On a high note

An 87-year-old US jazz star is ensuring his legacy in China by training a blind 13-year-old piano prodigy. Xu Jingxi speaks with Bob Bellows in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.

American jazz singer Bob Bellows is delighted to spend the rest of his career in China, but his retirement won't be the end of his musical legacy. It will live on in his 13-year-old visually impaired piano student Deng Peitong.

The 87-year-old musician, who has made the country his second home for 13 years, has been training the Chinese girl since he met her eight years ago. He became her tutor after the girl's mother saw his website and invited him to her performance.