Christine Xu

Christine Xu  (徐晨曦)  

Christine Xu is a Beijing based Jazz Vocalist, Composer, Educator.

Born and raised in WenZhou, China, she started classical piano studies at 5 and half years old, sang and played piano accompany in church choir since 8 years old.

Christine Xu received a bachelor’s in Music Education from ZheJiang Conservatory Of Music. After graduation, she studied artistic director with classical musicians Claar ter Hors and Alexander Schmalcz in Berlin, Germany.

In 2021, Christine received a master degree in Jazz Studies (Vocal) from Queens College, CUNY, studied under Jazz musicians Chareneè Wade, David Berkman, Jeb Patton, Dennis Mackrel, Antonio Hart, Michael Mossman, Aubrey Johnson.

Christine’s latest work,“Seek and Find”, is her debut modern Jazz album, which collected her 9 original compositions. The album was recorded at 55Tec in Beijing by Christine with guitarist Zeran (Chris) Chen, bassist Wenjun (Vino) Wu and drummer Yongheng (Bei Bei) Wu. The album was mixed and mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Recording in NYC, USA, and is due for release in 2024.

Christine has already performed in 9 cities in China. She already played in many major domestic jazz venues in China such as BlueNote Beijing, Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai,  EastShore Live Jazz (Beijing), De Factto(Beijing). In 2023, she started her album tour.

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