Coco ZhaoCoco Zhao is one of the most sought after singers in China. Once a student of Composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Coco has since been immersed in the study of Chinese traditional music, western classical music and jazz. His music is a stunning blend of Chinese, particularly Shanghainese, and western elements. In 1997, Coco had the great honor of performing with the late, great jazz vocalist Betty Carter at her performance at the International Jazz Festival in Shanghai. He has been invited to perform at jazz festivals in France, Holland, Spain, England, Switzerland, Thailand and Hong Kong. Most recently, his band “Possicobilities” was featured at the prestigious Montreal Jazz Festival in 2006, where it received much acclaim from the world media and jazzists. Coco was invited by Parisian Radio station Europe One to appear in a jazz music program entitled "La Boite de Jazz". There, the local media dubbed him “The Boy Billy Holiday from China”. During his stay in Germany, Coco performed and studied with Udo Lindenberg, Axel Zwingerber and Vince Weber. Coco Zhao appeared again in 2007 at the Montreal Jazz Festival and at the Kennedy Center with pianist Burnett Thompson. Burnett and Coco have teamed up for performances both in Shanghai and Washington, DC. He appears on two recent CD's, Dream Situation, with Peng Fei and others, and Flower is Not Flower.
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