Music in the Streets: Ginger Beef

Presented by Springboard Performance as part of our Music in the Streets Summer Series



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.