Just Jazz Presents Anthony Fung CD Release @ 2220 Arts + Archives

Just Jazz Presents Anthony Fung CD Release @ 2220 Arts + Archives with Anthony Fung - Drums, Nicole McCabe Alto Sax, Dan Rosenboom - Trumpet, Robert Rodriguez - Piano, Luca Alemanno - Bass, Megan Shung - Violin, Patti Kilroy - Violin, Lauren Elizabeth Baba - Viola, Zack Reaves - Cello

***** Please Note **** Present picture ID and COVID VACCINATION CARD at the door. Masks optional when inside. ****** No Exceptions *******

Doors open at 7pm. Concert starts at 8:00pm. There will be a short artist interview prior to the live performance. Bar area will be open.

Anthony Fung (bio)

Drummer, composer, producer and bandleader Anthony Fung was born in Richmond Hill, Canada and has been playing the drums since the age of ten. He is currently based in Los Angeles, CA.

Anthony is an alumnus of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (2018), where he earned a master of music (M.M.) degree while studying and performing with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Billy Childs, and many others. Previously, Anthony also earned both his bachelor of music (B.M.) and master of music (M.M.) degrees from the Berklee College of Music and the Berklee Global Jazz Institute under the tutelage of Danilo Pérez.

Having performed at festivals and venues worldwide, Anthony has appeared at International Jazz Day (St. Petersburg, Russia and Havana, Cuba), Panama Jazz Festival, Panama Percussion Festival, Sitka Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, and the Montreal Jazz Festival. He has performed and worked alongside Herbie Hancock, Danilo Pérez, Wayne Shorter, Kenny Lattimore, John Patitucci, Dave Binney, Terrace Martin, Alicia Olatuja, Miguel Zenón, John Beasley, James Newton, Eric Reed, and George Garzone among others.

As a bandleader, Anthony released his debut album, Chronicles (2014) with the Anthony Fung Quintet. He released his second album, Flashpoint in (2018) which received a “Best Albums of 2019 & 2020” 4-star review in Downbeat Magazine and a feature on WBGO’s “New Music by Five Composers behind the Drums.” He will be releasing his third album, What Does it Mean to be Free? in May 2022.

Aside from performing, he is an accomplished composer and producer. Fung’s composition work can be heard on the feature documentary “The Last Tourist” on Apple TV, Season 3 of Craig Robinson’s Hulu special “Your Attention Please” as well as a commissioned work for the Los Angeles Jazz Society in 2020 entitled “The Chinese Immigration Suite.” Most recently, Fung released “Where My Aliens At?” an artist project under the alias TYE LOON.

Anthony Fung proudly endorses Canopus Drums, Cogs Custom Drums, Vic Firth Sticks & Zildjian Cymbals.

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