ABOUT ANDREW
Hailing from the island of Borneo in Malaysia, New York City based guitarist Andrew Cheng weaves his free form sense of melody and dynamic touch through various styles and diverse projects. His sound has been described as a blend of modern jazz, indie rock and ethnic/folk melodies.
Graduating from Berklee College of Music, he moved to Brooklyn in 2017 and has performed frequently at various clubs around the city. With frequent collaborator, pianist/singer Julian Moreen, he has toured several countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Germany and Switzerland, performing at notable events such as the Taichung Jazz Festival (Taiwan) in 2019, sharing the bill with Grammy nominated saxophonist Antonio Hart, and the Stuttgart Jazz Open (Germany) in 2022, opening for Suzanne Vega, Celeste and Jorja Smith. Andrew is also featured as guitarist on Julian’s upcoming album.
Andrew is also a fixture in renowned Carnatic singer/violinist RINI’s band, where he executes virtuosic Indian melodies and complex rhythms fused with electronica. Together they have toured the East Coast, opening for Sunny Jain’s brainchild Red Baraat for their Festival of Colors tour in 2021. They have also toured India, performing in cities such as Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pondicherry and Bengaluru, as well as giving several masterclasses. They have also played distinguished venues such as the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.
In addition, Andrew also acts as Musical Director for several artists in the Chinese music world when they perform in the US, including TVB singers Fred Cheng, William So, Stephanie Ho, as well as legendary Taiwanese artists such as You Ya and Wan Fang.
Andrew is currently working on an improvised album in a trio format with long time collaborators bassist Marcelo Maccagnan and drummer Maxime Cholley, with whom he regular hosts the weekly Spontaneous Jam Session in Pinkfrog, Brooklyn.