Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District | Cathay・WestK Jazz Fest: Andy Hui

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Andy Hui brings his pop classics into the jazz realm, reimagined with fresh arrangements and a stellar live ensemble onstage

The 1990s made Andy Hui one of the biggest names in Cantopop, and he spent part of that decade in the company of jazz musicians. A recording with guitarist Eugene Pao brought a loose, improvised feel to one of his ballads, and a series of songs with pianist Ted Lo set Hui's phrasing against harmonies that gave it room to stretch and settle.

For this festival appearance, Hui returns to his much-loved catalogue with new arrangements spanning intimate ballads and lively swing. Patrick Lui, one of Hong Kong’s leading jazz musicians, serves as music director and leads the band from the keyboards, joined by some of the city’s finest players. Songs from four decades are reworked for a jazz ensemble, some slowed and stripped back, others swung hard, all of them sung by the voice that made them famous.