Canadian pianist/singer Rufus Lin is widely known in Tokyo, having given over 100 solo jazz recitals there over 11years. Most of his fans live in Japan and South Korea. He has been a resident of Richmond BC for over 20 years.
Rufus’ decade-long concert series in Tokyo ended when the Covid-19 pandemic began, so instead he has been live streaming his concerts on the Clubhouse, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram Live streaming platforms. He has a social media following of over 9,000 people worldwide.
He has invented a new genre, Immersive jazz. As a pianist, he has chosen to spend his time creating and recording immersive jazz music. The main characteristics of immersive jazz are improvisation, a slow tempo, jazz and classical idioms, sustained notes, freely distorted rhythms, a clean, minimal aesthethic, and brief excursions, i.e. taking a motif and developing it while pausing, but eventually returning to, the original harmonic progression.
For 2023, Rufus will be giving a solo jazz piano recital every month at two locations: the Lulu Island Winery or the Shaw tower lobby in Vancouver.
At all his concerts, including this one, Rufus will perform on one of the world’s most exclusive pianos, a Fazioli grand piano. Fazioli was the instrument played by this year’s International Chopin Piano Competition winner Bruce Liu, of Canada.
Rufus Lin’s piano albums are available on all major streaming platforms, such as Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music.
More about him>>>https://rufuslinmusic.com/about-rufus-lin/
Live performance schedule: 2023
Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin
Vancouver Jazz Piano Recital Series 2023 @Shaw Tower lobby, Coal Harbor, Vancouver BC
Wed 31 May
12:30pm to 1:30pm
Admission Free
Jazz Artist-in-Residence 2023
Vancouver Jazz Piano Recital Series 2023＠Lulu Island Winery
Richmond BC
Sun 25 June
4pm to 5pm
Ticket $20 +tax (incl glass of wine)
Past concerts List
- 2010-2020 Over 100 solo jazz piano recitals on different stages in Japan, in the last few years, always on Fazioli pianos.
- Dec 17, 2021, CHRISTMAS
Jazz Piano Recital ＠Showcase Pianos|Fazioli (Richmond) - Jan 23, 2022 LIVE Jazz at the Winery ＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
- Jan 25, 2022 Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin＠Shaw Tower in Coal Harbour Vancouver BC
- Jan 28, 2022 Jazz on a Fazioli grand piano @Showcase Pianos Vancouver. BC
- Feb 23, 2022 Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin＠Shaw Tower in Coal Harbour Vancouver BC
- Feb25, 2022 Jazz on a Fazioli grand piano @Showcase Pianos Vancouver. BC
- Feb 27, 2022 LIVE Jazz at the Winery＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
- Mar 23, 2022 Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin＠Shaw Tower in Coal Harbour Vancouver BC
- Mar 25, 2022 Jazz on a Fazioli grand piano @Showcase Pianos Vancouver. BC
- Mar 27, 2022 LIVE Jazz at the Winery＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
- Apr 20, 2022 Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin＠Shaw Tower in Coal Harbour Vancouver BC
- Apr 22, 2022 Jazz on a Fazioli grand piano @Showcase Pianos Vancouver. BC
- Apr 24, 2022 LIVE Jazz at the Winery＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
- May 25, 2022 Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin＠Shaw Tower in Coal Harbour Vancouver BC
- May 27, 2022 Jazz on a Fazioli grand piano @Showcase Pianos Vancouver. BC
- May 29, 2022 LIVE Jazz at the Winery＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
- Jun 8, 2022 Jazz live in Tokyo @Shibuya hall, Tokyo, Japan
- Jun22, 2022 Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin＠Shaw Tower in Coal Harbour Vancouver BC
- Jul 27, 2022 Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin＠Shaw Tower in Coal Harbour Vancouver BC
- Jul 29, 2022 Jazz on a Fazioli grand piano @Showcase Pianos Vancouver. BC
- Jul 31, 2022 LIVE Jazz at the Winery＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
- Sep 7, 2022 Rufus Lin Live in Osaka, @Harmony Hall, Japan
- Sep 21, 2022 Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin＠Shaw Tower in Coal Harbour Vancouver BC
- Sep 25, 2022 LIVE Jazz at the Winery＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
- Oct 21, 2022 Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin＠Shaw Tower in Coal Harbour Vancouver BC
- Oct 30, 2022 LIVE Jazz at the Winery＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
- Nov 10, 2022 Jazz live in Tokyo @Shibuya hall, Tokyo, Japan
- Nov 27, 2022 LIVE Jazz at the Winery＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
- Dec 14, 2022 Lunchtime Jazz with Rufus Lin＠Shaw Tower in Coal Harbour Vancouver BC
- Dec 18, 2022 LIVE Jazz at the Winery＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
- Jan 12, 2023 Jazz live in Tokyo @Shibuya hall, Tokyo, Japan
- Mar 21, 2023 Jazz live in Tokyo @Shibuya hall, Tokyo, Japan
- Apr 30, 2023 LIVE Jazz at the Winery＠Lulu Island Winery, Richmond BC
Rufus Lin
Canadian jazz pianist/vocalist, classical composer,
Immersive Jazz pioneer, active in Vancouver and Tokyo.
Social media followers: 9,000+
Recitals in Tokyo/Vancouver since 2010
YouTube Live streamed recitals
Performs on: Fazioli Grand Pianos
