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Soundtoy Midas Touch Tour

Date: Dec 26－8:30 pm

Venue: Yugong Yishan

Price: 100-130

Founded in 1999 in Sichuan China by the talented guitar/songwriter Ou Jiayuan, Soundtoy became one of the most influential bands in the Chinese rock music scene during the last decade. Playing all the biggest festivals and selling out shows all over China helped them to obtain an iconic status within the country. Compared to most of the Chinese independent rock bands, Soundtoy always insist to write songs in their native language. They devoted themselves into the creation of lyrics and melody. Soundtoy is known for breaking musical boundaries, and they are always looking for a new dynamic within their songs. Always being open-minded, always being readable are the principles they've pursued all the time.

Contact: 010-6404-2711

Speed Dating Event

Date: Dec 30－9 pm

Venue: Modernista in Beijing

Price: Free

Don't face New Year's Eve without someone to share a kiss. Modernista gives you a "Casablanca style" event to quickly interview potential mates, as part of their regular Swing Night. Get your wittiest answers together but remember, a kiss is just a kiss.

Contact: 136-9142-5744

Nathaniel Gao Jazz Quartet

Date: Dec 26－10 pm

Venue: East Shore Live Jazz Café

Price: Free Entry

Nathaniel Gao is a saxophonist and composer who has been based in Beijing since 2006. He has been a key contributor to the local jazz scene as both a co-leader of the quintet Red Hand as well as a leader of his own quartet and trio. Additionally, Gao has been active in an eclectic range of other musical projects including Three Sergeants Syndrome, The Beijing City Big Band, Afrokoko Roots and Bu Yiding. He has performed at the Ninegates Jazz Festival, the MIDI Jazz Festival, the Ditan Park Music Festival, and at major venues in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Gao graduated from UNI in 2006 with BA in music performance and in 2011 completed an MA in jazz performance at the City College of New York.

Contact: 010-8403-2131

Horsing Around with Horse Radio

Date: Dec 26－10 pm

Venue: Temple

Price: Phone for prices

For several years now, Mr. William Griffith has done as much if not more for the music scene in Beijing as any musician. He's done that by helping promote events and local bands through his awesome website livebeijingmusic.com. So you can be sure to be in good hands whenever he's behind an event. This time around, LiveBeijingMusic is bringing us HORSE RADIO. This unassuming Mongolian Folk band is all about the music, and these guys are guaranteed to bring the room to life with their genuine passion and dedication they always bring to the stage

Contact: 134-2607-0554

Nathaniel Jazz quartet

Date: Dec 26－10 pm

Venue: East Shore Live Jazz Cafe

Price: Phone for prices

Nathaniel Gao is a saxophonist and composer who has been based in Beijing since 2006. He has been a key contributor to the local jazz scene as both a co-leader of the quintet Red Hand as well as a leader of his own quartet and trio. Additionally, Gao has been active in an eclectic range of other musical projects including Three Sergeants Syndrome, The Beijing City Big Band, Afrokoko Roots and Bu Yiding. He has performed at the Ninegates Jazz Festival, the MIDI Jazz Festival, the Ditan Park Music Festival, and at major venues in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Gao graduated from UNI in 2006 with BA in music performance and in 2011 completed an MA in jazz performance at the City College of New York.

Contact: 010-8403-2131

Moreno Donadel Jazz Trio & Big Jam Session

Date: Dec 27－10 pm

Venue: East Shore Live Jazz Cafe

Price: Phone for prices

Italian pianist, composer and arranger. He started to study piano and accordion at the age of 6 with Mr. Rovro Mariano. Since the age of 9, I have been playing piano, keyboard and accordion in several bands. From the age of 9 to 13, he won several national and international music awards. He also studied clarinet at Benvenuti Music Institute of Conegliano and studied piano at Corelli Music Institute of Vittorio Veneto with Mr. Pasqualis and Ms. Anna Romano Colonna, at Pollini Musical Conservatory of Padova with Ms. Christine Meyr and graduated from Tartini Musical Conservatory of Trieste and Venezze Musical Conservatory of Rovigo. He also studied Jazz piano at Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Music School of Bassano del Grappa with Mr. Marcello Tonolo, Jazz theory with Mr. Paolo Birro and music ensemble with Mr. Roberto Beggio. He have worked as an arranger for BMG Recording Company and played Jazz, Latin and Pop music with world famous musicians such as Lee Konitz, Emil Richard, Enrica Bacchia, Francesco Bearzatti, Alberto Negroni, Enrico Granafei, Michelle Endrix, Mark Murphy, Ares Tavolazzi, Massimo Manzi, Bob Mover, David Boato, etc. In Italy he had a Jazz Trio with bassist Lello Gnesutta and drummer Luca Bortoluzzi. Since 1998, he have been living in Beijing, China and teaching Jazz piano at Beijing Contemporary Music Accademy In 2006.