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‘From Harlem to Shanghai and Back’

Blue Pipa Trio will play Waynesville March 13. Donated photo Blue Pipa Trio will play Waynesville March 13. Donated photo

Folkmoot USA will present a special evening of live music with Blue Pipa Trio at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville.

Dubbed “From Harlem to Shanghai and Back,” the performance is a dynamic fusion of jazz history and Chinese tradition.

Led by Min Xiao-Fen, one of the world’s great pipa soloists, and joined by the powerhouse Asheville-based duo of guitarist/composer Jay Sanders and bassist Zack Page.

This project takes you to the Golden Age of jazz in Shanghai during the 1930s, when Buck Clayton’s Kansas City Swing intertwined with the pioneering melodies of Li Jinhui, the father of Chinese popular music.

Admission is “Pay What You Can” ($25, $15, $5). Donations welcome. There will also be a food truck onsite. Doors open at 6 p.m. All ages.

For more information and/or to purchase tickets, visit folkmoot.org.

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