Jazz music with fusion elements, bring you into a sensory fantasy!
Curated by the award-winning guitarist and composer Teriver Cheung, “The Present - Jazz Festival of an Inward Journey” features local young jazz talents through cross-disciplinary collaborations with various artists, opening up multiple dimensions of sensory experience and transform Kwai Ching Theatre to a space that lets the audience “feel” the music.
Through the experience with jazz music and improvisation, the programme follows the path of a musical and spiritual journey of self-realisation and mind transformation to find the peace of mind in the ever-changing environment.
Day Concert
Performers:
Young Cats Jazz Ensemble
The_Cymbalman Band
Loop_pool & Local Vocals
Night Concert
Performers:
Patrick Lui Jazz Orchestra
Teriver Cheung and Ensemble Transience
Day concert will run for about 3 hours including 2 sessions of 20-minute intermission; night concert will run for about 2 hours and 30 minutes including a 20-minute intermission.
Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers will only be admitted during the intermission or at a suitable break.
The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.
Teriver Cheung (Artistic Director / Guitar)
According to JazzTimes, “Teriver Cheung demonstrates an impressive command of his instrument and reveals a mature, composerly approach”. Cheung has frequently collaborated with musicians including Latin Grammy Award winner Eddie Gómez, Eric Marienthal and Keita Ogawa. As the leader of his ensemble, he tours with his group and appears at major music festivals such as Jazz Marathon for the International Jazz Day, Jazz W Ruinach Festival (Poland) and Taichung Jazz Festival.
With his unique sound and rich musical background, Cheung has become one of the most active composers, performers and curators in Hong Kong. As a collaborating Jazz artist, he has performed with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and participate in various production in the mainstream music industry. As a educator, he is the guest tutor and lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Education University of Hong Kong, as well as doing music workshops and guided concerts at different universities and secondary school, introducing Jazz and improvisation to the young generation.
Teriver Cheung is an endorsed artist for the D’Angelico Guitars and Fender In-Ear Monitors.
Young Cats Jazz Ensemble
Music Director: Nicholas Bouloukos
Music Arrangement: Ted Lo
Vocal/Flute: Vera Lai
Harmonica: Jerry Wong
Saxophone: Brian Cheung
Violin: Vincent Luk
Keyboard: Jacky Chan, Mason Chan
Guitar: Kurtis Li, Michael Chan
Double Bass: Nelson Fung
Drums: Jason Wong
Erhu: Dick Mak*
Suona: Ma Wai-him*
The_Cymbalman Band
Drums: Samuel Chan
Piano: Joyce Cheung
Keyboard: Daniel Chu
Guitar: Victor Chu
Bass: Wong Tak-chung
Loop_pool
Piano: Bowen Li
Bass: Leung Chun-hin
Drums: Dean Li
Bass: Justin Cheung
Tenor: Jinson Ip
Alto: Rena Leung
Soprano: Tiffany Lee
Patrick Lui Jazz Orchestra
Piano/Composing: Patrick Lui
Guitar: Tsui Chin-hung
Double Bass: Nelson Fung
Drums: Nate Wong
Trumpet: Ferdinand Soriano Pantig Jr, Oscar Lam
Alto Saxophone/Baritone Saxophone: Chemie Ching
Tenor Saxophone: Scott Murphy
Trombone: Tony Tsui
Bass Trombone: John Lo
Xun: Nicky Kwok
Percussion: Locky Law
Zhong ruan: Mandy Wu*
Teriver Cheung and Ensemble Transience
Guitar/Composer: Tervier Cheung
Guest Guitarist: Alan Kwan
Flute: Izumi Nikaido
Violin: Louie Lailai, Hui Chi-kin
Viola: Cass Ho Ka-wah
Cello: Rebecca Li
Double Bass: Scott Dodd
Guzheng: Alison Lau*
Piano: Bowen Li
Harmonica: Jerry Wong*
Drums: Samuel Chan
Dancer: Karen Swinton Young
*By kind permission of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.
15:00, 19:30
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Tickets available from 20 August at URBTIX outlets, on internet, mobile ticketing app and credit card telephone booking.
Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 and above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students, and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first come, first served basis).
Group Booking Discount
For each purchase of standard tickets for the Concerts of “The Present – Jazz Festival of an Inward Journey”, the following concession applies:
10% off for 4-9 standard tickets; 15% off for 10-19 standard tickets; 20% off for 20 or more standard tickets.
Package Discount
10% off for each purchase of standard tickets for both Day and Night Concerts of “The Present – Jazz Festival of an Inward Journey”.
Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers.
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14 September 2021 (Tuesday) 8pm
Jazz Improvisation x Mindfulness Experience
In this experience, audiences will learn more about mind/body mindfulness through sounds and movement, with improvisation to release and express - which are the key elements and spirit of jazz, as well as liberation through expressions. Audiences will understand more about relaxation and how to expand their body feeling through guided meditation and movement exercise.
Perfomers : Angelita Li (Vocal/Guided Meditation), Eric Chong (Guitar)
Angelita Li is a Hong Kong-born singer. She has travelled to and lived in Bangkok, Los Angeles, Singapore, Macau and Kuala Lumpur for music and life explorations. Her repertoire stretches from Jazz to Rock to Brazilian. As a front liner, Li has three solo albums under her name, including Hong Kong's first Jazz vocal album in Chinese [Uniq-Mystery], and an International debut [Caminhos Cruzados] recorded in Denmark with Grammy winner Hans Ulrik and the "Unbelievable" Eugene Pao. She has performed in numerous festivals with Jazz legends including Toninho Horta, Hendrick Meurkins, and Lula & The Afro Brazil. She has also written her own musical show – Angelita Li Sings Billie Holiday with Patrick Lui Jazz Orchestra.
As a backing singer, Li sings behind local celebrities such as Sandy Lam, Deanie Ip, George Lam, Rubberband, Khalil Fong, Hins Cheung and Joey Yung. She has taken part in several musical theatre productions such as "The Passage Beyond"; "Smokey Joe’s Cafe", and "Save The Last Song For You". She also used to blah blah blah for RTHK Radio 4’s "Jazzin’ Up Series".
Li is now a certified Hatha Yoga teacher, conducts mindfulness/meditation sessions, and teaches yoga for a charitable yoga foundation.
15 September (Wednesday) 8pm
Jazz Improvisation x Tea Appreciation
There may not be direct correlations between Jazz and Tea, and that is the main purpose of our extraordinary experiment this time. While Jazz can be said as the flow of rhythm, tea pouring is also the flow of water.
From cooking, dripping to soaking, how the mingle of water and tea leaf varies the taste of the tea. The rhythm of the water flow results in how strong or soft the tea will be.
With the improvisation of Guzheng and Keyboard, the control of music rhythm and water flow are going to lead to an "improvised" tea taste that is "Ichi-go ichi-e", which means "once in a lifetime".
Performers : Season Li (Tea Artist), Bowen Li (Piano/Composer), Alison Lau (Guzheng)
Li Tin-on (Season Li) is a young Tea Artist base in Hong Kong. He also plays the roles of Tea Master, Tea Taster, Tea Instructor, Tea Event planner & Tea Culture worker. Previously, he worked as a Designer and Rock concerts planner. Later, in order to relieve the work pressure, he began to learn Chinese Tea art & Japanese Tea ceremony. Since 2014, he has worked in different Tea houses and Tea companies. Afterwards, he successively obtained the qualifications of professional Tea Master & Tea Taster.
He believes that Tea can be a good Mindfulness practice. He determined to promote contemporary Tea culture to the public. Coupled with his creative aesthetic background, he hopes to break the stereotype of Tea art of the society. From 2017, he began to develop his personal Tea business in the name of poetéa, aim to promote Mindfulness Tea to the community. In addition to hosting Mindfulness Tea workshops, he also created Crossover projects with different sectors. E.g. Tea X Music, Tea X Butoh, Tea X Mindfulness Floral art, Tea X Coffee, Tea X Sake, Tea X Multimedia art, etc.
In recent years, he has been actively out of Hong Kong and invited to serve Tea in mainland China, Taiwan, Japan. He has also invited with some personal interviews from mass media. The RTHK invited to shoot a relaxing film about Tea learning in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian, other media interviews include Apple Daily, Hong Kong Economic Journal, Hong Kong 01, etc. Durning coronavirus, he believes that the demand for decompression in society is increasing. In response to this, he joined the shooting of relaxing short film for RTHK and co organized the online Mindfulness Tea workshops with Social Welfare Organizations.
Olfactory Material Installation
Max Cheng is a Visual Art graduate of the Hong Kong Baptist University. He creates art with the sense of smell, mostly uses installation and mixed media as the medium of his work. He emphasizes on the value of object itself and uncovers creativities in daily life.
He established okapi studio after graduation and traveled to China, Japan, Nepal and India to learn about different types of incenses. He collaborates with charities and different organisations to produce scent products, holds incense-making workshops, and organises local farm docent tours and exhibitions. Through various activities, Max aims to promote the many faces of “incense culture” and the idea of “closing the loop” by making incense from natural ingredients and utilising incense ash as fertiliser.
He sets up “Lin Heung House” with senior alumnus Johnny Lo to offer a place for incense-making experience. okapi studio encourages the public to get close to the nature and be expressive with a pair of hands.
Stage Installation Design
Zoe Siu is a Hong Kong-based knot artist and designer, known for her bold, sculptural accessories and striking ropework installations. Weaving together traditional craftsmanship with inventive design, Zoe’s creations are both sophisticated yet playful, contemporary yet timeless. In 2011, Zoe founded the accessories label ZOEE. She has since created a diverse range of innovative, knot-inspired jewellery collections, attracting stockists from major cities across Asia.
A strong advocate of creative collaboration, Zoe also created the ZOEE Accessories Select Shop in 2014 as a platform for independent designers from around the world to showcase their craftsmanship and creative ethos. More recently, she was invited to collaborate with renowned US fashion icon, IRIS APFEL, designing an exclusive accessories set for her solo exhibition at Landmark Hong Kong in May 2017. In addition to designing accessories, Zoe has been pushing boundaries further by exploring the architectural possibilities of rope, transforming retail and gallery spaces with ropework installations that are both sculpturally bold and painstakingly intricate.
Dedicated to promoting the art of knotting, Zoe regularly runs workshops for occasions ranging from artisanal events to international brand launches, including German sterling silver brand THOMAS SABO, Japanese brand MIKIMOTO, 45R, and Finnish brand MARIMEKKO. Zoe has also been invited to represent Hong Kong at international exhibitions, such as the “Brussels Design September” festival, 2013, and London Craft Week 2017.
The workshop will run for about 1 hour without intermission.
Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers will only be admitted at a suitable break.
The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.
22.09.2021 (Wed) 15:00, 19:30
$340, $240, $160
15:00, 19:30
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