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Live Music: “Pierre Pradat Trio” – Jazz trio fronted by the virtuoso French pianist

Published on February 25, 2010 in Events and Music. Comments Tags: france, herbie hancock, jazz, miles davis, Music Academy International, nancy, Nicolas Mège, pierre billiard, pierre pradat, trio, weather report.

Next Performance: Thursday 4th March 2010 – 9:30pm (Free Entry)

Ten years ago pianist Pierre Pradat and guitarist Pierre Billiard met at Music Academy International in Nancy, France. Discovering a mutual appreciation of the music of Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Miles Davis they decided to collaborate on a series of projects. Over the years they have worked together in different styles including Jazz, Electro, Funk and Pop. In 2009 they met percussionist Nicolas Mege and began working together on a pure jazz project, thus the ‘Pierre Pradat Trio’ was born.

Live Music: “Mademoiselle et son Orchestre” – Up-tempo funky jazz-blues from Marie-Claude & her band!

Published on February 23, 2010 in Events, Music, Party and Uncategorized. Comments Tags: america, band, blues, chinese, classics, english, france, french, funk, jazz, jazz standards, live music, mademoiselle, Mademoiselle et son Orchestre, marie-claude, marie-claude lebel, quebec, quebecois.

Next Performance: Saturday 27th February 2010 – 9:30pm (Supported by Joris. Free B4 9:30pm. 30 RMB after incl. a free drink)

Fronted by the beautiful and very talented Marie-Claude, ‘Mademoiselle et son Orchestre’ play up-tempo funky jazz blues with a Quebecois twist. Together with her band they perform their own original compositions together with covers of jazz classics from France and America, singing in French, English & Chinese. Marie-Claude is a force of nature on the stage singing up a storm and she always gets the whole crowd dancing.

For more information on Marie Claude please see her MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/mademoisellemali

Live Music: “Da Bi Zi (大鼻子)” – French hiphop/jazz fusion with Chinese characteristics!

Published on January 28, 2010 in Events and Music.

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Comments Tags: acoustic, bass, beijing, chinese, costumes, Da Bi Zi, dabizi, deejay, dj, dulcimer, erhu, france, french, ginkgo, guitar, hiphop, jazz, live music, taiwan, taiwanese, theatrical, usa, Yangqin, 二胡, 大鼻子, 扬琴.

Next Performance: 10:30pm Friday 29th January (Free B4 9:30pm / 20 RMB after)

Da Bi Zi (大鼻子) are a French hip hop outfit based in Beijing, who perform hiphop and jazz acoustic songs with a Chinese twist incorporating many traditional Chinese instruments. They also bring to the stage outlandish costumes, theatrical performances and a unique style that always impresses.

The Band is composed of 6 members, a bassist form France, guitarist from China, an Erhu (二胡) performer from Taiwan (she also sings Jazz tracks), a Yangqin (扬琴) player from China, a DJ from the USA, and an MC from France. This original mix of classic instruments (Guitar/Bass) and Chinese traditional ones (Erhu/Yangqin) creates a really different Hip Hop/Jazz sound. Combine that with a beautiful Taiwanese voice, and a crazy French MC who uses 3 languages (English, Chinese and French) and you have the makings for a great evening of live music.

Here is a music video from their online hit “Pekin” in French (with English subitles):

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Live Music: “Pierre Kamila Jazz Trio” – Lively Jazz and Bossa Nova

Published on October 27, 2009 in Events and Music. Comments Tags: band, beijing, billy holiday, chimera, concert, dance, Drink, eclectic, ella fitzgerald, energetic, ginkgo, jazz, Jorg Tannenberg, kamila nasr, live music, Nicola Mege, otis redding, Party, performance, show, sultry, swing, uplifting, 毕志刚.

Next Performance: Thursday 29th October 2009 – 9:30pm (Free Entry)

Pierre, Kamila & Pierre form a lively Jazz trio worth coming out for. They do a variety of music music ranging from jazz to Bossa Nova. They perform both standards and originals. They are:

Kamila Nasr (Canada) vocals/flute (of Girassol Bossa Nova Quartet and Chimera fame)
Pierre Billiard (France) Guitar
Pierre Pradat (France) keyboard

Live Music: “Skunky Monks” – Beijing’s stankiest funk players!

Published on October 15, 2009 in Events and Music. Comments Tags: adam kielman, beijing, beijing funk, blues, funk, funk blues, funkster, funky monkey, ginkgo, jazz, jazz funk, live music, sax, saxophone, skunky monks, smelly.

Next Performance: Saturday 23rd January 2010 – 10:30pm (Free Entry)

Make it Funky, you Skunky Monkey! The Skunky Monks bring that nasty funk to Gingko, and jazz and blues get down and dirty with rollicking good tunes to dance and drink to! With Adam Kielman on tenor saxophone and band of Beijing’s stankiest players, it’s gonna be smelly! Free B4 9:30pm. 20 RMB after.

Live Music: “Alquimia Samba Jazz Band” – Music from the pulse of Brazil!

Published on October 15, 2009 in Events and Music. Comments Tags: alquimia, alquimia samba jazz band, beijing live music, bossa nova, brazil, brazilian, brazilian music beijing, Caetano Veloso, eartha Kitt, geraldo lucio, jazz, king of mambo, Moreno Veloso, queen of samba jazz, samba, samba beijing, Samba Jazz, Tania Maria, tito puente.

Next Performance: Friday 23rd October 2009 – 10:30pm (Free Entry)
Following Performance: Saturday 7th November 2009 – 10:30pm (Free B4 9:30pm. 20RMB after.)

Brazilian national Geraldo Lucio and his band bring the sounds of Brazil to the Ginkgo stage, fusing classical Brazilian jazz with bossa nova, samba and pop elements. High energy fun to get your body moving!

A recent arrival to Beijing, Lucio has played music across four continents, including south america, north america, europe and asia. He is a talented composer as well as being able to play saxophone, guitar, and percussion. He sings in numerous languages including Portuguese, Spanish and English.

In his career, he has performed with many great latin jazz musicians like Tania Maria, Queen of samba jazz (Brazil), Tito Puente, the King of Mambo, and Moreno Veloso, son of Caetano Veloso (Brazil). He has also performed with USA jazz singer, Eartha Kitt.

View Lucio’s MySpace pagere here: www.myspace.com/alquimialucio

Live Music: “Brothers of Different Colors” – Shanghai’s Tony Tse with Afrokoko’s Sunny Dee

Published on September 23, 2009 in Events and Music. Comments Tags: beijing, brothers of different colors, brothers of different colours, capital, china, funk, ginkgo, jazz, jokebox, live music, live music beijing, musical diversity, pop, r&b, randb, reggae, shanghai, soul, sunny dee, tony tse.

Next Performance: Thursday 26th Novemeber – 9:30pm (Free Entry)

Tony Tse and Sunny Dee are Brothers of Different Colours!

Tony Tse is a true music machine! Based in Shanghai, he has been giving the city to the south an education in musical diversity for the last few years, and now he finds his boundaries expanding to the capital! As an energetic guitarist and soulful singer he mashes up well known songs with lesser known numbers, jumping from song to song without the time to draw breath. Don’t expect to be pigeon-holed with his songs – he has such a huge range there is always something for everyone…. through Reggae, Pop, Jazz, Soul, R&B & Funk his talent knows no bounds. Joining him on the stage is his friend, and talent in his own right Sunny Dee (Afrokoko Roots) for a night surfing the history of popular music. We hope to see you then!

Live Music: “Nico & Zoe” – Dinner Gypsy Jazz with Guitar & Accordion

Published on September 2, 2009 in Events and Music. Comments Tags: accordion, beijing, china, dinner jazz, django reinhart, ginkgo, guitar, gypsy, jazz, live, live jazz beijing, manouche, Music, nico torrese, wang yi, yann tiersen.

Join us this Sunday night for our Dinner Jazz Night featuring live music from 7:30pm with “Nico & Zoe”. Frenchman Nico Torrese is joined by the beautiful Chinese accordionist Wang Yi (Zoe) for fast-fingered gypsy jazz incorporating Manouche and American jazz standards. Their repertoire features music popularised by many famous artists ranging from Django Reijnhart to Yann Tiersen. The talented duo has a great reputation in the Beijing music scene for their skilled playing and vibrant execution, always putting a smile on your face and a spring in your step.

Reservations for this event are strongly recommended. Please call the restaurant to book: 6402 7532

Live Music: “Hummingbird” – Fusing latin rhythms and jazz with traditional Kazakh influences for a singular salsa sound!

Published on August 27, 2009 in Events, Music and Party.

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Comments Tags: band, beijing, china, chinese, dancing, event, flamenco, fusion, gig, ginkgo, hummingbird, jazz, kazakh, live, live music, Music, Party, rhythm, salsa, xinjiang.

Next Performance: Saturday 3rd April 2010 – 10:30pm (Free B4 9:30pm. 30 RMB after incl. a free drink)

Beijing’s all-Chinese salsa band, Hummingbird fuses latin rhythms and jazz sensibilities with traditional Kazakh influences for a singular salsa sound! Bring your dancing shoes and your dancing friends and dance the night away!

Live Music: “Gypsy Swing Duo” – Gypsy Jazz and Jazz Standards

Published on July 13, 2009 in Events and Music. Comments Tags: django reinhart, duo, gypsy, jazz, jean-seb hery, li zheng kai, standards.

Masters of “Gypsy swing” Jean-Seb Hery Li Zheng Kai explore the music of the Gypsy innovators such as Django Reinhart and other jazz standards. Join us at Ginkgo, for a great evening with two great guitar players.

Please see the ‘Upcoming Events’ box on the right of our web page for their next performance. Seen them play before? Please give them a star rating below. Post your reviews in the comments.
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