International Jazz Days Festival: Huu Bac Workshop
Join Huu Bac as he takes you through the unique sound skillfully combining his vietnamese and chinese heritages to North American Jazz music
Date/Time: Apr 27 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Calgary, Memorial Park Library1221 – 2 St SW
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Cost: Free
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Huu Bac was born in Vietnam to parents of Chinese and Vietnamese descent, Huu Bac grew up in Montreal with the jazz guitar until discovering the beauty of Far East string instruments in Shanghai and Beijing. Through travels and experiences around the World, The Huu Bac Quintet delivers a true dialogue among Asian, North, and South American cultures in a contemporary, original, and unique sound. Huu Bac Quintet – huu bac
Backed by a solid team of some of the most prominent musicians on the up and coming Montreal jazz scene, Huu Bac performs his compositions inspired by his numerous travels in Asia, Europe and South America.
In concert, he charms a large public through the beauty and intensity of his musical pieces as well as through his impressive mastery of the dan bau (vietnamese monochord), the erhu (chinese fiddle), the quena (andean flute) and the jazz guitar.
The Huu Bac Quintet delivers a true dialogue between Asian, North and South American cultures in a contemporary, original and unique way!
Band members
Huu Bac Quintet
Huu Bac Quach, dan bau (vietnamese monochord), erhu (chinese fiddle), quena (andean flute), jazz guitar
Guillaume Martineau, piano
Geneviève Morasse, violin
Jean-Félix Mailloux, upright bass
Patrick Simard, drums
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