The Incredible JSB! at The Boat 了不起的JSB!
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Come and Celebrate the 4th of July with The Incredible JSB!.
"The Incredible JSB ! " is a trio.
Each musician represents a continent, and a different culture. “J” (Jean-Sebastien Hery, Zhang Si’an, France), guitarist, singer, composer; “S” (Sunny Dee, Ghana), percussionist; “B” (Benny Oyama, New York), guitarist and instrumentalist.
After several travels to China (Beijing, Shanghai, Lanzhou, Xinjiang, Taiwan…) and many different musical experiments, Jean-Sébastien Héry (Zhang Si’an) decides to go further in his experiments by writing songs in Chinese mandarin.
His lyrics are inspired by Chinese classic poetry and his own imagination. It’s in the year 2000, when he first came to China, that Jean-Sébastien Héry (Zhang Si’an) met with most of Beijing local music bands and started cooperating with them: 野孩子 (Wild Children), 二手玫瑰 (Second Hand Roses), 小河 (Xiaohe), 布衣 (Buyi), 冷血动物 (Cold Blooded Animal), 王娟 (Wang Juan), 万晓利 (Wan Xiaoli)…
From this experience, Jean-Sébastien Héry (Zhang Si’an) will keep an interest in music without boundaries. In September 2007, Jean-Sébastien Héry (Zhang Si’an) meets with butter fingers New-York Jazz guitarist Benny Oyama, who will introduce to him genius percussionist Sunny Dee from Ghana.
The Band is sometimes joined by other musicians such as Bass player Daniel Brushmann (New York), Saxophonist Scott Gumbiner (California) and West China percussionist Ubuul Turstun (Xinjiang).
In November 2007, « The Incredible JSB ! » recorded there first demo in Beijing during a concert at Salud! . It’s a 9 track demo, 34 minutes. The band plays in all major venues of Beijing: Yugong Yishan(愚公移山), Salud! , ROOM 101, Ku 18, The Vineyard, The Boat, Jianghu (江湖), Jiangjinjiu (疆进酒), Dos Kolegas (两个好朋友), Mao Live.
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