Virtual Concert Opening Night with Wen-Ting Wu
Thu, Mar 18
|Zoom Watch Party + Happy Hour
The Yardbird Virtual Concert Series is celebrating Women’s History Month by featuring drummer Wen-Ting Wu and her quintet! Join us for this opening night virtual concert + BYOB Happy Hour zoom watch party! Hear the stories behind her music. Ask her anything!
Time & Location
Mar 18, 2021, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Zoom Watch Party + Happy Hour
About the Event
Watch the Virtual Concert Live at 7PM EST (4PM PST) with Wen-Ting Wu hosted by Yardbird Entertainment! Also find out how she established herself on the NYC jazz scene as a Taiwanese female drummer! Hear the stories behind her music. Ask her anything!
Wen-Ting Wu is a diverse artist from Taiwan with a background ranging from jazz to contemporary music. After moving to NY, she has established herself working with great artists on NY Jazz scenes such as Frank Lacy, Joel Frahm, Bertha Hope and Helen Sung.
Catch this rare opportunity to experience Wen-Ting as a leader showcasing some of her new originals and selections with this amazing band.
Featuring Concert Performance by Wen-Ting Wu Quintet:
Antoine Drye - Trumpet
Justin Jones - Saxophone
Anthony Wonsey - Piano
Malik McLaurine - Bass
Wen-Ting Wu - Drums
with special guest vocalist Linda Elizabeth!
Please email us at yardbirdentertainment@gmail.com if you are having issues buying tickets.
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HOW TO JOIN ZOOM WATCH PARTY AFTER PURCHASING TICKET:
Upon a completed purchase, please look for an email with the link to the Zoom Watch Party. Please click on the link in the email on March 18 at around 7PM EST.
If you have any issues, please contact us at yardbirdentertainment@gmail.com.
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ABOUT WEN-TING WU:
NY-based drummer, composer, and educator Wen-Ting Wu is a diverse artist from Taiwan with a background ranging from jazz to contemporary music. She moved to New York in 2016 and earned her Master of Jazz Performance Degree in Queens College. Most recently, she has appeared at venues and concert halls including Smalls Jazz Club, Smoke Jazz Club, Minton’s Playhouse, Fat Cat, National Sawdust, Rockwood Music Hall, LeFrak Concert Hall, and Kupferberg Center for the Arts.
Wen-Ting has performed at festivals both nationally and internationally including the Washington Square Music Festival, CUNY Jazz Festival, the NTCH Summer Jazz Festival (National Theater Concert Hall), Taichung Jazz Festival, Golden Melody Festival, GonGliao Rock Festival, the Wake-Up Music Festival, and the NTU Art Festival in Taiwan.
Besides being a member in Frank Lacy’s Concert Jazz Ensemble currently, she has also shared the stage with artists such as Joel Frahm, Bertha Hope, Antoine Drye, Anthony Wonsey, Akua Dixon, Helen Sung and RightiousGirls. She was also a member of Golden Melody Award-winning band Chang & Lee and Hello Nico in Taiwan before she moved to New York.
In addition to the collaboration with many artists as a drummer, she also leads her own band and plays around NY city.
Wen-Ting is endorsed by Canopus Drums.
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Produced by Yardbird Entertainment as part of the Virtual Concert Series.
Special thanks to our media partner Riverview Jazz.
Tickets
Zoom Watch Party Pass
Purchase a ticket to receive the Zoom Invite as well as access to the stream between March 19-31.
$15.00+$0.38 service feeSale ended
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