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Taiwan Cultural Council collaboration
December 2, 2021

FirstWorks presented Vincent Hsu & Soy La Ley Afro-Cuban Jazz Band’s《Jazz Changed, Jazz Changes, Jazz Changin’》, as part of their Virtual Stage. Vincent Hsu (徐崇育) is an award-winning Taiwanese bassist and composer and a devotee of Afro-Cuban music. Hsu made 《Jazz Changed, Jazz Changes, Jazz Changin’》to showcase his original compositions, and to share a glimpse of everyday and traditional life in his native Taiwan. The music performances were shot at scenic locations unique to the island nation and are interspersed with interview clips with prominent musicians, including legendary bassist Cecil McBee, historian Loren Schoenberg, drummer and educator Jerome Jennings, and poet and writer Naomi Extra. The jazz film is a tribute to this uniquely African-American art form, as well as an acknowledgement of the indelible impact it has left on people and societies around the world.

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