– Directed by Klaus Bru and Yu Ying Hsu –

On 4 consecutive Wednesdays in February 2014, Tinted Wednesdays brings 4 concerts in 4 different colors: BLUE (Feb 5), GREEN (Feb 12), PURPLE (Feb 19), YELLOW (Feb 26). The location is Sappho, Taipei’s No. 1 Jazz club. Shows start at 21:30. Tickets are 200 NT.

Tinted Wednesdays introduces music rooted in jazz, with a look over the fence towards the uncommon. Each concert is headlined by a different color representing an atmosphere, a way of playing, or a way of selecting and organizing the music. Tinted Wednesdays is a showcase of the creative music scene of Taiwan.

—– FEB 5: BLUE ——
The ocean, the sky: Blue. A color with a mood similar to that famous record of Miles Davis: Kind of Blue. Come over for a night of blue-tinted, watery, oceanic jazz from some of the best musicians on this island.

Line-up:
Olivier Baron: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Klaus Bru: C-Saxes, Flute
Yu-Ying Hsu: Piano
Vincent Hsu: Double Bass
Adam Sorensen: Drums

—– FEB 12: GREEN —–
If a musical key represents a color, then which color represents which key? According to scientific research on the phenomenon of synesthesia (the ability to connect colors with music) there is no general rule. Will “GREEN” be in F, or (higher) F sharp, or (lower) E? No answer provided, but expect to be astonished by a trio with a thoroughly green-tinted sound.

Line-up:
Klaus Bru: Electric C-Saxes
Matthew Fullen: Piano
Chuck Payne: Drums

—– FEB 19: PURPLE —–
What do you associate with purple? A throbbing heartbeat, grand emotions, big drama, crying, sobbing, laughing at the same time? That’s right! Join us for a night of exaggerated music gestures. Let’s be over the top together.

Line-up:
Klaus Bru: Electronic Saxophone
Yu-Ying Hsu: Piano, Synthesizer
Ying-Da Chen: Guitar
Shih-Yang Lee: Synthesizer, Piano
Fao Torres: Percussion

—– FEB 26: YELLOW —–
This is a simple idea: yellow is the skin of Chinese people, and we are in Taiwan, and what do we hear when we turn on the radio? Chinese Pop Music! Be assured though, that tonight’s Chinese Pop Music will sound very different from what you hear on the radio every day.

Line-up:
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Klaus Bru: C-Saxes, Flute
Yu-Ying Hsu: Piano, Synthesizer
Cody Biassee: Percussion