自由爵士音樂節:最「正」爵士夜
對香港樂迷而言,羅尚正(Ted Lo)和包以正(Eugene Pao)可謂最家傳戶曉的爵士巨星。今年的自由爵士音樂節,邀請這兩位揚名國際的爵士樂教父,在擁有優秀音響及配套設備的自由空間大盒送上專場音樂會。他們將輪流上場,與一眾好友樂手演繹多首原創作品和融合爵士樂經典曲目,各領風騷,最後再聯袂同台合奏。只演一場,萬勿錯過! 此為自由爵士音樂節節目之一,展現本地爵士樂力量,向傳統樂匠致敬,探索爵士新領域。 This November, Freespace celebrates two of Hong Kong’s finest jazz musicians – Eugene Pao and Ted Lo – with a one-night-only performance of fusion, classics and original compositions. Lo and Pao, each with more than 30 years’ experience in the international music scene, are joined on stage by a line-up of friends and top local jazz artists for a night of musical mastery. This performance is part of Freespace Jazz Fest 2020 – a programme of music and art events celebrating the innovation and diversity of one of the world’s most popular forms of music.
Performance Unit
藝術家: 包以正及羅尚正 包以正: 投身香港爵士樂事業超過20年,參與演出及出版唱片,是本地最為人熟悉的爵士音樂家。他於世界各個重要表演場地及音樂節演出。他亦為廣告及電影作曲,其電影配樂獲提名香港電影金像獎最佳原創電影音樂。2008年獲《君子》雜誌選為全港最具影響力20人之一。 羅尚正: 生於香港,畢業於美國伯克利音樂學院,1976年於波士頓及紐約開展演奏生涯,合作的音樂家及組合包括The Ron Carter Quartet、Herbie Mann and Family of Mann、Astrud Gilberto、Dave Valentin、Special Efx等。他曾於多個國際重要表演場地及音樂節演出,包括紐約Blue Note Jazz Club、洛杉磯Hollywood Bowl、三藩市Keystone Korner、倫敦Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club、North Sea Jazz Festival、Newport Jazz Festival、London Jazz Festival及Montreux Jazz Festival等。1995年羅尚正獲邀於香港藝術節演出,是他在香港首度公開表演。1996年回港投身本地音樂圈,參與演出、作曲、編曲、監製及教育等。 Artists: Eugene Pao and Ted Lo Eugene Pao: Hong Kong’s most publicly recognised jazz musician, Eugene Pao has been at the vanguard of promoting jazz in the territory since his return from studies in the US in the mid-1980s. As Hong Kong’s premier jazz guitarist, Pao has performed at international jazz festivals, concert halls and jazz clubs around the world, playing and recording with various jazz greats. He has composed for TV commercials and film soundtracks, and in 2008 was featured on the cover of Esquire HK’s 20th anniversary issue as one of the city’s 20 most influential men. Ted Lo Born in Hong Kong, Ted Lo graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1976 and began his musical career as a jazz pianist in Boston and New York. By 1990, Lo had collaborated with an impressive list of modern jazz greats including The Ron Carter Quartet, Herbie Mann and Family of Mann, Astrud Gilberto, Dave Valentin, Special Efx and others. Lo has performed at world-renowned venues and jazz festivals such as Blue Note Jazz Club (New York), Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles), Keystone Korner (San Francisco), Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club (London), North Sea Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival and Montreux Jazz Festival. In 1995, Lo made his debut performance in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, returning to the city in 1996 to pursue a career as musician, educator, composer, arranger and producer in jazz and other genres.
Date | 2020 年 11 月 7 日(星期六) |
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Time | 晚上 8 時 30 分至 11 時 |
Location | 西九文化區藝術公園自由空間大盒 |
Fee | 港幣 400 元 / 港幣 280 元 |