Li Tie Qiao: Returns to China's Improvisational Heart
Chinese Sonic Explorer, Improvisor and Composer Li Tie Qiao is leaving his current home of Oslo to return to his roots for a couple of gigs. Dividing his time between several venues in Beijing for most of August and September, Li Tie Qiao will bring his intoxicating blend of Jazz and heavy Noise to the Yugongyishan Club as well as the Waterland sessions curated all over town by Subjam Records owner Yan Jun. The move continues the dialogue between the East and the West and between different musical genres he initiated by making a fresh start in Norway three years ago and turning into an active performer on the country's already versatile improvisational scene.
Born in the Hunan province in 1973, Li Tie Qiao first learned to play the Bamboo Flute as a child, before picking up the Trombone. It wasn't until much later that he decided on the Sax as his primary tool of expression. As part of a new generation of Chinese musicians, his style is as much influenced by his past in military marching bands and an avid interest in Rock music as it is led by a deconstructionist and fantastic desire for errecting a new sonic language – as can be witnessed on his both raw and romantic Sax Solo on his MySpace site.
Besides performing live, Li Tie Qiao is also actively nurturing China's fledgling Avantgarde scene. In March of this year, he was the main curator behind „Sally Can't Dance“, a festival of experimental sounds held in Beijing.
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Homepage: Li Tie Qiao at MySpace
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