Swedish jazz pianist Håkan Rydin finished out his Hanoi shows from October 31 to November 2, appearing at V-Art (Ciputra Club) and Long Waist Jazz Club with Vietnamese artists. The programs featured original works and jazz standards arranged for collaborations between Vietnamese and Swedish musicians.
Rydin, a professor of Jazz Piano at Malmö Academy of Music and founding member of Nexus, has performed internationally for over four decades. He has worked with Thad Jones, Pepper Adams, Etta Cameron and David Liebman, and his discography includes Beautiful Friendship and Tender Silhouette.
For more than 20 years, Rydin has supported jazz education in Vietnam through training and collaboration with the Jazz Faculty at the Vietnam National Conservatory of Music. In Hanoi, he performed with the Bảo Long Trio Band and in lineups including saxophonist Hoàng An, double bassist Vinh Nguyễn and percussionist Đỗ Mai Sơn.
The series opened on October 31 with a 6:30–7:30 pm concert at V-Art, Ciputra Club, Bắc Từ Liêm District, and continued on November 1 and 2 at Long Waist Jazz Club, No. 5 Nguyễn Quang Bích Street, Hanoi.
