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SECOND STAGE: Yanchen Yuan, guitar | Intimation, Becoming | Graduating Student Project

Wednesday, May 13, 2026   |   11:00 am 12:30 pm

From unformed thought to sounding form, this concert explores improvisation as a process of becoming. Drawing from blues, composition, and free jazz, it moves between structure and freedom, memory and invention.
The audience is not only listening, but participating — becoming part of the music creation as it unfolds in real time.

Featuring performances by:
Yanchen Yuan – Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Recording, and sound control
Kyle Aronson – Drum, Percussion
Junhao Zhang – Drum, Percussion, Synth
Manuel Puerta – Drum, Percussion
Samuel Cerra – Marimba/Vibraphone
Juan Rosales Pasquier – Flute
Nick Adams – Saxophone
Gareth Ramsey – Trumpet
Aslan Islamov – Tuba

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Tony Leva – Bass
Eric Hofbauer – Guitar
Xiaoxuan Wang – Viola

Yanchen is a guitarist, composer, producer, and music educator from China. His music express different art aspect through contemporary jazz and pop music formant. He used to study architecture and start playing in a rock band during his first college. Later he became a professional musician and focus on contemporary jazz and pop music. He graduated from Berklee college of music major in Jazz composition and performance, and got master degree from Longy school of music. He has recorded, produced many music for Chinese mainstream TV shows, for example CCTV. He also teach many students from music school like Berklee and MI.

Yanchen Yuan is a student of Eric Hofbauer.

Second Stage Series
Be part of the excitement as Longy’s developing artists share their ideas, test their creativity, and invite you into their artistic journey. You’ll witness the energy and originality that emerge when musicians explore new possibilities and take bold steps in their growth. Every performance gives you a front-row seat to the making of tomorrow’s artists. 

Longy’s performances are free and open to the public, but please register in advance. 
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