Hong Kong Jazz Guitarist Teriver Cheung gives a workshop on approaches to jazz improvisation and performance at HKUST. He will work with selected HKUST students who have formed an impromptu jazz combo for this event. The event is open to the public – join us if you want to learn the basic building blocks of jazz and to hear more about the Hong Kong jazz scene! Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Social distancing measures will be in effect.
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Teriver Cheung
Jazz Guitarist, Composer & Curator
According to JazzTimes, “Teriver Cheung demonstrates an impressive command of his instrument and reveals a mature, composerly approach”. Born in Hong Kong, the jazz guitarist and composer has frequently collaborated with musicians including Latin Grammy Award winner Eddie Gómez, Billy Drummond, Jean-Michel Pilc, George Garzone and Antonio Hart. As the leader of his ensemble, he tours with his group and appears at major music festivals such as Jazz Marathon for the International Jazz Day, Jazz W Ruinach Festival (Poland) and Taichung Jazz Festival. In 2015, Cheung curated the multimedia concert Hong Kong Episodes and co-wrote an original work in collaboration with the classical music composer Fung Lam. As a project commissioned by the World Cultures Festival 2015, Hong Kong Episodes received critical acclaim. In 2017, the Hong Kong Episodes was invited to do a world tour and was presented at “The Hong Kong Music Series” in London and “Hong Kong Week 2017 @ Taipei”. As a cultural touring programme to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR, Hong Kong Episodes was also performed in the Mainland cities of Shanghai, Nanjing, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Nanning.
In 2017 Cheung established "Ensemble Transience". Their recent project "Composition & Improvisation", supported by Home Affairs Bureau Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme, aims to explore more creative collaborations and musical possibilities between Jazz and classical musicians, and to promote musical education to the younger generation. In 2019, he curated and performed for the “Jazz Gala- The Legend and Beyond” at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, as part of the celebration activities for the Cultural Centre 30th Anniversary. With his unique sound and rich musical background, Cheung has become one of the most active composers, performers and curators in Hong Kong. As a collaborating jazz artist, he has performed with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, and participated in various productions in the mainstream music industry. As a educator, he is the guest tutor and lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Education University of Hong Kong, as well as doing music workshops and guided concerts at different universities and secondary school, introducing Jazz and improvisation to the young generation.
Teriver Cheung is an endorsed artist for the D’Angelico Guitars and Fender In-Ear Monitors.