Music

Ember Swift （Zi Yu） is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and performer who has toured North America, Australia, Europe and Asia。Since 1996, she has released 13 albums that blend her own original music, most recently Mid-March Meltdown （2021）, a collection of melodic tunes that range from rock to RB ，From jazz to reggae. Her band consists of top musicians from all over the world, and the energy, strong musicianship and absolute diversity of material make this album the one you keep hearing the last song on. She has lived in Beijing since 2008, and Chinese viewers may have seen the artist on the hit TV talent show Mamma Mia, as she was the 2014 national runner-up, captivating Chinese audiences with her talent and fluency in Mandarin.For more information, visit: www.emberswift.com.

Rena is a senior singer active in Beijing Jazz stage. Her voice is exquisite and unique. Her impromptu syntax is rich and profound. She can sing works with great contrast across styles. In the performance activities of more than ten years, Rena has participated in many communication activities and competitions in the form of individual or band, which has been recognized by a wide range of audience and industry.

Jazz Composer / Music Educator

2021 年获得美国纽约市⽴⼤学皇后学院Aaron Copland School of Music 爵⼠声乐表演硕⼠学位，师从于美国爵⼠⾳乐家Chareneè Wade。

Graduated from Zhejiang Music College, majoring in music education. After graduation, he went to Berlin, Germany to study classical piano art direction.

During his graduate study in the United States, he worked withChareneè Wade, David Berkman, Jeb Patton , Dennis Mackrel, Antonio Hart，Grammy Award-winning professor Michael Mossman and other jazz musicians to study jazz music in a comprehensive and systematic way.

In mid-2024, Xu Chenxi released his first solo full-creative jazz album "Seek and Find" and began a new album tour.

Before that, Xu Chenxi was active in the domestic jazz scene, continued to perform, create and engage in jazz vocal music, improvisation teaching work.

Born in the deep nights of Beijing, QUEBRA CAVACO is a samba group that aims to fill the gap in the city’s cultural scene with Brazilian music. It is formed by a group of Brazilian guys from different parts of Brazil and thus with distinct and rich music backgrounds: Diego (guitar and vocal), João Souza (pandeiro), Jonas (cavaquinho) and Pedro Henrique (surdo & general percussion). 

Quebra Cavaco delivers the beauty and relaxed atmosphere of a traditional Roda de Samba from Brazil, where everyone sings along and elevates the energy to the sky. Grab your beer, caipirinha, and join us for an unforgettable Roda!

The third installment of the Cold Water People series presented by DDC is now on sale。Last Goodbye is a band that has been active in Beijing for many years. The cool roar is their iconic sound； Two-way foil is also a local scene in the self-appreciation of the main force, the difference is that they use a relatively bright and clear tone, using rich colors to narrate；Chao Jin is a former dream catcher , written in Chinese text, accompanied by processed acoustic music, is a rare alternative sound.

Journey, smooth God, the integration of traditional folk music and modern music elements, improvisational expression space, gradual narrative.

Bai Yu Toad, a Southern Song Dynasty Taoist, wrote "Cloud Journey Song," which describes all the people on the road to Cloud Journey. Hug and Moon Hui, one of the many people from Cloud Journey, joined forces this winter night to share their musical journey and invite everyone to join them in their current journey. Let us enter it together, let the heart return to heaven and earth, to see the valley behind the clouds and the distant river, with the stars staring at the habitat of the horse, and then around the folds of each tree, to see the story of those who rise and fall. We will share experiences such as Tagore's poems:“The fish in the water is silent, the animal on the earth is noisy, the bird in the air is singing; But Man has in him the silence of the sea, the noise of the earth and the music of the air.”

The eternal miracle of life is that you can only have this journey if you offer it.

He has been studying in Dongduk women university master dgree. He has accumulated a wealth of performance experience since he was a bass graduate student. He also has extensive experience in teaching jazz and modern music, and has compiled his own teaching materials for bass.

In the performance, Jongmoon is very focused on the cooperation and harmony of the band members. In the process of working with many outstanding musicians, he has developed excellent skills and harmonic abilities, which will also be reflected in his own performance. 2021 Freejazz album "Clinomania " His playing experience in Beijing and Guangdong is very rich.

A jazz saxophonist。He started his playing career in Beijing and received his jazz education from jazz educator Mr. Lu Tingquan in 2004. From 2017 to 2023, he moved to Europe, where he obtained a Bachelor of Music from the Prince Claus Conservatory of the Netherlands and a Master of Jazz Performance from NYJ. Along with the full scholarship, 2022 was awarded the Andrea Elkenbracht Fund by the Dutch government. In August of the same year, he went to New York to study at Queens College in New York as a visiting scholar. During this period, he participated in Jam Sessions of Smalls, Bar Bayuex, Ornithology and other clubs. During his studies in Europe and the United States, he studied with many traditional and contemporary jazz masters, includingDonny McCaslin,John Ellis,Seamus Blake,Jesse Davis,Antonio Hart,Rick Margitza,Michael Moore, Don Braden ,Mark Gross,Tim ArmacostEtc. "Swing Groningen" Festival, Japan " Fuji Rock Festival ” , Dutch BIM HUIS Jazz Theatre, East Bank of BeijingJazz Cafe， Blue Note Beijing And other stage performances.

Indulge in a night of timeless melodies and smooth rhythms at Smoke Bar’s Jazz Session. Let the warm glow of the bar set the stage for a captivating evening as talented musicians fill the air with classic and contemporary jazz.