Legendary Jazz Guitar Night: Martin Taylor World Tour (Macao stop)

“Legendary Jazz Guitar Night” will take place on 5 August at Navy Yard No. 2, Barra District. This concert serves as the kick-off event for the Barra Slow Fest, organized by the District Development Center. As the first major highlight of the festival, it sets the stage for a series of slow-living activities rolling out later this year. Headlined by internationally acclaimed fingerstyle guitarist Martin Taylor MBE, the evening also features special guest Eugene Pao, Hong Kong’s jazz pioneer, while Macau’s own Hon chong Chan leads his jazz guitar quartet in a joint performance. Set against the heritage waterfront backdrop of Barra, this concert promises to be a delightful fusion of music, artisanal baking, and the slow-living spirit.

Martin Taylor MBE is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost exponents of solo jazz and fingerstyle guitar. Entirely self-taught from age four, he left school at fifteen to pursue music professionally. From 1979 to 1990, he toured and recorded extensively with jazz violin legend Stéphane Grappelli. Taylor is renowned for his remarkable solo fingerstyle technique, seamlessly weaving together melody, harmony, and bass lines to sound like a full band. With a career spanning five decades and over 100 recordings to his credit, he has received a Grammy nomination, holds a record 14 British Jazz Awards, and was appointed MBE by the Queen in 2002 for services to jazz.

Eugene Pao is one of Hong Kong’s most iconic jazz guitarists, blending traditional and contemporary jazz. Active on the international stage, he has performed with legends like Herbie Hancock and released several acclaimed albums. He is widely regarded as a pioneer of Hong Kong’s jazz scene.

Hon Chong Chan is a renowned jazz guitarist from Macau, active across China’s jazz scene. He furthered his studies in New York and Beijing and has released two jazz albums to date: Travelling Coffee (2020), hailed as the first jazz record ever produced in Macau, and his latest album Stream (《川》) released in 2025.