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Cường Vũ

クオン・ヴー　/　くおん・ゔー

Trumpeter from Vietnam

September 19, 1969 (age 56)　・　Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

trumpeter
singer
composer

My Take

Cuong Vu earns my unreserved admiration. Born in Ho Chi Minh City and reborn in America as a jazz trumpeter, he became the first Vietnamese-American to win a Grammy, and not once but twice, through his work in the Pat Metheny Group. Trumpeter, singer, composer, DJ, and university teacher, his range frankly leaves me trailing behind. There is something profound about a man whose homeland carries a refugee history reaching the summit of jazz, the most quintessentially American of art forms. I want to hear his sound carrying all of that weight inside it.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Cường Vũ
Name (Japanese): クオン・ヴー
Reading: くおん・ゔー
Born: September 19, 1969 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rooster
Origin: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: trumpeter / singer / composer / DJ producer / university teacher

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Bellevue High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.cuongvu.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BC

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