ANCIENT CHINESE INSTRUMENTS AND MELODIES HIGHLIGHT NEW CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM BY THE HONG KONG DRAGON CLUB, THE FIRST RELEASE ON XIEN RECORDS _________________________________________________________________
One of the most unusual jazz albums to be released this year is Take Out by the Hong Kong Dragon Club comprised of some of the best session players on the Hong Kong scene who perform contemporary jazz using Chinese folk melodies that are thousands of years old and a combination of ancient Chinese instruments along with standard jazz band instrumentation.
The result is a smooth jazz sound with elements of world music and traditional jazz mixed in. The album is the first release from Xien Records (pronounced
For more information contact All About Jazz.
