Cuong Vu

Cuong Vu
Background information
Born (1969-09-19) September 19, 1969
Saigon, Vietnam
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrumpet
Years active1994–present
LabelsAvant, Knitting Factory, Origin, Cuneiform, Nonesuch
Websitewww.cuongvu.com

Cuong Vu (Cường Vũ) (born 19 September 1969) is a Vietnamese-American jazz trumpeter. In addition to his own work as a bandleader, Vu was a member of the Pat Metheny Group. He is the first American person of Vietnamese descent to win a Grammy Award. He won the Best Contemporary Jazz Album award twice through his work with the band. He is currently associate professor and chair of jazz studies at the University of Washington.