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POSTER_jazzThe Rui Cunha Foundation presents the popular “Saturday Night Jazz” concert on Saturday, April 26th, 2025, at 9:00pm, under the series “Meet the Masters” with Hong Kong bassist and music teacher Barry Lam, who will be in Macau to perform with the resident band of Macau Jazz Promotion Association (MJPA).

The “Meet the Masters” series have been promoted annually by MJPA to collaborate with professional musicians temporarily based or passing through the territory. It has been held since 2014 and is one of MJPA’s long-term activities: inviting numerous jazz musicians to Macau aiming to rehearse with the members and together perform for local audiences.

Barry Lam is a seasoned jazz bassist and music instructor who studied jazz with Portuguese Master Zé Eduardo, forming part of the group of friends who created this musical bridge between Macau and Hong Kong, celebrated whenever possible by MJPA members. The musician has previously performed at the Rui Cunha Foundation stage in January 2016, with a special formation entitled “Hong Kong-Macau Jazz Ensemble”, adding to his bass the vocals of Jose Leung, the flute of Ronnie To, the guitars of Mark Leung and Moon Wong, the drums of Takwai Lao, the clarinet of Ao Chon Fai, the saxophone of Isaac Kwok, and the trombone of Gregory Wong.

But Barry Lam‘s active professional career also includes performances at prominent venues on the neighboring territory’s, including the Lau Bak Freespace Livehouse, the Fountain de Chopin, the M+ Museum, or the Visage One, among many other Hong Kong music scene spaces of reference.

Barry Lam is also active in public education, having lectured at Let’s Swing Academy under the Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme (2024, and has performed at several events promoted by the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

The Macau Jazz Promotion Association (MJPA), co-organizer of Saturday Night Jazz with the Rui Cunha Foundation since 2014, is a non-profit local arts association, created in 2010. The aim of MJPA is to promote jazz music to Macau’s audience and to provide opportunities for local musicians, thus bringing out the multicultural characteristic of the territory.

Admission is free.

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