Cuong Vu | |
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Background information | |
Born | Saigon, Vietnam | September 19, 1969
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Trumpet |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Avant, Knitting Factory, Origin, Cuneiform, Nonesuch |
Website | www |
Cuong Vu (Cường Vũ) (born 19 September 1969) is a Vietnamese-American jazz trumpeter. In addition to his own work as a bandleader, Vu was a member of the Pat Metheny Group. He is the first American person of Vietnamese descent to win a Grammy Award. He won the Best Contemporary Jazz Album award twice through his work with the band.[1] He is currently associate professor and chair of jazz studies at the University of Washington.[2]