华裔美籍吉他演奏家/作曲家-Lawrence Ku(顾忠山)是当今中国爵士乐界最具影响力的音乐家, 教育家之一。他成长在美国加州洛杉矶，曾师从一系列一流国际音乐家：Ben Monder, Charlie Banacos, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, GeorgeLewis 和Carol Kaye。在波士顿学习年间，完成了美国Longy School of Music与New England Conservatory的作曲和爵士演奏的硕士课程。

1997年，顾忠山开始定居中国，曾在北京迷笛音乐学校和北京现代音乐学院任教。2005年底开始在上海JZ Club驻演，现在担任上海JZ School音乐学校校长，为爵士乐在中国的普及和推广做著不懈地努力。他的学生来自中国各地，许多人目前已成为优秀的专业演奏家和教育者。

作为正在蓬勃发展的上海爵士乐界领军人物，顾忠山与来自世界各地的眾多杰出音乐家都有过密切合作，包含格莱美奖得主- 美国爵士名伶Dee Dee Bridgewater, 荷兰爵士天后Laura Fygi, John Legend, Sinne Eeg, Jon Morrison, David Friesen,Ryan Kisor, David Braid, Alex Riel, Benjamin Koppel, Chris Washburne, OleMathisen, Teemu Viinikainen, Niklas Winter, Cennet Jonsson, Simon Barker, AndyHunter，金曲歌后- 顺子, 莫文蔚，那英，李荣浩, 陈楚生…等。

顾忠山主领的爵士放克大乐队《红节奏The Red Groove Project》2014年凭藉首张录音室专辑《浮Flow》荣获台湾金曲奖演奏类《最佳专辑》、《最佳专辑製作人》、《最佳作曲人》三项大奖提名。

2015年5月 ,顾忠山凭借金曲歌后－顺子的全新创作专辑歌曲《动人心扉Touching Hearts》再度荣获第二十六届台湾金曲奖《最佳编曲人》提名! 顾忠山的现代爵士音乐企划《顾忠山三重奏The Lawrence Ku Trio》专辑【Pictures】于2015年12月荣获华语音乐传媒大奖《最佳器乐专辑》的肯定。

 Guitarist/composer Lawrence Ku is one of themost influential jazz musicians and educators in China.  Born and raised in Los Angeles, California,Lawrence has made China his home for over ten years.  Since late 2005, he has been living inShanghai.  He plays regularly at the JZClub and is principal of the JZ School (www.jz-school.com).   He has previously resided in Beijing, wherehe performed regularly and taught at the Midi School of Music and the BeijingContemporary Music Institute, and Boston, where he did his graduate work in compositionand jazz performance at the Longy School of Music and the New EnglandConservatory. 

 As a central part of the diverse and constantly growing music scene inShanghai, he has performed or recorded with musicians from all over the world,including Shunza, Karen Mok, Jon Legend, Na Yin, JJ Lin, Dee Dee Bridgewater,Laura Fygi, Sinne Eeg, Jon Morrison, David Friesen, Ryan Kisor, David Braid,Alex Riel, Benjamin Koppel, Chris Washburne, Ole Mathisen, Teemu Viinikainen,Niklas Winter, Eugene Pao, Campbell Ryga, Cennet Jonsson, Simon Barker, AndyHunter …and many others.

Lawrence has become increasingly moreinvolved with pop and crossover projects both as performer and arranger.  He is the music director forTaiwanese/American pop/jazz singer Shunza, and has recorded for Hong Kongmega-star Karen Mok and up-and-coming artists Shawn Wang and Marsha Yuan.  He has also performed with John Legend, CocoLi, Na Ying, JJ Lin, Li Rong Hao, Chen Chu Sheng.

Lawrence Ku’s Jazz/Funk group “The RedGroove Project” first Studio Album “Flow” being nominated for the 25th GoldenMelody Awards in 2014 for “Best Album”, “Best Album Producer” and “BestComposer”.

2015, Lawrence Ku being nominated for thebest Music Arranger in the 26th Golden Melody Awards again as Shunza’s MusicDirector and one of the Producer of Shunza’ s Album.

In 2015, Lawrence Ku gave Chinese audiencesseveral successful concerts and received highly commends by critics."Speaking Without Words" concert is one of the shows that Ku performed in in Shanghai CentreTheatre hall during JZ Spring Festival. In May 22th, Ku performed his “LawrenceKu Jazz Quintet" concert in Arts Center of the Beijing National Library.In September 21th, Ku hold "Lawrence Ku Trio and special guest” concert inChongqing Cathay Pacific Arts Center. Lawrence Ku now is the first ethnicChinese jazz guitarist holding the solo concert in China’s first board-theaterin all time!

Lawrence Ku’s Modern Jazz Music Project“The Lawrence Ku Trio” first live recording album “Pictures” released March2015 in China, and is the winner of “Best Instrumental Album” of the 16th ChinaMusic Media Awards. 

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