Jazz music can be heard in cafes, bars and stylish boutique shops. Jazz used to be the popular music of its time until about 1950’s when it was replaced by Rock n Roll. However, jazz is not obsolete and continues to exist and has developed many sub-genres and styles over the years. Jazz has a rich history in America as well as in Hong Kong. In this seminar, we aim to introduce jazz to you on a 101 level. We will travel in a time capsule starting from New Orleans where jazz was born, and then explore the different types of jazz music which influenced Shanghai and Chinese music. In fact, Hong Kong people are familiar with jazz because some of the old Cantonese movies featured funny and humorous songs that were adapted from Cuban jazz. 在咖啡店、酒吧以至型格小店，不時都會聽到爵士樂。爵士樂曾經是時代的流行音樂，直到 1950 年代左右才被搖滾樂取代。 然而，爵士樂並沒有過時，而是繼續存在，多年來已經發展出許多流派和風格。作為其中一種深受全球樂迷喜愛的音樂類型，爵士樂中有不同風格，亦有其獨特的歷史根源，甚至在香港亦有豐富歷史。這講座目的是引領聽眾入門欣賞爵士樂。先從香港、上海的爵士樂足迹，追溯至其發源地美國新奧爾良，掌握爵士樂發展歷史。其實香港人對爵士樂絕不陌生，因為新馬仔、鄧寄塵、鄭君綿等主演的粵語長片，都常常使用古巴爵士樂改編成諧趣歌曲。
The Seminar ------ Monday May 20 (Victoria Day), 2-4pm
The seminar, conducted mainly in Cantonese, will explore different genres of jazz from various ages such as blues, swing, bebop, and the music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. We will also play excerpts from recordings and videoclips, so that the audience can watch, listen, analyse and discuss the variety of music being played. We hope, by participating in this seminar, you will increase your horizons, broaden your visions, and ultimately learn to appreciate and enjoy jazz music.
講座 ------ 五月二十日星期一 (Victoria Day 假期) 下午2時-4時
講座, 主要用粵語, 會以深入淺出的方式進行, 細述藍調 (blues), 搖擺樂 (swing), 咆勃樂 (bebop) 等, 以及 戴維斯 (Miles Davis) 和 柯川 (John Coltrane) 不同年代的爵士樂風格和表演形式. 講座將播放錄像和音樂選段, 與參加者一同聆聽，觀看，分析及討論各式各樣的爵士表演片段. 目標是讓參加者增加對爵士樂的認識, 提高他們的聆聽技巧, 對音樂的理解, 表達和洞察力，學會欣賞並享受爵士樂.
About the Speaker: Henry Chung
Henry Chung was a Hong Kong True Light kindergarten and primary school alumnus from 1980 to 1989. He was a lecturer at the Music Department of the University of Hong Kong, curated the course entitled “Jazz: History and Appreciation” and taught it from 2014-2019. In addition, Chung is a premiere blues harmonica player, composer, lyricist and record producer who produced many Grammy winners and nominees to his credit. Chung was inducted to the Harmonica Links Hall of Fame in the USA in 2004 and was cited by The Washington Post as “one of Washington’s top jazz and blues musicians.” Chung was awarded the Chinese Grammy as “Best Jazz and Blues Artist” in 2012 and won “Song of the Year” at Hong Kong’s CASH Golden Sails Awards in 2014.
關於講者: 鍾一匡
鍾一匡是1980年至1989年香港真光幼稚園和小學校友. 他曾任香港大學音樂系講師，在2014年至2019年策劃並教授「爵士樂：歷史與欣賞」課程. 此外, 他也是一位首屈一指的藍調口琴演奏家, 作曲人, 作詞人和唱片製作人. 他曾監製不少格林美獎提名人和得主的作品. 鍾於 2004 年入選美國口琴名人榜，並被《華盛頓郵報》稱為「華盛頓最頂尖爵士和藍調音樂人之一」. 2012年，他榮獲中國格林美獎「最佳爵士與藍調藝人」，並於2014年獲得香港 CASH 金帆音樂獎「最佳歌曲大獎」.