The Spice Cabinet

The answer to Beijing’s party-cum-creative music scene, the Spice Cabinet, let by keyboardist Terry Hsieh blends Funk, Bebop, R&B, and even Spaghetti Westerns to form a worldview that is epic and playful in its explorations, known as "Deathbop". Born from the mind of veteran session musician and jazz trombonist Terry Hsieh during the beginning of his 8-year voyage to Beijing, The Spice Cabinet represents the handshake of cultures when people of vastly different backgrounds bond together over the shared love of jazz and pop music. Their style combines the cinematic orchestration, multiculturalism, rambunctious energy and production value of a pop concert, with the intense focus and virtuosity of their shared background in jazz improvisation.

SpiceCab is comprised of:
Noah Hocker, He Haocheng on Trumpet
Alex Cummings, tenor saxophone, flute
Kaitlin Thomas, Bari saxophone
David Diao, Alto saxophone
Butch Ford, Zhang Jing, Guitar
Chris Cui, Ryan Bradetitch, Bass
Anthony Vanacore, Drums
Terry Hsieh, trombone, synthesizers, keyboards, composition