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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