Music and Life
Arthur Khu grew up in New Haven, CT. He was four years old when he started piano lessons, violin at seven, organ at nine, and guitar and bass at thirteen. In high school, Art studied chamber music, composition and conducting. He also studied Music Theory and Ear Training at the Yale School of Music where he also studied classical piano with Donald Currier. Art earned a Bachelors of Music in Piano Performance from Oberlin Conservatory where he studied classical piano with Sanford Margolis (who also taught Herbie Hancock) and studied jazz with Donald Byrd. Currently, Art lives in San Francisco and freelances as a jazz pianist. He has played in many of the nations finest establishments including the Blue Note in New York City, Sculler's in Boston, Yoshi's in Oakland, Catalina's in Los Angeles, Blues Alley in Washington, DC, Jazz Alley in Seattle and the Cellar in Vancouver, BC. Internationally, he has performed in the Reus International Jazz Festival and at Calle 54 in Madrid and Jamboree in Barcelona and at the Prague International Jazz Festival.
Art Khu complements his extensive performance schedule
with instruction for all ages and levels of
musicianship. "I want to give back to the community
that helped me fulfill my dreams."
-Art Khu He
taught at Sonoma State University and currently
teaches piano privately. He is also an instructor for
the San Francisco Symphony's Adventures in Music
Program, giving presentations about jazz throughout
the public schools for first and second graders. He
also instructs with the Oaktown Jazz Workshop, an
after school program for youth where he has helped
shape the musical growth of many of the great young
jazz musicians from the Bay Area.
Currently, Art lives in San Francisco and freelances
as a jazz pianist. He has played in many of the
nations finest establishments including the Blue Note,
Birdland and Joe's Pub in New York City, Sculler's in
Boston, Yoshi's in Oakland, Catalina's in Los Angeles,
Blues Alley in Washington, DC, Jazz Alley in Seattle
and the Cellar in Vancouver, BC. He recently returned
from Spain where he performed in the Reus
International Jazz Festival and at Calle 54 in Madrid
and Jamboree in Barcelona.
Art Khu is a prolific composer, arranger and producer.
His next CD, entitled "Reconciliation", is due to be
released in the fall of 2005. His work is also
featured on other artists CD's, including "Shelter"
and "Live East/West" by Jacqui Naylor and Laco Deczi's
"Gulag" and "The Island King".