Deafaids (Peter Scherr)Hong Kong / USA
8:00 pm-9:00 pm,25,Sep 2011

Artists
Saxophones: Charley Huntley
Keyboards: Bob Mocarsky
Drums: Jack Greminger
Bass: Peter Scherr

Peter Scherr is an American double bassist, composer, and musical strategist living in Hong Kong. His current focus is the realization of creative music concepts. He has over 20 years professional experience ranging from positions with symphony orchestras through jazz and avant-garde music performance and composition. He has performed and recorded with lead- ing creative musicians such as his brother Tony Scherr, drummers Kenny Wollesson, Jim Black and Anton Fier, Bruce Huron, John Carlson, Matt McMahon and Simon Barker among many others.

Peter Scherr pursues musical excellence and inspiration in areas of unique interest. His current focus is the realization of creative music concepts. He produces and performs in a series of concerts in Hong Kong, bringing together emerging artists on the vanguard of creative music, composing, performing and recording original works.

One of his long-term goals is the establishment of a common practice of creative music in China, drawing on the talent of the most interesting improvisers from around the world.

Alexandre Cunha
Brazil
9:30 pm-10:30 pm,25,Sep 2011

Artists
Drums: Alexandre Cunha
Saxophones/Flutes: Marcelo Valezi
Electric Bass: Bruno Coppini
Keyboards: Ricardo Cren

Professional Drummer for 22 years, Alexandre has always considered musical excellence as his utmost goal. He lived in Germany from 1994 to 1997 and played in the best jazz clubs.

Since 2004 Alexandre has hosted an editorial section in Modern Drummer Brazil, the most prestigious drum magazine in the country. In 2005, his debut record, Batepapo, gathered some of the best Brazilian musicians such as Airto Moreira and Alegre Correa to present traditional Brazilian music with a fusion approach. This CD became one of the top ten CD’s of 2005 in Smooth Jazz and More.

In 2007, Alexandre released his second CD, Batepapo 2 ao vivo em Studio, a live record with his quintet. In 2008, he released a DVD about drum soloing and his band was the first Brazilian group to play at the Shanghai International Jazz Festival, one of the most im- portant festivals in Asia, and later released a DVD of this performance, Live in Shanghai, before travelling through China to play in jazz clubs.