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Coco Zhao: Dream Situation

Read "Dream Situation" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


Out of a small town called Shao Yang in the Hunan province of China comes the exotic Dream Situation, by jazz vocalist Coco Zhao. Zhao's parents specialized in traditional Chinese opera, and his own background was based on Western classical music. His journey into jazz took flight around 1995 in various clubs in Shanghai, where he garnered acclaim. In many ways Zhao challenges the stereotypical jazz vocalist image (dated love songs crooned in smoke-filled rooms) with music ...

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Coco Zhao: Dream Situation

Read "Coco Zhao: Dream Situation" reviewed by Robert J. Lewis


I once mentioned to a friend that catching a singer who looks like he or she is a year or two away from imminent demise, in other words at his or her performing best, is often a matter of serendipity -- being at the right venue at the right time. By that standard, Coco Zhao, who goes by the name of Coco--a marketing strategy that will not help his career -- whom I caught during the 2006 version of the ...

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