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Letters From Afar

by Ah-Q Jazz Arkestra

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Letter from Afar (I) 鱼雁往返（一） 01:21
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Sketch I 随笔一 07:17
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Sketch II 随笔二 06:57
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Sketch III 随笔三 13:13
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Sketch IV 随笔四 02:01
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Letter from Afar (II) 鱼雁往返（二） 02:33
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Letter from Afar (III) 鱼雁往返（三） 01:58
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Sketch V 随笔五 06:42
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Sketch VI 随笔六 14:41
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Letter from Afar (IV) 鱼雁往返（四） 04:17
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about

In early 2020, we found ourselves separated and stuck at home. Even though four of us were in Beijing, COVID19 control measures prevented us from meeting face to face. And David was much further away (in Israel, then New York and eventually Oklahoma) and unable to return to Beijing.

Like much of the world, we resorted to frequent video chats and text messages to stay in touch, but as time went on, we felt we needed a better way of expressing the musical collaboration and kinship at the heart of the Ah-Q Jazz Arkestra. And for that we needed to get creative.

That’s how, after a few false starts and trials, we launched the Letters from Afar project, an exchange of musical “letters” that captured, in a somewhat different time and space, the playful back-and-forth of jazz improvisation.

This “correspondence” took place over a three-month period, from August to October 2020, lifting our spirits throughout these difficult times with the powerful language of jazz improvisation.

We hope you’ll find our musical musings to be as uplifting as we did.

credits

released December 31, 2020

David Moser 莫大伟 - keyboards (recorded in Oklahoma)
Liu Xiaoguang 刘晓光 - tenor saxophone
Matt Roberts 饶猛志 - trombone
Da Zhong 大中 - bass
Scott Silverman 司马恺 - drums

Many thanks to Fu Peng at Shangu Studio, Li Yang at 55tec Studio, and our long-time friend James Lehmann, who added sparkle and depth in the post-production mixing and mastering. Thanks also to Zhang Runnan for the creative graphic design.

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Ah-Q Jazz Arkestra Beijing, China

Named after the main character in a Lu Xun novel, the Ah-Q Jazz Arkestra has stubbornly found its own niche in the Beijing jazz scene for two decades, bringing together an eclectic mix of musicians, styles, and original jazz compositions.

- Liu Xiaoguang 刘晓光 – saxophone, flute
- Matt Roberts 饶猛志 - trombone
- David Moser 莫大伟– keyboards
- Da Zhong 大中 – bass
- Scott Silverman 司马恺 – drums ... more

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