12/10 MON

黄健怡二重奏

Jianyi Huang Duo

12/11 TUE

Louise Duo

12/12 WED

Ren's Trio ft. 张雄关

12/13 THU

Cure

12/14 FRI

新蓝草乐队

Tom Peng New Grass Band

12/15 SAT

PlaRay

12/16 SUN

SUNDAY JAM SESSION SERIES 

Hosted By Greg Smith Trio

Dec 10 / MON 周一

9:00 PM

黄健怡二重奏

Jianyi Huang Duo

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黄健怡，键盘、作曲、编曲，1997年上海音乐学院钢琴系本科毕业后，留校担任管弦系艺术指导老师。2000年考入美国伯克利音乐学院爵士钢琴系，并于音乐家辈出的美国新泽西RUTGERS大学爵士乐演奏研究生班进修，师从传奇爵士钢琴家Stanley Cowell教授。

Huang Jianyi was the first person in China to receive a master's degree in jazz piano. After graduating from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, he stayed and became the consultant director of the orchestra department. He started studying jazz pianoin 2000 while he was in Berklee College of Music, and also had the chance to study further with jazz pianist Stanley Cowell in Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Dec 11 / TUE 周二

9:00 PM

 Louise Duo 

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Louise Zhu 3岁开始学习古典钢琴，从小热爱音乐。现活跃在上海各爵士乐场合。曾与双格莱美获奖者UlyssesOwens JR, 双格莱美提名者Stefan Karlsson 等大师同台。她活跃在上海各个爵士场合，在各大顶级的俱乐部演出，其中有LaVida, Heyday Jazz Club, JZ Club, 等等。 并受邀与荣获两次格莱美大奖获奖者Ulysses Jr Owens，两次格莱美大奖提名爵士钢琴大师Stefan Karlsson，以及格莱美大奖提名爵士钢琴大师 Dave Kikoski 等美国殿堂级爵士乐大师同台Jason Olaine& Greg Scholl（纽约爵士林肯中心节目总监&执行总裁）曾评价她是一个会说故事的音乐人，丝绒质地的嗓音非常少见。

Louise Zhu started playing piano at 3 and ever since has been extremely passionate about music. She is now a regular on the Shanghai jazz music circuit and was invited to perform with double Grammy winner Ulysses Jr Owens and double Grammy nominee, Stefan Karlsson. According to Jason Olaine & Greg Scholl(Executive directors @ Jazz Lincoln Center, New York), Louise is a “music storyteller” “possessing a rare, smooth & silky voice”.

Dec 12 / WED 周三

9:00 PM

Ren's Trio ft. 张雄关

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乐队主领贝司演奏家，中国顶级爵士品牌JZ Music创始人，爵士大叔——任宇清。他用爵士和世界沟通，让爵士在中国成为生活的一部分，也让爵士在中国越来越多的城市萌芽! 他让越来越多的国际顶级爵士音乐家认识了中国爵士的蓬勃发展，也引领海纳百川的中国爵士走向世界！

青年爵士吉他手张雄关是当下中国极具影响力的爵士吉他手、作曲家之一。自2015年取得新英格兰音乐学院硕士学位归国后，张雄关便任教于上海音乐学院，并陆续发布两张原创专辑《New Sound From The Past - 来自旧时的新声音》(2016)及《Struggles - 挣扎》(2017)。除了自己主领的独奏、三重奏、四重奏及七重奏外，张雄关也参加了多个乐队计划。张雄关曾与爵士吉他大师Kurt Rosenwinkel、萨克斯大师Chris Potter等同台演出，近年来他的身影也陆续在电视节目上出现，曾受邀与流行乐歌手袁娅维、常石磊等同台演出。

Ren Yuqing is the founder of JZ Music Group since 2004, he invited many world-renowned Jazz masters and bands to perform in China, and successfully organized numerous Chinese tours for them, such as Fourplay, Branford Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Laura Fygi, Nils Landgren, Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez, Mike Stern, etc. 

Zhang Xiongguan is one of the most influential young jazz guitarists, composers in China.After graduating from the prestigious New England Conservatory with a Master degree, he returned his homeland and started his career as an educator in Shanghai Conservatory of Music.Since his relocation back to Shanghai in 2015, he has already composed and published two albums. His debut album ”New Sound From The Past”(2016) and latest creation “Struggles”(2017).Except from leading his own Solo, Trio, Quartet and Septet. Xiongguan can also be heard in different groups in China. Xiongguan has shared the stage with famous jazz artists such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Potter. In recent years, His appearance can be found in TV programs as well, collaborated frequently with Chinese pop singers such as Tia Ray and Chang Shilei.

Dec 13 / THU 周四

9:00 PM

Cure

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趣味相投的两人构成了这个小组合，朗朗上口的旋律、轻松愉快的风格，也会涉及法语歌、英语歌，爵士成分的民谣也是他们喜欢的类型。

The two people who share the same taste constitute this small combination, the catchy melody, the relaxed and pleasant style, the French song, the English song, and the jazz-influenced folk songs are also the type they like.

Dec 14 / FRI 周五

9:30 PM

 新蓝草乐队 

 Tom Peng New Grass Band 

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乐队成立了10年，最初只是演奏美国Country/Blue Grass，随着时间的推移乐队成员的更新替换，很多欢快跳跃、节奏明快、新鲜元多的元素也随之融入进来,成为了一支以美国Blue Grass为主，同时融合了Blues、Jazz、Rock、Folk、World等音乐元素的标新立异的乐队。美国Blue Grass起源于20世纪30年代肯塔基州的山区，在Country基础上，吸收了当地古老的班卓音乐和提琴音乐以及南部山区的叙事歌曲等因素发展而成。经常使用的乐器有小提琴、班卓琴、原声吉他、曼陀林和立式贝司，这些乐器最初由农庄黑人舞蹈乐队普遍使用。

Tom Pang Newgrass Band delivers heartfeltbluegrass music to JZ Shanghai.  Their lineup of instruments and singerswill present authentic American folk music to Shanghai audiences. The complexinterplay of the fiddle and guitar, ringing sound of the banjo, blazingmandolin runs, and the high lonesome vocal harmonies recalls emotions fromsmall country towns half a world away.  New Grasslands plays music that isexciting, plaintive, heartwarming, and most of all… Human.

Dec 15 / SAT 周六

9:30 PM

PlaRay

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PlaRay是保加利亚和毛里求斯文化的结合，受到中国文化的影响。PlaRay的音乐以其灵性的声乐、丰富的和声而著称。这个团队的核心是一个和谐平衡的家庭，以意识和爱情为基础。他们的音乐总是新鲜的，在不同的表演中表现不同的音乐风格，可以摇摆，也可以带你深入巴尔干地区，体验异国情调的岛屿精神生活。

PlaRay is a blend of Bulgarian and Mauritian cultures, with an air of Chinese culture as well. This team is renowned for its powerful grooves, spiritually inspired vocals. Based on awareness and love, its core is a harmonious and balanced family. Fresh blood of music flows through its veins, and its music style varies according to its performance. It could not only swing but also lead you into The Balkans to make you experience the exotic island spirits.

Dec 16 / SUN 周日

9:00 PM

 Sunday Jam Session Series 

 Hosted By Greg Smith Trio 

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每周末Wooden Box都会带来精彩纷呈的Jam Session，各路爵士高手频频过招，为大家奉献一场别开生面的爵士音乐大餐！

Welcome to our Jam Session which is one of the coolest jazz events in Wooden Box! Wooden Box will hold fabulous Jam Session on every weekend. Jazz virtuosos will perform live to feast you with unordinary jazz music!