A Bu & Friends

A Bu, a 19-year-old Chinese pianist, jazz improvisor and composer. Born in Beijing, China in 1999, A Bu started to play the piano at the age of 4. In 2009, he enrolled at the Central Conservatory of Music, studying classical piano with professor Zhiwei Zhang. Meanwhile, he began his jazz studies with Chinese jazz pianist Hongwei Kong, and soon started to engage in local and domestic jazz activities. In 2013, A Bu was invited by American jazz icon Chick Corea to play a duet on the master’s solo concert in Shanghai.