It has been four years since the first tour. For mandarin, on the road of music, the individual exploration of the three members has extended mandarin’s music to more dimensions. In these four years, it has slowed down, precipitated, and unfolded different possibilities. At the end of 2024, mandarin performed in Shanghai for the first time with an orchestra formation. The music presented an unprecedented structure with the arrangement of new instruments, promoting the expansion of the boundary of audiovisual imagination. At the beginning of 2025, mandarin came to Beijing and Foshan to gather with everyone who had met or not met four years ago. In the form of an orchestra, it added a layer of atmosphere and color to the expectations of the new year. Of course, there are new songs that have not been released or will be (really) released soon. After all, every time we meet, there is a sense of freshness. In the past, it was thought that bands with 20 or 30 years had a very long way to go. In a blink of an eye, it has been five years since its establishment. Thank you for your company. The first week we spend together in the new year is a new beginning of another journey together. Then we have made an appointment. See you at the scene!
-Performance Information- At 20:00 on January 4, 2025, Foshan @ALSOLIVE Ticket price: 360 yuan/person -LINE-UP- Xiao Jun: Guitar Chace: Producer/Lead Singer An Yu: Drums Ding Rui: Bass 【String Section @Liu Xing String Orchestra】 Violin: Liu Qinyu, Yi Xiang, Zhu Yue, Xue Feng Cello: Yang Ruixuan, Wang Zhiying 【Brass Section @JZ All Stars】 Bao Junrui: Saxophone Hua Ziwen: Saxophone Jiang Yidu: Trumpet Cao Kan: Trombone mandarin Ordinary People Band The band was formed in Shanghai in March 2019. It is composed of three top musicians in their respective fields: An Yu (drummer, percussion instrument), Chace (producer, lead singer), and Xiao Jun (guitar, synthesizer). Rooted in alternative rock, experimental electronic, and dance genres. As representative figures among the new generation of young musicians, they are not satisfied with the inherent conventions and definitions. Now on the road of music, they are constantly exploring the broad possibilities named after “ordinary people”. An Yu An Yu is a Chinese jazz drummer, educator, and musician. He is a member of the mandarin band and the INNOUT band, and the initiator of the Improvisation Cooperative.DW drums, SABIAN, Pro-mark, Remo, Lautenaudio spokesperson. Since learning at Nine Beats Music School in 2002, in 2011, he became the first Chinese spokesperson for YAMAHA drums. In 2013, he was admitted to the popular percussion major of Shanghai Conservatory of Music. During this period, he cooperated with many well-known jazz musicians at home and abroad. After graduation, he went to the Royal Conservatory of Amsterdam in the Netherlands to further his studies in jazz major. In 2018, together with Xiao Jun, he initiated the concept combination INNOUT band. In 2019, in Shanghai, three top musicians from their respective fields, Chace, Xiao Jun and himself, formed the mandarin ordinary band. In 2020, they participated in recording the popular variety show “The Big Band Season 2”, appeared on the covers of major media magazines and participated in many first-tier brand activities. He has been invited many times to visit the Southbank Centre in the UK, Carnegie Hall in the United States, India, Australia, Japan and other places for performance teaching activities and cultural exchange activities. In 2021, at the ordinary weekend music event in Aranya, An Yu brought his first public solo performance “Calm Seas” and released the EP of the same name. In 2023, he and APF launched the “Improvisation Cooperative” project in Shanghai. Music activities mainly based on improvisation gather avant-garde music regardless of genre and form a music community for all music lovers. Chace Chace (Zhu Yihan), music producer, singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer & lead singer of mandarin band. Influenced by his family, he began to learn jazz drums and piano in his childhood. In 2016, after signing with the famous Dutch label Barong Family, he released his first personal EP “Destination” and thus broke into the Top 10 of Apple Music and iTunes music charts. With the rapid increase in popularity, he became the first Chinese DJ producer to perform at Belgium’s Tomorrowland and also the first Chinese artist to perform on the main stage of Tomorrowland. Subsequently, Chace toured at major electronic music festivals in Europe and was invited by Martin Garrix to participate in the themed performance activities at Ushuaia, Spain. In addition, he has closely cooperated with many international producers with his professionalism and strength, including DJ Snake, Axwell & Ingrosso, Yellow Claw, Tchami, GTA, etc.
In 2024, Chace established the music brand Bad Beat and signed with BMG’s US headquarters, becoming the first Chinese to sign with one of the top five North American record companies. The first single “Tunnel Vision” has been released. Xiao Jun. Xiao Jun is a jazz guitarist, composer, and guitarist of the mandarin band. He is a signed artist of D’Addario, spokesperson for mono, and spokesperson for Gearxxx. Currently, he teaches at Nanjing University of the Arts. He graduated from the jazz guitar major of Shanghai Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Professor Liao Jiwen. Later, he went to Suny-Purchase College in New York, USA to further his studies in jazz guitar performance and composition. In 2017, he was named one of the 25 best musicians in the school’s 25 years. In 2016, his band was selected as one of the top 6 national bands by the Montery Jazz Festival. Xiao Jun’s first original jazz album “Triangular Prism” produced by JZMusic and released by Sony Music was shortlisted for the Best Instrumental Recording Album Award at the 29th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in May 2018. In June of the same year, it won the Best Jazz Performance Album at the second Music Industry Promotion Committee Music Awards. In the same year, he was invited to participate in the KATOWICE and KRAKÓW International Jazz Festivals in Poland. In 2021, he collaborated with the Swiss avant-garde group EncorStudio and brought an extremely innovative live music performance with sound and light effects in the “Border” unit of the Ordinary Weekend music event, breaking the limitations of traditional jazz live performances. In 2022, Xiao Jun was selected for the FenderNext 2022 project, becoming the first musician from mainland China to be selected. He is also the only jazz guitarist selected this year. And in the same year, he signed a contract to become a songwriter under Universal Music’s global copyright. On September 23 of the same year, his second original album “Abnormal Ship” was released, becoming the first Chinese musician to release an album in cooperation with Universal Music’s legendary jazz label BlueNote. Upon release, it immediately topped the jazz charts of music platforms such as Apple Music and NetEase Cloud Music. Second Music Industry Promotion Committee Music Awards Best Jazz Performance Album Award. Nominated for the Best Instrumental Recording Album Award at the 29th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards. Musicians. Ding Rui. Bassist. Proficient in playing various music styles such as jazz, blues, rock, and pop. Liu Xing String Orchestra. The Liu Xing String Orchestra was established in 2009. So far, it has participated in the accompaniment of many large-scale music programs and star concerts.
Liu Qinyu: A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she has served as a violin accompanist for concerts of artists such as Karen Mok, Jude, and Zheng Runze.
Yi Xiang: He has maintained long-term cooperation with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, and has performed on stage with piano master Martha Argerich in Beethoven’s Piano Concertos. Zhu Yue: A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she has participated in the recording of several variety shows, including ‘Our Song Season 6’. Xue Feng: In 2012, he was admitted to the Orchestra Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music with the top professional score. Yang Ruixuan: A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she has participated in the recording of ‘Vocal Evolution’ on Mango TV and Hunan TV. Wang Zhiying: A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she has participated in the recording of ‘Battle of the Heavenly Sounds’ on Dragon TV. Orchestral Group Cao Kan: Cao Kan is a young teacher of jazz trombone at the Nanjing University of the Arts’ School of Pop Music, a young teacher of jazz trombone at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s Department of Modern Instruments and Percussion, and a visiting jazz trombone teacher at the Xinghai Conservatory of Music’s School of Modern Music and Drama. He is a trombone player for the Chinese original music band Mr. Miss. In 2012, he graduated from the Department of Modern Instruments and Percussion at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and in 2015, he graduated with a master’s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. He studied under professors such as Li Dali, Jeff Kidwell, Brian Gorrell, and Lee Rucker. He is one of the most influential young jazz trombone players and composers in China today. Cao Kan not only has his own band but also participates in many other different music projects. He is currently a global spokesperson for the British handmade trombone brand Michael Rath and the American famous mouthpiece brand Giddings, and an artist on the Chinese Orchestra Network. Bao Junrui: A young Chinese jazz saxophonist, a signed artist with JZ Music, a Yamaha young artist, the director of the Jazz and Pop Music Committee of the Shanghai Saxophone Association, and a professional musician. He graduated from the Department of Modern Percussion at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and obtained his master’s degree from Aaron Copeland School of Music at Queens College in the United States. He studied under well-known professors both domestically and internationally, including Zhang Xiaolu, Li Xiaochuan, Liao Jiwen, Antonio Hart, David Berkman, and Tim Armacost. He has participated in the recording of TV programs such as ‘The Voice of China’, ‘This Is Original’, ‘I Am a Singer-Songwriter’, and ‘Masked Singer’. He has won awards including the ‘Best Jazz Original Work Award’ and the ‘Saxophone Performance Gold Award’ at the 2nd Shanghai Jazz Competition.Has been active on the stages of major music festivals such as ‘JZ Shanghai Music Festival’, ‘Kanazawa Jazz Festival in Japan’, and ‘Midi Music Festival’. In February 2021, the first personal jazz music album ‘Beginning Of Spring – Beginning of Spring’ was released.
Huazi Weng. Huazi Weng is a young jazz saxophonist, jazz orchestra conductor, and holds a master’s degree in jazz saxophone performance. He is a jazz saxophone ensemble teacher at Fudan University in Shanghai and was formerly an assistant teacher majoring in jazz orchestra and jazz saxophone at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He studied under Professor Zhang Xiaolu, professor of saxophone and director of the jazz teaching and research office at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He has performed on the same stage with many internationally renowned jazz masters such as Jamey Aebersold, Gene Aitken, Eddie Gomez, Eric Marienthal, Nils Landgren, Antonio Hart, and David Liebman many times. He has been invited many times to participate in large-scale music programs as a saxophone player, such as ‘The Voice of China’ and ‘Chinese Idol – Battle of the Heavenly Sounds’. Jiang Yidu. Chinese young jazz trumpet player, educator, and composer. Graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music and studied under Li Xiaochuan. He has been learning trumpet since childhood. He graduated from the classical trumpet major of the affiliated middle school of Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Later, he was admitted to the classical trumpet major of the School of Music at the University of Memphis in the United States with a full scholarship. During his stay in the United States, he developed a great interest in jazz and modern music. After returning to China in 2016, he was admitted to the Department of Modern Instruments and Percussion of Shanghai Conservatory of Music with the first place in the third major of the department and continued to study jazz trumpet performance under teacher Li Xiaochuan. He has taught at the Jazz Music Department of the Popular Music College of Sichuan Conservatory of Music and served as a jazz trumpet teacher. He is also active in various fields such as major music festivals, artist performances, program recordings, and film soundtracks. Opening time: Saturday, January 4. The performance starts at 20:00. The specific performance duration is subject to the site.Related posts:
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