japanese Classic Pops performed in a retro style by young singers from Japan and Hong Kong joining together to bring back the melodies of the good old days.

Richard Sussman is a jazz pianist, composer, music technologist, educator, and author. He has performed with many jazz & pop greats including Lionel Hampton, Lee Konitz, Houston Person, Randy Brecker, Donna Summer, Blood Sweat & Tears, and many others. Richard has recorded four critically acclaimed albums of original music.

Known for his large ensemble arrangements and compositions, his music has been performed by, amongst others, the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Westchester Jazz Orchestra, Metropole Orchestra of Holland, featuring legendary jazz pianist Hank Jones and the American Composers Orchestra in New York.

Jazz Summer 2016 – Pops in Big Band
Hong Kong Big Band Jazz Federation, Richard Sussman, KK Sis
Date: 8pm, 22 June 2016
Venue: HK City Hall, Theatre
Tickets: $300, $250, $150 from Urbtix