Anyone with a heart for Jazz simply has to come this Sunday for a unique show performed by the Simone Schirru Quartet. The core to each of their songs is creativity, and their drive to be expressive is genuine. With Wu Letian on Sax, Simone Schirru on guitar, Yuan Ye on bass and Anthony Vanacore on drums. You will know what we mean after hearing their first few notes, see you there!

任何热爱爵士乐的人，都会在本周日前来观看 Simone Schirru 爵士四重奏的独特表演。创造力是他们每首歌的核心，令人激动张力是他们表演的特点。由萨克斯手吴乐天，吉他手Simone Schirru，贝斯手袁野，及鼓手安咚咚带来的演出，在听到他们最初的几个音符后，您就会明白我们的意思，到时见！

SIMONE SCHIRRU

GUITAR 吉他

Simone Schirru is an Italian guitar player who works and lives in Beijing. He has been playing in many festivals and prestigious places around the world crossing Italy, Belgium, United States and India. He also graduated in Master Jazz Guitar at Lemmens Institute. Nowadays he is teaching at the Contemporary Music Academy of Beijing while performing around the city and leading different bands under his name such as RoOom. He is a sideman in severalother bands. He is a member of the BlueNoteBeijing Jazz Orchestra  performing with special guests such as Micheal Mossman, Jaleel Shaw, Ingrid Jansen, Kris Davis, Conrad Herwig and Mark Turner. In February 2017, in order to promote creative jazz music in Beijing, he founded 3C (Creative Composers Collective). During his career, he has also performed with Gene Jackson, Sabir Mateen, David Cossin, Enzo Favata, U.T. Gandhi, Nicola Lancerotti, Nathaniel Gao TaiHang, J Kyle Gregory, Danny Zanker, Li XiaoChuan, ZhangXiongGuan, Dan Kinzelman, Danilo Gallo, Gast Waltzing, Ernest Dawkins, and Kenyatte Abdur Rahman among others.

Simone Schirru是一位工作并生活在北京的意大利籍吉他手。他与众多乐队都有过密切的合作。他们的足迹遍布世界各地许多音乐节和颇具声望的地方，如意大利，比利时，美国和印度。他在比利时Lemmens学院完成了自己的爵士吉他硕士学位。当下，Simone Schirru任教于北京现代音乐学院，并积极活跃于北京的各类爵士音乐演出现场，带领许多以他为首的乐队演出, 例如RoOom。并在许多乐队中都扮演着重要角色。他是BlueNote Beijing大乐队 -- BNBJO的其中一员，时常会与BNBJO邀请的特别嘉宾同台演出，如Micheal Mossman, Jaleel Shaw,Kris Davis，Ingrid Jansen, Conrad Herwig 和Mark Turner。2017年2月份，为了改善北京的创意爵士音乐氛围，他组建了3C团队，集结了在北京的一批有志于改善中国创意爵士乐环境的作曲家。

WU LETIAN 吴乐天

SAX 萨克斯

Yuan Ye excells playing Funk, Bossa, Fusion, Jazz, Pop, and RNB. He is currently the bass player of the CMA Jazz Big Band at the Beijing Modern Music Institute and took part in the 7th edition of Nine Doors Jazz Festival. He also participated at the Beijing Modern Music Festival. During the school times, he won the Jazz Academy Pelizzaro Scholarship. He was a member of the first Jazz seminar held in Shanghai and participated in the exhibition competition for the best solo performance award. With an Australian drummer Zac, he formed a Zac Trio, he is also part of Forest Band and is very active in various live music venues in the capital.

能够演奏FUNK，BOSSA，FUSION，JAZZ，POP，RNB各种风格 。现任北京现代音乐学院 CMA jazz大乐队贝斯手，并参加第七届九门爵士音乐节北京现代音乐学院拉丁大乐队贝斯手，并随乐队参加北京现代音乐节演出。在校期间获得jazz学院佩利扎罗奖学金。曾获上海举办的第一届jazz研讨会会员，并参加展演赛或最佳演奏solo奖 。与澳大利亚鼓手Zac一起组建Zac三重奏，活跃在北京各个酒吧，曾担任森林大乐队贝斯手。

Anthony Vanacore is a New York City native born musician who has performed around the world and has rich experience in performance and education; he currently resides in Beijing, China. To date Anthony has performed with many world-class musicians and bands including Moreno Donadel, Nathanial Gao, Zhang Ke, Terence Hsieh, Li Xiao Chuan, Lawrence Ku, Li Quan, J Kyle Gregory, Alec Haavik, Hendrick Meurkens, Laurent Maur, Mark Turner, Michael Mossman, Laura Fygi, Kevin Harris, Rick DiMuzio, Richard Sussman, Ember Swift, Youngjoo Song, Jz Big Band, Manhattan Symphonie, Dun Shan Wind Orchestra and many others. He is currently a member of the Moreno Donadel Trio and the Blue Note Beijing Jazz Orchestra. He is a proud endorser of Sabian cymbals and currently holds a full-time teaching position at the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy. Anthony is proud to have been a student of many fine teachers and mentors among them Gene Jackson, Michael Lipsey, Billy Hart, Steve Johns, Sam Ulano, and Glenn Weber. 

安咚咚是位来自美国纽约市的爵士鼓音乐家并在美国当地及世界各大舞台上都有着丰富的表演及教育经验；他目前居住中国北京。安咚咚曾经与多位知名音乐家和乐队进行合作表演包括，Moreno Donadel、高太行，张柯，谢燕辉，李晓川，顾忠山，李泉、J Kyle Gregory、 Alec Haavik、Hendrick Meurkens、Laurent Maur、Mark Turner、Michael Mossman、Laura Fygi、Kevin Harris、Rick DiMuzio、Richard Sussman、Ember Swift、Youngjoo Song、Jz爵士大乐队、曼哈顿交响乐团和敦善交响乐团等。他目前是Moreno Donadel三重奏与Blue Note北京大乐队的成员。他曾参加许多爵士鼓活动并跟来自各国爵士鼓大师例如，Billy Cobham、Dave Weckl、Thomas Lang等同台。安咚咚毕业于美国新泽西蒙特克莱尔州立大学（MontclairState University）音乐学院获专业表演学士学位；2010年毕业于纽约市皇后大学（Queens College）并获得爵士乐表演专业硕士学位。曾师从多名爵士鼓大师包括，Gene Jackson（钢琴大师Herbie Hancock的鼓手）和Billy Hart（著名爵士音乐家Miles Davis的鼓手）。他是沙宾镲片的代言人。除演奏外，安咚咚还是一位抢手的现代舞音乐伴奏师。在纽约很多知名的地方伴奏过，其中有Alvin Ailey School，Jose Limon at Peridance, Stepson Broadway，Marymount Manhattan College，Montclair State University等。安咚咚也是位很热情的音乐教育家。2012年至2014年两年的期间内，先任职于杭州师范大学钱江音乐学院与浙江艺术学院任教音乐。从2015年至今，他在北京现代音乐研修学院爵士乐系任教。