As far as I'm concerned, what really brings out the strong vitality that each note possesses is the variations of rhythm. When a simple melody is endowed with a special pattern of the rhythm, these notes seem to jump out from the staff of surface -- that is the Groove.

In May 2016, I recorded my first original album at Wellspring Studio in Boston. The album is full of different kinds of polyrhythms. The concept of improvisation and innovative thinking presented here are always deeply adhered to the spirit of Jazz, even with the absence of traditional jazz swing music in this album.

Sincerely, I hope this album could bring a new sense of hearing to all Jazz fans.

About Li Shihai:
Li Shihai is one of the most influential saxophonists, composers, and educators in China. He graduated from New England Conservatory of Music with a Master Degree. At the 2012 Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, a rearranged version of a Chinese traditional folk song "the East is red" by Shihai made the European audience stunned with the young generation of Chinese jazz musicians. Afterwards, his big band composition "Song for Gloria" was successfully performed at the 2013 Shanghai Jazz Festival. In 2015, he received the 'Best Newcomer Artist' Award from the first JZ Awards. Shihai is currently teaching jazz saxophone at the Nanjing University of Arts.