A Bu Trio - 88 Tones Of Black And White (2015)

Sennheiser Electronics has launched Sennheiser Media, becoming the first audio manufacturer to support and promote artistic talent via a traditional record label. Artists signed to the label will be offered assistance with publishing, worldwide distribution, management, live performance and touring from Sennheiser s team of audio and music specialists. The first album released on Sennheiser Media is the first recording of a true prodigy : 14 year-old chinese jazz pianist A Bu. Starting on piano aged four, A Bu's talents rapidly became obvious. At only nine years old he was accepted into the Conservatory of Music in China s capital. At the same time the young boy decided, on his own, to dabble in jazz, begging his parents to let him take jazz and latin piano lessons alongside his classical education. Through self-study, A Bu then learnt how to use the music software Logic, and also picked up guitar and electric bass. In November 2011 A Bu started to get up on stage regularly in jam sessions at the CD-Blues Café in Beijing, which led to the formation of the A Bu jazz trio, together with Shao Haha on drums and Ma Kai on bass. In early 2013 the Grammy award-winning producer and recording engineer Jakob Händel was invited to China, to work with A Bu s trio on recording their first CD, in Beijing s China Central Film studios. Now A Bu graces the stages of some of China's major festivals and concert halls - a very special moment occurred during the Chick Corea solo piano concert in Shanghai, when the star invited his gifted young fan to perform a four hand piano with him on stage.