DONGFENG LIU

Dongfeng Liu, is an award-winning Pianist of Latin and Jazz , Composer. Fusing Chinese melodies with jazz harmonies and Latin rhythms, Liu, who wrote every song on the record, has produced a kaleidoscopic work that is global in scope, but also very much a personal document of his own interests as a musician. And the instrumentation is as varied as the source material.—–Downbeat The rhythm section is tight and enthusiastic and Liu, in addition to his writing, proves a very capable jazz pianist on this often-infectious set.—–Jazziz Magazine The inclusion of all of these distinctive timbres evokes an expansive global soundscape, somewhere between China and Cuba, the sounds, like smells, triggering specific memories, formerly incongruous, now strangely simpatico.—–New York City Jazz Record He was invited to perform at Lincoln Center, Nicolas Music Center, St. George Theatre, Federal Hall-National Memorial,Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Hefei Grand Theatre, Bona Starlight Theatre, Bryant Park, JZ Music Festival, Midi read more...