Cường Vũ

Vietnamese-American jazz musician and professor

Born: 19 September 1969
Ho Chi Minh City
Country: Vietnam
Active: 1994–
Record labels: Nonesuch Records, ArtistShare, Cuneiform Records, Leo Records, RareNoise Records
Discography: 10 albums

Biography

Cường Vũ is a jazz musician who plays trumpet, synthesizer and voice. Cường Vũ was born on 19 September 1969 in Ho Chi Minh City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Nonesuch Records, ArtistShare, Cuneiform Records and Leo Records. The discography here lists 10 albums, from “Bound” (2000) to “Change In The Air” (2018).

Cuong Vu (Vietnamese: Cường Vũ; born 19 September 1969) is a Vietnamese-American jazz trumpeter. In addition to his own work as a bandleader, Vu was a member of the Pat Metheny Group. He is the first American person of Vietnamese descent to win a Grammy Award. He won the Best Contemporary Jazz Album award twice through his work with the band. He is currently associate professor and chair of jazz studies at the University of Washington.

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