Music is floating and changing; music is a kind of dimension, a concept gifted to existence by our hearing.
The Possicobilities formed in 2005. Their repertoire includes old Shanghai songs rearranged into modern styles, plus original compositions by lead singer Coco Zhao and band members. They uniquely combine 1920s and 1930s Shanghai jazz with modern jazz. Their quest is to seek out all the possibilities for blending traditional oriental music culture with modern western jazz elements. Thus, the band dissolves streams of various music styles and moulds them into new constructions of sound. Their music is smoothly blended, naturally formed but wildly performed. With rich dimensions, they’re like a fresh wind carrying a contemporary Chinese fragrance.
The Possicobilities released their first album “Dream Situation” in summer 2006 through China, Canada, and the US. They were invited to perform for the Montreal Jazz Festival in summer of the same year. It was the first time Chinese jazz musicians played at Montreal. Recently they performed at the Shanghai Jazz Week, the Fuxing International Jazz Festival in Shanghai, the Nine-Gates Jazz Festival in Beijing, the Yokohama Jazz Promenade in Japan, and the Penang Jazz Festival in Malaysia. Back in Shanghai, they’re now working on new material for their second album.
“赵可能性”乐队于2005年录制了第一张专辑《梦境》--并于2006年夏天在中国--以及北美国家发行。2006年7月应邀参加加拿大蒙特利尔国际爵士节--Montreal International Jazz festival----这是中国爵士乐手首次参加国际顶级爵士音乐盛会。此后--他们还应邀参加了2006年10月的上海复兴国际爵士节--2007年5的上海国际爵士周--2007年6月的北京九门国际爵士节--2007年10月的上海爵士同乐音乐节--2007年10月的日本横滨国际爵士节--以及2007年12月的 马来西亚槟城爵士节。目前--“赵可能性”乐队正在准备他们的第二张张专辑的制作与录制。
Recorded at Montreal Jazz Festival 2006. "Street Scene", Music written by Peng Fei, Lyrics by Coco Zhao
Recorded at Fuxing Jazz Festival (Shanghai), 2006. "Unavailable Love".
Recorded at Jz Club, Shanghai on 22 June 2008, the video below is "Day Dreaming". Music and lyrics by Coco Zhao.
Here is a clip from Canadian short move "SMILE" written and directed by Julia Kwan (full credits below).
“SMILE" premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2007 and made it’s international debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. The short film features two songs from The Possicobilities album, DREAM SITUATION – "Waiting” and “I Want Your Love”.
SYNOPSIS
Set in Vancouver in the 1980’s, SMILE explores the small, subtle fractures
in a Chinese immigrant family on the day they use their cut-out Sears coupon
for a free family portrait.
This film steers away from any overly dramatic, penultimate scenes but instead,
focuses on the small, funny and sometimes painful moments that erode a family unit.
CREDITS
Written and Directed by:
Julia Kwan
Produced by:
Judi Babcock, Julia Kwan, Yves J. Ma
Cast:
Justine – Phoebe Jojo Kut; Katie – Valerie Tian; Mother – Shirley Ng; Father – Thai-Hoa Le; Photographer – David Lewis; Teenage Boy – Calum Worthy
