A Bu
A Bu | |
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| Born | Dai Liang Template:Birth year and age Beijing, China |
| Occupation(s) | Jazz pianist, composer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Jazz piano performance and composition |
A Bu (; born Dai Liang in 1999, Beijing) is a Chinese jazz pianist and composer.
Life
Beginning his musical journey at the age of nine, A Bu studied both classical and jazz piano at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing. From 2014 onwards, he advanced his education at the Juilliard School in New York under the guidance of . His breakthrough came in 2012 when he filled in for a performer at the Nine Gates festival, which led to his discovery by Sennheiser, with whom he has released several albums.
In 2013, he engaged in an improvisational performance alongside Chick Corea at the JZ Festival. Two years later, in 2015, he secured first prize in the Parmigiana Jazz Solo Piano Competition held at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. That same year, he was invited by Unesco to participate in the All-Star Global Concert for International Jazz Day.
On November 21, 2016, A Bu gave the world premiere of Nikolai Kapustin's Nocturne in G major for piano and orchestra, op. 16, in Moscow, performing with the Moscow Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Igor Butman.
Discography
- 88 Tones of Black and White; Sennheiser (Harmonia Mundi), 2014
- Butterflies Fly in Paris, featuring Tom Kennedy (Bass) and Ryan J. Lee (Drums); Sennheiser (Harmonia Mundi), 2016
- One Step East, collaborating with Larry Grenadier (Bass) and Eric Harland (Drums); Jz Music, 2021