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Nathaniel Gao Jazz Quartet

Jul 3 21:00 pm -
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A saxophone player and composer who has been active in the Beijing jazz music scene since 2006. As one of the members of the "Red" Quintet and the leader of his own quartet and trio, he has made important contributions to Beijing Jazz Music. His bands also include "Xia Jia Quartet", "Bad Monk", "Zhou Wei", "Beijing Blue Note Band", "Three Sergeants Syndrome", "Beijing City Band", "Afrokoko Roots" and "No Fixed". He participated in the "Nine Gate Jazz Music Festival", "Haishima Jazz Music Festival", "Niigata Jazz Music Festival", "Shushu Jazz Music Festival", "Midi Jazz Festival" "And "Ditan Music Festival". High-Taiwan graduated with a degree in Music Performance from the North Io School of the United States in 2006, and a master degree in Performance from the City College of New York in 2011.


 


Nathaniel Gao is a saxophonist and composer who has been based in Beijing since 2006. He has been a key contributor to the local jazz scene as both a co-leader of the quintet Red Hand as well as a leader of his own quartet and trio. Additionally, Gao has been active in an eclectic range of other musical projects including Three Sergeants Syndrome, The Beijing City Big Band, Afrokoko Roots and Bu Yiding. He has performed at the Ninegates Jazz Festival, the MIDI Jazz Festival, the Chongqing Jazz Festival, and the Ditan Park Music Festival, Jarasum International Jazz Festival and at major venues in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing and Guangzhou. Gao graduated from UNI in 2006 with BA in music performance and in 2011 completed an MA in jazz performance at the City College of New York.


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