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The Cuong Vu Trio concert to be held from 8pm to 10.30pm on January 18 at Soul Live Project Complex on 216 Pasteur Street in HCM City’s District 3 (Source: organising board) HCM City (VNA) - The Cuong Vu Trio concert will be held from 8pm to 10.30pm on January 18 at Soul Live Project Complex on 216 Pasteur Street in HCM City’s District 3. Cuong Vu, winner of two Grammy awards, was the first Vietnamese Grammy award winner. He won for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, through his work with the Pat Metheny band. He is currently associate professor and chair of jazz studies at the University of Washington. He was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Teacher Award in his third year on the faculty. Vu is also widely recognised by jazz critics as a leader of a generation of innovative musicians. Before the concert, customers will have the privilege of a 60-minute chat with Vu to talk about his journey with jazz as both an artist and an educator. Tickets are 400,000 to 600,000 … [Read more...] about First Vietnamese Grammy award-winner performs in HCM City

Trumpeter Cuong Vu (Photo: www.sggp.org.vn)   Hanoi (VNA) – Two overseas Vietnamese who were winners of the Grammy and Emmy Awards will hold two special music shows in Ho Chi Minh City. Vo Van Anh, or Vanessa Vo, composer of the 2009 Emmy Award-winning soundtrack, will perform on January 16. Anh Van is well-known for her work on “dan tranh” zither. She is also able to perform as soloist on “dan bau” (monochord), the 36-string hammered dulcimer, the T'rung bamboo xylophone, the klong put, and traditional drums. Meanwhile, trumpeter Cuong Vu, member of Pat Metheny Group jazz group, two-time Grammy winner in 2003 and 2006 for the Best Temporary Jazz Album, will hold the “Cuong Vu Trio Live” on January 18. His trio consists of bassist Stomu Takeishi and drummer Ted Poor. Cuong is a associate professor and chair of Jazz Studies at the US University of Washington. The shows will take place at the Soul Live Project, No. 216, Pasteur … [Read more...] about Grammy, Emmy award winners to perform in HCM City

At the ceremony (Source: nhandan)    Hanoi (VNA) - The winners of the 2018 Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards were honoured at an awards ceremony held in Hanoi on October 25. The photo ‘Huong Tet’ (Tet Flavour) by Le Viet Khanh and photo series ‘Le Wa Ha’ (Wa Ha Festival) by Hoang Thach Van won the special prizes for cover photo and collection photo categories, respectively. With a fully constructed layout, the work ‘Huong Tet’ highlighted the traditional features of Vietnamese Tet (Lunar New Year Festival); meanwhile the series ‘Le Wa Ha’ reproduced a traditional festival of Cham Bani people in the South-Central region. This year’s contest attracted 194 photo collections and 532 single cover photos. The most outstanding works, including nine collections and ten covers, as well as 30 photos created during three photo tours under the framework of the 2018 contest, are being displayed at an exhibition from October 25 - 31. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards’ winners announced