A finalist of the 2015 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition,Zhang Xiongguan is a Vox,D’Addario ,D’angelico , Mooer ,JZ Music artist.
Zhang is a leading figure in the Chinese jazz scene and one of the most influential jazz musicians and educators in China - He has published three highly acclaimed original albums since in 2015 and teaches jazz guitar and theory at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Zhang is also a restless performer – he has played in venues like Shanghai Concert Hall, Shanghai Symphony Hall, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Blue Note Beijing, Blue Note Shanghai, Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai , Birdland Hamburg, the Silvana, JZ Club as well as music festivals such as Nisville Jazz Festival, Bansko Jazz Festival, Koktebel Jazz Festival, JZ Shanghai Jazz Festival. Zhang has a master degree from the prestigious New England Conservatory and has shared the stage with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin, Antonio Hart, John Deversa, Ian Froman…
Zhang is the founder of “Guanyu Jazz Chamber Orchestra”, a chamber group combining musical elements of jazz, classical, traditional, world music.