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COCO ZHAO – vocals
Coco Zhao is one of the most sought after singers in China. Once a student of Composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Coco has since been immersed in the study of Chinese traditional music, western classical music and jazz. His music is a stunning blend of Chinese and western elements.
In 1997, Coco had the great honor of performing with the late, great jazz vocalist Betty Carter at her performance at the International Jazz Festival in Shanghai. He has been invited to perform at jazz festivals in Germany, France, Holland, Spain, England, Switzerland, Thailand, Malasia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Also in 1997 he was invited by Parisian Radio station Europe One to appear in a jazz music program entitled "La Boite de Jazz". There, the local media dubbed him "The Boy Billy Holiday from China".
Recently Coco Zhao's band "Possicobilities" was the first Chinese band to be featured at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in June of 2006, where it received much acclaim from the world media and jazzists. The festival was attended by over 15,000 people.
Following the success of 2006, Coco went back to Canada in 2007 to perform at 11 jazz festivals countrywide, as well as the Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C. in the USA
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