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Ginger Beef is the JUNO-nominated collaboration of the husband and wife team of virtuosic flutist Jiajia Li and veteran producer/multi-instrumentalist Warren Tse (AKA MSG). The result: a gleaming pop artifact which balances dazzling instrumental performances and catchy melodies with deep grooves.

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Ginger Beef is the hot new instrumental pop collaboration of the husband and wife team of virtuosic flutist Jiajia Li and veteran producer/multi-instrumentalist Warren Tse (AKA MSG).

The result: a gleaming pop artifact which balances dazzling instrumental performances and catchy melodies with deep grooves. Ginger Beef brings high-energy instrumental acrobatics to life with Li on a range of flutes — both Chinese and western — and MSG on synth, keys, and guitar. Backing up the duo are a lineup of top R&B and jazz players from Calgary’s robust Gospel music scene.

Ginger Beef self-released their debut album in October 2023 to astonishing reception. It quickly hit #1 on CJSW, CFRU, and CJRU campus charts, and was nominated for a JUNO award. The band has been nominated for three YYC Music Awards and has blown away crowds at music festivals (Sled Island, International Jazz Days Festival presented by JazzYYC, Calgary Folk Music Festival) and large venues (Calgary Flames and Stampeders games).

In 2025, Ginger Beef signed with Providence-based Ba Da Bing Records and is poised to properly drop an extra-large portion of their celebrated debut album on unsuspecting music fans everywhere.

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  • “Li’s flute is more than capable of speaking for itself, launching into feats of acrobatic dexterity without ever losing sight of the melody. Combined with the sheer glee of MSG’s production and a murderer’s row of talented guest instrumentalists, vocals would just be overkill.”

    — Peter Hemminger (Calgary Folk Music Festival)

  • For those who have not had this experience, their performances are indescribable, a mix of humour, heart and hypnotic musicianship that leaves you feeling every note, every groove and every ounce of their passion.

    — Dianne Miranda (Reverie Magazine)

  • “A level of finesse from a duo that reminds you that lyrics aren’t everything in an outrageous song. Maybe, sometimes, the flow is so killer you never needed any in the first place. ‘Nuff said.”

    — Indiemusicflix

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