Tianyu Zhang
Miami-Based Bass Player & Composer
Recordings
就忘掉 - Zhenming Gao, Linfair Records, 2019
时光荏苒 - Yuankun Wang, JSJ International Entertainment Ltd, 2019
久居深海 - Zhenming Gao, Linfair Records, 2019
燕子 - Ming Chen, CVE Music, 2020
Bubble Gum - ProducePanda, DMDF Entertainment, 2022
All Day and Night - Juno Su, T.H. Entertainment, 2022
Man, I Love Florida - Brody Seagan, 2024
Upcoming Events
6.29
Tianyu Zhang Solo Bass Recital @We Music, Chengdu
7.6
Tianyu Zhang Quartet @Streaming Record, Chengdu
Biography
Tianyu Zhang holds a Bachelor of Arts in Musicology and Statistics from the University of Virginia and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern California. His teachers included Edwin Livingston, Bob Mintzer, Russell Ferrante, Yuxing Zheng, and Peter Spaar.
Having collaborated with renowned artists like Michel Camilo, Dafnis Prieto, Juno Su, John D’earth, Purem Jin, Greg Howard, Lauren Sevian, Carolina Cavache, and Judith Shatin, Zhang has consistently garnered praise for his skills. In 2020, he earned the Highest Distinction and the Distinguished Artist Award from the University of Virginia, and in 2021, Zhang won second place in China’s JZ National Jazz Masters Competition. Zhang was elected to the U.S. National Music Honor Society, Pi Kappa Lambda, and was offered a full scholarship and teaching assistantship for the Ph.D. program in Music at the University of Virginia in 2023. Today, Zhang continues his studies at the Frost School of Music as he pursues a Doctorate of Musical Arts.
Beyond his role as a performer, Zhang has seized opportunities as a bass instructor, sharing his expertise with various institutions. His students are touring nationally and have secured offers from prestigious graduate music performance programs in Korea.