A Bu studied classical piano and jazz piano at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing at the age of nine[2] and, from September 2014, at the Juilliard School in New York under Hung-Kuan Chen.
[2][3] After standing in for a performer at the 2012 Nine Gates festival, he was scouted by Sennheiser, later releasing multiple albums with their record label.
[4] In 2013, he performed an unplanned improvised with Chick Corea at the JZ Festival.
[5][1] Also in 2015, A Bu was invited by Unesco to play at the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert.
[1] On November 21, 2016, he premiered Nikolai Kapustin's Nocturne in G major for piano and orchestra op.