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Jazz and love in concert

By Zhang Qian (Shanghai Daily)
Updated: 2007-07-13 14:10



Old Shanghai was known for its jazz and romance, and two Australian jazz
artists-who also are in love - are sharing their music and their
engagement party with the people of the city that still is known for its
jazz.

"Love in Shanghai," a jazz concert by singer Jacki Cooper and drummer
John Morrison, will be staged on Sunday at the Shanghai Oriental Art
Center. They will cooperate with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Jazz
Band. It will be hosted by Lin Dongfu, celebrity owner of the House of
Blues and Jazz.

Cooper and Morrison consider the concert their engagement party.

"When I asked Jacki, 'Will you marry me?' she said, 'Then you have to get
me a special wedding dress in Shanghai.' That's why we are here, and we
have already got the dress," says Morrison.

Cooper and Morrison, both from Sydney, met when they cooperated in a
concert three years ago. They shared more than their passion for jazz.

Cooper has performed with jazz greats Mark Murphy, Mulgrew Miller, Lewis
Nash, John Clayton, Madeline Eastman and Jim Cullum.

"Jazz makes people feel happy. The rhythm makes people want to dance,"
says Morrison. "If a two-year-old kid hears jazz, without knowing what
kind of music it is, he will just move spontaneously. When playing jazz,
we feel ourselves just like a carefree child."

Cooper agrees that if they don't play jazz for a few days, they will feel
something is missing.

Cooperating with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Jazz Band is an exciting
prospect. As a jazz educator, Morrison always feels it his responsibility
to pass on his experiences. This year he set up the Swing City Jazz Club
in Sydney and is dedicated to promoting jazz talent.

Together with his younger brother, renowned trumpeter James Morrison, he
has toured widely, performing at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreaux
Jazz Festival and the Royal Albert Hall.

"Jazz is not what can be simply learned from the blackboard or books," he
says. "I know that there's good jazz music in Shanghai and I'm looking
forward to the cooperation. I can experience Chinese traditional culture,
and they can learn from my experience."

The couple has prepared two Chinese songs for the concert, "Jasmine
Flower" and "Sweet Honey."

"Jazz is a universal language rather than just a style," says Lin.
"Shanghai can't be a perfect international big city without this
language."


Love in Shanghai
Date: July 15, 7:30pm
Address: 425 Dingxiang Rd, Pudong
Tickets: 50-500 yuan
Tel: 962-288






















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