14 發光的城市 A R O U N D T O W N FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008 • TIMES Jazz season returns to

all has arrived, and in Taichung, this means it’s time for jazz. More than 40 Japanese trumpeter Tomonao Hara, left, and D�utch���� F groups, both international and local, will trumpeter Saskia Laroo, below, ��������������are two of the Selected highlights perform on three stages near the city’s scenic featured acts at this year’s Taichung Jazz Festival, All music performances are free Jingguo Boulevard Parkway (經國綠園道) as which starts tomorrow and runs through Oct. 26. and take place at Civil Plaza part of the Taichung Jazz Festival (台中爵士音樂  Photos courtesy of the Taichung Cultural Affairs Bureau (市民廣場) and the J1 and J2 節), which begins tomorrow and runs Stages on Jingguo Boulevard through Oct. 26. year the festival shone a spotlight on Asian Parkway. Shows also take place The event is expected to attract artists, and this year is no different. Groups throughout the week; see the 300,000 people — 50,000 more than from Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and South festival’s Web site for a detailed Aska lot of questions, and watch out. Photo: Taipei times last year, according to the organizer, Korea have been invited to play. schedule. the Taichung Cultural Affairs Bureau. This The festival starts tomorrow at 3pm with inger and (超級星光大道) fan favorite year’s festival will also run longer. Instead an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Tomorrow Aska Yang (楊宗緯) pitched a fit on his blog after a of two separate weekends, there will be World Records when 1,000 saxophonists ► 3pm, Civil Plaza Sreporter aska’ed him one too many questions about jazz performances every night for nine days plan to converge on Civil Plaza to play three 1,000 Saxophones Spectacular his relationship with a young male friend. straight. Sunday at 1pm. The hotel is also hosting a songs in unison, breaking the current record (world-record attempt for most According to Yang’s blog, he was innocently out Along with the music, the festival class next Saturday by legendary trombonist set by a gathering of 900 sax players in saxophonists at one time) shopping in the East District (東區) when he “stepped in features some 50 booths selling food and Slide Hampton, who performs at the festival Toronto in 2004. ► 3pm, J1 Stage some dog shit,” ie, paparazzi. Prior to that, Yang had a merchandise, located on the parkway, which next week. All workshops are free and open  Denny Euprasert Sextet fruitful day snapping up a sea-green OriginalFake hoodie, runs along Gongyi Road (公益路). to the public.  — David Chen (Thailand) black corduroy shorts and a fancy cellphone strap. He was Headlining tomorrow night at Civil Plaza Other international artists appearing ► 5pm, J1 Stage walking with two young friends of his, a man and woman, (市民廣場) is Trio 3, a New York City “super- at this year’s festival include Japanese Red River Jazz Band (Vietnam) when all of the sudden a frenzy of flashbulbs started group” composed of saxophonist and flutist trumpeter Tomonao Hara Quartet and Dutch ► 7pm, Civil Plaza going off “like lightening from the sky.” Yang wrote that Oliver Lake, bassist Reggie Workman and trumpeter Saskia Laroo and her band. Last Barry Likumahuwa Project he would not hesitate to seek legal action should such a drummer Andrew Cyrille. (Indonesia) and Trio 3 (US) mishap occur again, adding ruefully, “I think I might have Trio 3’s music spans different jazz to return those shorts.” styles, from traditional to bebop to free Festival notes: Sunday (Pop Stop thinks he should also look into returning jazz. The trio’s members all boast long and ► 1pm, Windsor Hotel, B1F the entire outfit he had on that day: a shiny black bomber accomplished resumes: Lake is a Guggenheim What: Taichung Jazz Festival Multipurpose Theater Hall jacket and baggy cargo shorts.) fellow; Workman has performed and recorded When: Tomorrow until Oct. 26 (裕元花園酒店B1F國際演講廳) 市民廣場 But according to our sister paper the Liberty Times’ with John Coltrane and Art Blakey; and Where: Civil Plaza ( ), Jingguo Boulevard Workshop with Trio 3 (自由時報) version of the events, Yang threw a hissy fit Cyrille has long been associated with free-jazz 經國綠園道 公益路 Parkway ( ) and Gongyi Road ( ) ► 3:30pm, J2 Stage when a reporter told him “readers are curious … you pioneer and pianist Cecil Taylor. Details: Admission is free Changhua City Orchestra seem to be very close to that young man,” referring The group will hold a jazz workshop On the Net: www.jazzfestival.com.tw (Taiwan) to Yang’s male friend. One can only imagine that this at the Windsor Hotel (裕元花園酒店) on ► 5:30pm, J2 Stage question was asked with a smarmy nudge and saucy lifting Sky 4 () of the eyebrows, for the impromptu interview culminated ► 7pm, J1 Stage in Yang screaming, “I will not answer your questions, all in 2005 was honored with the did a bossa nova.” Saskia Laroo Band () reporters do is write dirt!” Who can blame Yang for his title of Jazz Master from the Hampton is also widely outburst? But venting about it on his blog is a different Slidin’ through National Endowment for the Arts, recognized as an educator, having Oct. 25 matter. If Yang was famously too old to compete on One the highest official recognition taught master classes at Harvard 1pm, Windsor Hotel, 4th floor Million Star, then he is also way too old to be peevish. for jazz musicians in the US. and Indiana universities. When ► (裕元花園酒店4樓東側包廂) Jolin Tsai (蔡依林) was happier to have reporters follow He currently serves as musical he gets to Taichung next week, jazz history Trombone workshop with Slide her on a recent shopping spree in New York City, where the director for the Dizzy Gillespie he plans to share some of his songstress dropped northwards of NT$10,000 — on sugar- All-Star Big Band and leads the wisdom about jazz improvisation Hampton free candy. Tsai, visiting the Big Apple to film a commercial, Trombonist and composer Slide World of Trombones, as well as in a trombone master class that ► 3pm, J1 Stage dragged her entourage up and down and around 5th Avenue Hampton arrives in Taiwan for his own big band. takes place on the 4th floor of the Makoto Kuriya Rhythmatrix () before she finally located her favorite specialty purveyor of a performance and master class Recently Hampton has been Windsor Hotel (裕元花園酒店) in the low-cal sweets. Once she found the store, the whippet- at the Taichung Jazz Festival busy completing a commission Taichung next Saturday at 1pm. ► 5pm, J1 Stage thin celeb gleefully posed for photos hoisting aloft a giant next week. If you’re a jazz fan, to compose four songs under the The jazz maven says he usually API (Malaysia) sack of gummi bears, the manic gleam in her eyes bearing now would be the time to start title theme, A Tribute to African/ starts by talking about the essence ► 5:30pm, J2 Stage testimony to years of calorie-deprivation. getting excited. American Greatness. The of jazz and the “individuality of the The Money Shot Horns (Taiwan/US//Australia) United Daily News (聯合報) reported that this was the “He’s a man with history,” Legendary trombonist and bandleader four tunes, co-written with his interpretation” of written music first time in years Tsai had eaten chocolate. She spent the said Daniel Shen (沈鴻元), host manager Tony Charles, are named that Louis Armstrong crafted into ► 7pm, J1 Stage Slide Hampton appears at the Taichung Tomonao Hara Quartet (Japan) rest of her trip abroad continuously stuffing her face from of Taipei Philharmonic Radio’s Jazz Festival next weekend. after and dedicated to Hampton’s an art. an ever-present sack of candy, the vernacular daily said. nightly jazz program and this  Photo courtesy of the Taichung Cultural Affairs Bureau personal heroes: Nelson Mandela, For Hampton, it’s a lesson Having exhausted her supply, Tsai made sure to stop by the year’s festival. “We’re pretty Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, and worth repeating. “It’s not a matter Oct. 26 store again for refills before leaving New York. “Paris and lucky to have him here.” Venus and Serena Williams. of copying or doing the same ► 1pm, Windsor Hotel, B1F London both have this kind of sugar-free candy,” she told Hampton, 76, was literally “I’m glad they chose it for He imbued each song with a thing that someone else did — it’s Multipurpose Theater Hall United Daily, “But you can’t find gummi bears in London.” born into jazz. Everyone in his me,” said Hampton in a telephone rhythm that he felt best described a matter of being inspired by (裕元花園酒店B1F國際演講廳) Cecilia Chung (張柏芝) may need to take a page from family — both of his parents, interview from his home in East the person or people in question: something that someone else did, workshop with Tsai’s book about calorie management. The Hong Kong eight brothers, and four sisters — Orange, New Jersey on Friday of “Nelson Mandela is based on an to do something of your own.” Tomonao Hara actress and pop , whose friends have denied recent were all musicians and performed last week. African approach to rhythm … Admission for both Hampton’s ► 3pm, J1 Stage reports that she had suffered a miscarriage, was spotted as the Hampton Band. Hampton went on to play Oprah is based on a ‘funk’ kind of master class and his performance John Nam Quartet (South Korea) by Sing Tao Daily News (星島日報) purchasing five cups He didn’t choose the trombone with notable jazz figures such as rhythm because that’s the kind of at the final concert of the ► 5pm, J1 Stage of noodles, three cans of some unspecified foodstuff, two — his parents did, as the family trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and music she seems to prefer …With Taichung Jazz Festival on Oct. 26 Free Breathing World (Taiwan) boxes of chocolates and three big bags of potato chips. band needed a trombonist. drummer Art Blakey and honed Tiger I put something for him is free. ► 7pm, Festival Finale at Civil Sing Tao Daily gallantly commented on her behind and He was touring the American a reputation as a composer and that seems to relate to his ability Slide Hampton can be Plaza tummy, which were both noticeably more voluptuous than Midwest with the band by the age arranger. to move so well, something that contacted through his Web site at Tomonao Hara Quartet (Japan) they had been when they made their infamous appearance of 12, and playing Carnegie Hall He received a Grammy in swings for him, something really www.slidehampton.com. Slide Hampton (US) in the nude portraiture of renowned photographer (and by 20. 1998 for his arranging skills and fast. For the Williams sisters, I  — David Chen Kupa Big Band (Taiwan) erstwhile pop star) Edison Chen (陳冠希). When asked if she were knocked up or just fat, Chung, shockingly enough, refused to answer. So Sing Tao Daily ran off and found a doctor who, based on grainy paparazzi photos, was willing to proclaim that there is a “good [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] chance” Chung is indeed pregnant. But Pop Stop thinks there is a much more plausible Tickets for each indoor performance 昭君), the Han Dynasty princess who who flee their war-ravaged country. explanation. Chung was also recently spotted buying The Prince of Tennis is a musical are NT$200, available from NTCH ticket was married off to a barbarian king to The film follows the musicians as some computer games for husband (謝霆鋒), Theater based on the popular Japanese manga outlets. Visit www.artsticket.com.tw or buy peace. they meet at a refugee camp, form a who has apparently become something of a gaming geek The Japanese occupation of Taiwan and anime series of the same name. call (02) 3393-9888 Today, tomorrow and Sunday at band and return to Sierra Leone. Also recently. After the Chen sex photo scandal, the media serves as the backdrop of Uhan The production takes the form of 7:30pm; tomorrow at 2:30pm screening is Random Shorts, a series of frenzy over the possible miscarriage and the continuing Shii Theater Group’s (歡喜扮戲團) tennis matches, which in its Taiwan Zhongshan Hall (台北市中山堂), 98 skateboarding films shot on 8mm film. pregnancy speculation, Chung and Tse may have decided production Gao Sha Guen (高砂館). debut are between two rival schools in Yenping S Rd, Taipei City (台北市延平南 Taipei Brewery (台北啤酒文化園區), to save their sanity by adopting the simple, quiet life of a Set in 1937 Keelung, the play takes an a national tournament. Classical 路98號) also known as the Taipei Beer Factory, couple of zhai nan (宅男), or homebodies. unromantic look at the illusions and Novel Hall (新舞台), 3-1 Songshou Rd, Trio Achat Concert Tour (艾哈 Tickets are NT$600 to NT$3,000, 85, Bade Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市八 If that is the case, Chung and dreams of a group of ordinary people Taipei City (台北市松壽路3-1號) 特三重奏音樂會). German musicians available through NTCH ticketing 德路二段85號) Jolin Tsai aka candy girl. Tse might want to look at the living on the margins of society. Sunday at 2pm and 7pm Reinhold Heise (violin) and Ulf Schade Tomorrow at 7:30pm  Photo: Taipei times sad case of Chang Chen-huan National Experimental Theater, Taipei Tickets are NT$900 to NT$2,200, (cello), and Tseng Yi-fei (曾一菲) play Classic Africa Impressions With No admission fee (張振寰) before they become too City available through NTCH ticketing works by Beethoven, Dvorak and Lien Percussion (古典非洲印象 — reclusive. Chang was a sought- Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm and Franke. 連雅文打擊樂團) sees the percussion Tonight at VU Live House is The after television actor in Taiwan tomorrow and Sunday at 2:30pm Today at 7:30pm orchestra and guest artists Maarten Breakin’ Point, presented by Spiked before alcoholism, mental Tickets are NT$500, available through National Recital Hall, Taipei City Smit and Peter Vulperhorst in a concert Taiwan and featuring DJs Vdub, illness and accusations of NTCH ticketing Dance Tickets are NT$300 to NT$500, that “blends classical elements with Subtle, and Poverty. Reggae vibes spousal abuse sent his career The Paul Taylor Dance Company available through ERA ticketing modern LOHAS culture.” The program hit the house tomorrow with Reggae plummeting and Heart of Ocean (海洋之心) is a opens its three-performance run of the includes orchestra leader Lien Ya-wen’s Me Crazy: Skaraoke and High Tide, relegated him diabolo dance performance by Diabolo Novel Hall 2008 Dance Series tonight at A Love Story about Taipei and (連雅文) most recent composition and DJs Katzu and Mighty Lion of to working Dance Theater (舞鈴劇場) that portrays 8pm with Mercuric Tidings, Byzantium Shanghai (上海．台北 — 雙城戀曲 Impressions, Vulperhorst’s Fragile and Jamaican soundsystem Black Reign menial jobs, life underwater. and Esplanade. [See preview on Page — 2008台北愛樂合唱劇場) features Farandole and Smit’s Kamalot, as well International. including his Metropolitan Hall (城市舞台), 25, Bade 13 of the Friday, Oct. 10 edition of the the Taipei Philharmonic Chamber as Ling Kou-chou’s (凌國周) Eternal B1, 77, Wuchang St Sec 2, Taipei City latest one at Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市八德路三段 Taipei Times.] As of press time there Choir (台北愛樂室內合唱團) and Taipei Child (拉丁爵士嘉年華), Alan Chan’s (陳 (台北市武昌街二段77號B1). Call (02) a restaurant. 25號) were still a few tickets left for tonight, Philharmonic Theater (愛樂劇工廠) 廣揚) Sweet Bach (甜美巴哈) and Ho 2314-1868 for more information Apple Daily (蘋 Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm and but tomorrow night and Sunday’s performing with special guest Q�i� Q�i� Chen-chen’s (何真真) In the Sky of Africa Shows begin at 10pm 果日報) reports that Sunday at 2:30pm matinee are both sold-out. (齊奇)������������������������������� from the Shanghai opera scene, (非洲的天空下). Entry is NT$400 and includes two Chang’s lateness Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,100, Tonight at 8pm and Chung Hsiao-tan (鍾筱丹), Lin Tomorrow at 7:30pm drinks and odd behavior available through NTCH ticketing Novel Hall (新舞台), 3-1 Sungshou Rd, Tzu-yin (林姿吟) and Hu Yue-jy (胡與 National Concert Hall, Taipei City almost got him fired, Taipei City (台北市松壽路3-1號) 之) from Taiwan. The program includes Tickets are NT$400 to NT$1,000, Tonight Underworld (地下社會) but his boss was too The Puppet and Its Double Theater Tickets are NT$800, NT$1,000 and popular pieces from both sides of the available through NTCH ticketing hosts this week’s segment of the softhearted in the (無獨有偶工作室劇團) revises its The NT$1,500, available through www. Taiwan Strait. Taiwan Band Festival, which takes end. Chang said he’d Happy Prince (快樂王子), a puppet ticket.com.tw. Call (02) 2723-7953 for Today and tomorrow at 7:30pm place at a different live music venue talk to her “about how performance based on Oscar Wilde’s information about tickets (Taipei) and Wednesday at 7:30pm every week until Nov.1 [See Page 14 of I can improve.” fairy tale of the same name. () Contemporary the Oct. 10, 2008, edition of the Taipei  — compiled by Performing Arts Center (嘉義縣 Artistic director Yao Shu-fen (姚淑芬) Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (國父紀念 Linkin Park’s concert at Zhongshan Times for details.] Tonight’s lineup:  Catherine Shu 表演藝術中心), 265, Jianguo Rd Sec 2, presents Welcome: Flashmob to 館), 505, Renai Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台 Soccer Stadium, originally scheduled indie-electronica singer Veraqueen Minsyong Township, Chiayi County (嘉 Yongkang Street, Taipei (世紀 北市仁愛路四段505號); Hsinchu for tonight, has been canceled because and post-rockers Orange Grass (橙 義縣民雄鄉建國路二段265號) 當代舞團2008《歡迎光臨．永康藝 Municipal Auditorium (新竹市文化局演 lead singer Chester Bennington has 草). Performing afterwards are Chen Tomorrow at 2:30pm and 7:30pm 族》) held by Century Contemporary 藝廳), 17, Tungta Rd Sec 2, Hsinchu City sustained a back injury and was told Yi-ying (陳怡穎) and Lee Ruo-han Oct. 3 to Oct. 9 Tickets are NT$300, available through Dance Company (世紀當代舞團), which (新竹市東大路二段17號) by doctors not to travel, according to (李若涵) take to the stage. Electronica Top Five Mandarin AlbumS NTCH ticketing showcases the work of emerging Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,500 at a statement issued by the band. The rock outfitsUnfamiliar Friends S.H.E with FM S.H.E — Retro Version (我的電台FM choreographers. The festival features both venues, available through NTCH popular California rock group canceled Party (不熟的朋友) and Digihai play 1 S.H.E — 復古電台版) with 18.89 percent of sales Taiwan’s expulsion from the UN in indoor and outdoor performances by ticketing its entire Music for Relief tour benefit tomorrow night. 1971 serves as the background for six teams of choreographers tour for survivors of the Sichuan B1, 45 Shida Rd, Taipei City (台北市師 (蕭敬騰) and Jam Hsiao (蕭敬騰) Ping-Fong Acting Troupe’s (屏風表 Indoor performances are at the Laughing at the Spring Wind; earthquake, which included dates in 大路45號B1). Call (02) 2369-0103 or visit 2 with 11.31% 演班) latest work Stand by Me (六 Century Contemporary Dance Studio, Sighing Over an Autumn Macau and . www.upsaid.com/underworld for more 義幫). Written and directed by Hugh 40, Ln 23, Yongkang St, Taipei City (台 Journey — A Performance by Tickets can be refunded from today information Original sound track of The Legend of Brown Lee (李國修), the story follows six youths 北市永康街23巷40號). Outdoor Wang Xinxin (王心心作場 — 笑 through Oct. 31. Tonight’s Taiwan Band Festival 3 Sugar Chivalries (黑糖群俠傳) with 11.25% who use an air raid shelter as a meeting performances will be held “flash mob”- 春風‧嘆秋途) brings nanguan (南 For more information, call Brokers segment goes from 9pm to 10:30pm. place to discuss their roles in history. style at various places around the 管) virtuoso Wan Xinxin (王心心) to Brothers Herald at (02) 2546-6176 or The set afterwards goes from 10:30pm Ronald Cheng (鄭中基) with The Best of Ronald (怪胎) Metropolitan Hall (城市舞台), 25, Bade Yongkang area the stage once again to perform with ERA Ticketing at (02) 2341-9898 to midnight. Seating is limited. 4 Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市八德路三段 Indoor performances are tonight at dance accompaniment. The concert is Tomorrow night’s show is from 9:30pm Y2J and Live for You (為你而活) with 6% 25號) 7:30pm and tomorrow at 6pm and based on two famous historical stories, The Urban Nomad Film Program at to 11:30pm 5 Sunday at 2:30pm and 7:30pm 8pm; outdoor performances are the first a panegyric of the great Tang the 2008 Taipei Biennial concludes this Admission is free for the Taiwan Band Album chart compiled from G-Music (www.g-music.com.tw), based on retail sales Tickets are NT$500 to NT$2,500, tomorrow and Sunday from 1pm to Dynasty beauty Yang Guifei (楊貴妃) weekend with Sierra Leone’s Refugee Festival segment and NT$300 (with available through NTCH ticketing 5:15pm and the second of Wang Zaojun (王 All Stars, a film about six musicians one drink) for other weekend shows