Chien Chien Lu

Chien Chien Lu is a jazz vibraphonist, contemporary percussionist, and composer from Taiwan. She recorded on trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's latest record “Jeremy Pelt The Artist” and toured with the band to France, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, and UK. Chien Chien has recently stepped forth as a composer and leader with her own quartet.
Chien Chien Lu had her first exposure to music when she started learning the piano at the age of six. At the age of ten, she developed a passion for percussion. In 2008, She joined world renowned Ju Percussion Group and performed throughout Taiwan, China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore. Chien Chien collaborated with composer Ching-Mei Lin and performed her marimba concerto for six-mallet marimba, entitled “Pulsing Wave.” In 2012, she played percussion accompaniment for the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s rendition of “Legacy,” and in 2013, she had a solo percussion concert at Taipei Novel Hall. In 2014, Chien Chien was awarded as “Emerging Young Artist” for her work with her marimba duo.
Chien Chien graduated from Taipei National University of the Art with a master's degree in classical music in 2015. After that, she came to the USA to study Jazz in Philadelphia with vibraphonist, Tony Miceli. Shortly after, she taught a few jazz workshops alongside Tony Miceli in Taiwan. In 2016, she received a monthly residency at Chris' Jazz Café in Philadelphia. In September, Chien Chien performed with Vertical Current at Silkcity. The concert was a tribute to Roy Ayers. In the same month, Chien Chien performed with Chris Stevens Quintet as part of the John Coltrane Memorial festival in Philadelphia.
In 2017, she graduated with a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of the Arts. In August, she attend the prestigious Banff Jazz Residency under the direction of well-known jazz pianist, Vijay Iyer. In October, Chien Chien Performed at The Stone with Okkyung Lee. The Stone is a non-profit experimental music performance space located in New York City. In 2018, Chien Chien joined in Jeremy Pelt's Quintet and recorded on his critically acclaimed record “Jeremy Pelt The Artist”. That band has has toured extensively through out Europe getting rave reviews. They have also appeared at well-known NYC jazz clubs including Smoke, New School's Glass Box Theater and Jazz Standard. She also led her quartet performed at NTCH Summer Jazz festival, Sappho Jazz Live in Taiwan and The DiMenna Center in NYC, The BeanRunner Cafe.
魯千千簡歷
魯千千，目前為Jeremy Pelt 爵士五重奏團員，2018年她與爵士小號手Jeremy Pelt 錄製專輯：〈Jeremy Pelt The Artist 〉，2019年4月巡迴演出於法國、德國、波蘭、英國、瑞士以及荷蘭，5月也在紐約知名爵士酒吧Jazz Standard演出。
身為一位爵士鐵琴手/作曲家，目前定居紐約布魯克林紐約的她，活躍於各大音樂場所，曾與大提琴手Okkyung Lee 於紐約實驗與前衛音樂表演聖地The Stone 演出；與爵士小號手Jeremy Pelt 四重奏於The Smoke, The Glass Box theatre 演出；與爵士薩克斯風手Jonny Butler於紐約Brooklyn Bowl、Mercury Lounge演出。除了紐約地區之外，魯千千的演出遍佈美國各州，2016年曾受邀參與The Fusebox計畫，與費城當地知名爵士樂團Vertical Current 合作，演出《爵士鐵琴傳奇演奏家Roy Ayers致敬音樂會》，亦受邀參與John Coltrane 爵士樂節，並與 Christopher Stevens Quintet合作演出，在她旅居費城求學期間，也受邀至美國賓州費城指標性爵士酒館Chris’ Jazz Café，定期演出魯千千爵士四重奏。
魯千千的音樂背景來自於從小的古典音樂訓練，來自台灣、出生於1989年的她，6歲開始學習鋼琴，10歲開始學習打擊樂，畢業於國立臺北藝術大學管絃與擊樂研究所，在台期間曾為朱宗慶打擊樂團團員，隨團演出達上百場，並且也赴北京、上海、廣州、新加坡、日本等地巡迴演出。魯千千的擊樂演出經歷豐富，除古典擊樂之外，亦觸及擊樂劇場、舞蹈伴奏等不同領域，2010 參與朱宗慶打擊樂團 25 週年經典音樂會，於臺北國家音樂廳與朱宗慶教授一同演出雙協奏曲《飆鼓》。 2012年於臺北藝術大學音樂廳發表作曲家林京美教授六棒木琴協奏曲《心浪》，同年也擔任舞蹈家林懷民所創作之《薪傳》現場擊樂伴奏。2013 於臺北新舞台舉辦個人擊樂音樂會 《對白》，五月演出朱宗慶打擊樂團擊樂劇場《木蘭 》，於臺北、北京、上海、廣州等地巡迴演出。
2015年，魯千千赴美國費城攻讀爵士演奏碩士，2017年5月畢業即搬到紐約，並於同年夏天錄取當今知名爵士鋼琴家 Vijay Iyer所帶領 的Banff International Workshop in Creative & Jazz Music，與Vijay Iyer、Gretchen Parlato、 Tia Fuller、Mark Guiliana、Gary Bartz、Linda Oh、Jen Shyu、Okkyung Lee、Jeremy Pelt等十八位爵士樂知名樂手同創作音樂及演出。
目前為Jeremy Pelt 爵士五重奏團員的魯千千，將在2019及2020年至芝加哥、波士頓、康乃狄克、紐約、日本、歐洲各地巡迴演出。同時，她也預計在2020年發行首張個人專輯。