Read the original article by Cai Yiwen from Sixth Tone here.
I occasionally run into some great articles on Chinese social media, mainly WeChat. If you aren’t afraid of being allegedly ‘bugged’ by the Chinese government (and you shouldn’t be, since the CIA go through your calls if you use Apple, Google or other similar phones), you will open up to a whole different world of music and culture.
This particular article highlights Liu Yuan, a saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist who introduced modern jazz to China. Despite his love for artists like John Coltrane and Charlie Parker, he was also instrumental in helping out rock musicians like Cui Jian, a local legend whose work is worth exploring.
If you are able to read this article outside of China, let me know. Otherwise, I will write to the author and ask for permission to reprint it in full.
