Kingston Lo is a Jazz pianist and composer based in Hong Kong.
Despite of his Jazz training, he does not like the idea of being confined into a certain genre, he believed music should be free, and Jazz should be one of the expression of that freedom.
The Papa-Go Jazz Quartet (since 2017) has been able to serve him as the test laboratory or playground for his latest original compositions and rearrangements, in pursue of newer and more creative sounds in Jazz.
Outside of Jazz, he play keyboard and write original songs for the indie band, Franklin Telescope. (since 2016)
They were invited to perform in Unlimited Freedom FESTIVAL 2019, the largest music festival Day of Taichung.White Noise Records recommended their song "3310", and was featured in the Japanese Radio channel "J-Wave", which is the most popular FM radio station in Tokyo. Their single "Wan Si Deon" is also featured in RTHK FM948 騷動音樂. (2020) They released their album “Burst Into Your Quirky Soul” in 2021 featuring his song “Lovestruck” and their first instrumental music “First Try”.
He is also the keyboardist for Wildstyle Records hip-hop artist, Triple G, and recorded piano part for his single “列車” (2020).
He also played for Matt Force, and Room 307 at the Wildstyle Records 10th Anniversary Concert (2021) which was held in StarHall.
Academically, he received his Bachelor of Music in Musical Composition with first-class honor (2015), and a Steve Thomas Memorial Prize for Composition, in Brunel University London. He met his Jazz piano mentor, John Bailey, during his study there. He also received lessons from Tom Cawley, the Professor from Royal Academy of Music (RAM), and also who supervised Jacob Collier academic work.
He has several years of teaching experience behind him, teaching from beginners to professionals.
資料來源:Jazz for Fun HK
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