Project→Performance
Besides working individually, Jazz Violinist Chi-pin Hsieh & Jazz Pianist Kai-ya Chang mostly collaborate with the following combinations:
Chipin & Kaiya's Duo Project
Violin - Chi-pin Hsieh
Piano - Kai-ya Chang
The most celebrated Duo Project was developed when Chipin & Kaiya went back to Taiwan in July 2002, the idea is stretching the boundary of a violin-piano duet, besides more than 60 fruitful thematic performances, we composed our original music on "Impressions of Taiwan" album by this Duo Project as well. This refined format is one of the most-requested program of Chipin & Kaiya.
Worth to Note
2003 "Taiwan New Jazz" Concert at the National Recital Hall in Taipei
2003 Debut album "Impressions of Taiwan" (Sunrise Records 68551) released
2005 Represented Taiwan to perform in the Java International Jazz Festival in Jakarta
2003-2005 60 Thematic Concerts at Corridor Cafe, National Taiwan University, Taipei
2006 Annual Campus Tour in Taiwan
2007 Performed in Fukuoka, Japan
Plus numerous performances
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Chipin & Kaiya Jazz Quartet
This is the working band of Chipin & Kaiya located in Taiwan, besides fixed members, we worked & invited other best Taiwanese or International jazz musicians in town to perform together. The style of Chipin & Kaiya Jazz Quartet contains more straight-ahead feel, we not only perform our original compositions but also make arrangements on jazz tunes.
Violin - Chi-pin Hsieh
Piano - Kai-ya Chang
Bass - Martijn Vanbuel (Belgium), Hou-chin Lin
Drums - Bo-chun Liao, Guan-liang Lin, Toshi Fujii (Japan)
Worth to Note
2006-2007 Numerous Concerts at Blue Note Cafe, Taipei
2007 Concert at Feng Chia Univerity in Taichung, "Modern Jazz" Thematic Concert at the National Experimental Theater (NTCH Summer Jazz Party Series), Yamaha 120th Anniversary Music Fair Plus numerous performances
Chipin & Kaiya International Jazz Quintet
The idea started with the Taiwan-Belgium Jazz Recording Project which we went to Europe in March 2007 to record our second album "Mr. BeBu" with the world class jazz masters, this transnational production? reveals the new level of Taiwanese Jazz, and the album was well-received then became one of the most popular jazz albums of 2007 in Taiwan. In the album we invited fabulous Belgian jazz guitarist Fabien Degryse and American Saxophonist/Clarinetist John Ruocco to feature on several of our original compositions.
Violin - Chi-pin Hsieh
Piano - Kai-ya Chang
Bass - Bart De Nolf (Belgium)
Drums - Bruno Castellucci (Italy/Belgium) [Recording], Mimi Verderame (Italy/Belgium) [Touring] Tenor Saxophone & Clarinet - John Ruocco (USA)
Worth to Note
2005 Concerts at Da Ann Forest Park, Family Theater in Taipei &
Splendor Hotel Taichung
2007 Second album "Mr. BeBu" (Ewise Digital 112492) released
2008 "Mr BeBu" Taiwan Tour in Taipei, Taichung & Yuanlin
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Other Acclaimed Projects:
When Taiwanese Opera Meets Jazz
A Unique musical encounter of the two art forms! 2 "Guahee" (Taiwanese Opera) performers - the famous singer/actress Mei-yun Tang & Ur-hu player Wen-liang Liu gathered together with 2 Taiwanese jazz musicians - pianist Kai-ya Chang & violinist Chi-pin Hsieh, by utilizing the traditional Taiwanese music and drama
elements, the four improvised and interacted with jazz concept.
Worth to Note
2005 5 Concerts in Taipei and Tainan (all sold out)
2007 2 Reunion Concerts in Taipei and Taichung (all sold out again!)
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