Modern Jazz ClassicsHalf Past Late Organ Trio Feat. Nico Maiofiss 7 Mar 08, Fri, 7pm - 7.45pm
Concourse
With verve and a whole lot of talent,
Singapore's jazz trio, The Half Past Late Organ Trio delivers modern
jazz classics and original compositions. The Trio is Singapore's
Chok Kerong on organ, local guitarist Andrew Lim and Singapore-based
Australian drummer Darren Moore, together with gifted French violinist
and composer Nico Maiofiss.
Modern Jazz ClassicsHuimin 7 Mar 08, Fri, 8.30pm - 9.15pm
Concourse
Huimin brings on the jazz ballads.
Classically trained, the singer and voice trainer performs regularly
at events, music festivals, concerts and the occasional pub.
Bright Young ThingsKevin & Marcus Loh 8 Mar 08, Sat, 5.30pm - 6pm
Concourse
Introducing one of the youngest, hottest
guitarists in Singapore! Nine-year-old Kevin Loh started learning
the classical guitar at five with his father, Marcus Loh. Today,
Kevin is a seasoned guitar performer, having given his first public
performance at the age of five, and becoming the youngest soloist
to be featured in TPGC's Share concert at six. He performs regularly
as a soloist as well as in duet with his father.
An Evening of Jazz StandardsLouis Soliano Quartet 8 Mar 08, Sat, 6.30pm - 7.15pm
8pm - 8.45pm Concourse
Enjoy music from West Montgomery to
jazz standards. The homegrown Louis Soliano Quartet is led by Louis
Soliano (percussionist, drummer and vocalist), and also comprises
Tay Cher Siang (piano), Andrew Lim (guitar) and Colin Yong (bass
and flute). Louis, a recipient of the Compass Artistic Excellence,
has performed in ensembles, toured the world, and collaborated with
jazz luminaries such as Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughn and Buddy Rich.
An Evening of Jazz StandardsRelax One Corner with Najip 8 Mar 08, Sat, 9.15pm - 9.45pm
Concourse
Trendsetter, entertainer, Suria's "Best
Producer/Director" and host of hit TV talkshow Kopi O Teh
Tarik and more, Najip jokes, teases and cajoles audiences into
a state of utter relak-xation.
Bright Young ThingsKevin & Marcus Loh 9 Mar 08, Sun, 5.30pm - 6pm
Concourse
It's our young talent Kevin Loh again
in this set, performing on the guitar with his father, Marcus Loh.
Don't miss their duet!
Indie IndustryvAcance 9 Mar 08, Sun, 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Concourse
Indie lovers, dive right in! vAcance
- made up of singer-songwriter Alex Goh, bassist Kelvin Khoo and
drummer Riduan - will deliver covers as well as originals from Alex's
self-released solo EP Wholly Fable.
Indie
IndustryThe Great Spy Experiment 9 Mar 08, Sun, 9pm - 9.45pm
Concourse
Welcome Singapore's indie darlings,
The Great Spy Experiment. The band's "champagne-fuelled orgy
of powerpop, indie, rock and dance" has fired up stages at
home as well as in Texas and New York and won Motorola Street Style
Awards' Street Choice Award, no contest.
Singer Songwriter Red White & BlueTrey Lockerbie (USA) 10 Mar 08, Mon, 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Concourse
Writer of honest lyrics and simple
melodies, Nashville resident Trey may only be 20 but he has already
written, recorded and toured with some of the top acts in the music
industry today such as Josh Kelley, Collective Soul, Elliot Yamin,
Teddy Geiger. Better Than Ezra, Ernie Halter and Five for Fighting.
Purely AcousticThe Disclaimers 10 Mar 08, Mon, 7.45pm - 8.15pm
Concourse
The Disclaimers - friends Miles McLean
and Alexander Gow - transforms their love of British and Irish bands
such as Franz Ferdinand, Ian Dury, The Cure, U2 and The Proclaimers
into a high-energy, entertaining stage show with vocal harmonies
backed by acoustic guitar and probably the only electric mandola
in Singapore!
Singer Songwriter Red White & BlueAndrea Hamilton (USA) 10 Mar 08, Mon, 9pm - 9.45pm
Concourse
Los Angeles native Andrea earned a
Top 20 spot in the New Songs of the Year listing at the Gospel Music
Association Conference at age 16 and since then, has gone indie,
writing, performing and recording her insightful songs of love and
life.
Jazz ExperimentsOap's 11 Mar 08, Tue, 6.30pm - 7.15pm
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sOap's is three (sometimes four) friends
- drummer Joseph "Soap" Chian, classical Indian flutist
Raghavendran Rajasekaran and keyboardist and vocalist Serent "Stan"
Tan - who perform original funky jazz tunes.
Jazz ExperimentChuan & Friends 11 Mar 08, Tue, 8pm - 8.45pm
Concourse
Li-Chuan Chong aka Chuan is a composer
and sonic artist who has veered from classical music to free improv
on a laptop. He has performed with local musicians such as Zulkifle
Mahmod, Ang Song Ming, Cyril Wong and George Chua, and shared the
stage in Europe and Japan with Denis Dubovtsev, Sebastian Lexer,
Chihei Hatakeyama and legendary bassist Tamaru.
Jazz ExperimentRelax One Corner with Najip 11 Mar 08, Tue, 9.15pm - 9.45pm
Concourse
Trendsetter, entertainer, Suria's "Best
Producer/Director" and host of hit TV talkshow Kopi O Teh
Tarik and more, Najip jokes, teases and cajoles audiences into
a state of utter relak-xation.
Jazz Fingers BustersOmar 12 Mar 08, Wed, 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Concourse
Guitarist Omar Abu Bakar, the only
Singaporean to win the first prize in the non-classical solo section
of Hong Kong's The South East Asian Guitar Festival in 1984,
leads Singapore's only independent classical guitar club.
Bright Young ThingsKevin & Marcus Loh 12 Mar 08, Wed, 7.30pm - 8pm
Concourse
It's our young talent Kevin Loh again
in this set, performing on the guitar with his father, Marcus Loh.
Don't miss their duet!
Jazz Fingers BustersTay Cher Siang (KL) 12 Mar 08, Wed, 8.15pm - 8.45pm
9pm - 9.45pm Concourse
Malaysian Pianist Tay Cher Siang has
performed solo and with ensembles in the USA, Singapore and Malaysia
including the Washington Street Jazz Band, the Greg Lyons group,
The Boplicity, Gruvavenue, and backed vocalists such as Khadijah
Ibrahim and Maria Gomes.
Indie IndustryFerns (MY) 13 Mar 08, Thu, 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Concourse
Ferns was cultivated in a fertile musical
patch in Kuala Lumpur back in 2002, with no amibitions other than
to blossom into a lean, green pop-song machine. The group has since
earned recognition as one of Rolling Stone's Top 25 Bands
on Myspace and general critical acclaim for their debut album, On
Botany (2007). Hear them perform wistful originals.
Indie
IndustryRelax One Corner with Najip 13 Mar 08, Thu, 9.15pm - 9.45pm
Concourse
Trendsetter, entertainer, Suria's "Best
Producer/Director" and host of hit TV talkshow Kopi O Teh
Tarik and more, Najip jokes, teases and cajoles audiences into
a state of utter relak-xation.
Singer Songwriter Fab FemalesMegan Bowman (AUS) 14 Mar 08, Fri, 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Concourse
It's Ladies' Night in the house! Described
as "sexy and intoxicating" (WLIB/WBLS Radio, NYC), "taking
on the world and winning it over one heart at a time" (Inpress
magazine, Melbourne), Australian singer-songwriter Megan Bowman
delivers rootsy-jazz-pop in powerful live performances.
Singer Songwriter Fab FemalesKathleen Harris (AUS) 14 Mar 08, Fri, 8.15pm - 8.45pm
10.15pm - 10.45pm Concourse
Singapore-based Australian singer-songwriter
Kathleen Harris has performed in Australia's Sydney Opera House
and Singapore's Blu Jazz Café. Hear her perform her original work,
jazz classics and songs by artists she loves best such as Jeff Buckley,
Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and The Beatles.
Singer Songwriter Fab FemalesOlivia Ong 14 Mar 08, Fri, 9pm - 9.45pm
Concourse
Sassy and sweet, Singaporean vocalist
Olivia Ong has captured audiences in Japan, Korea, Thailand and
Malaysia, with her girlish bossa nova covers and self-penned
originals.
Top of the Popsnanu 15 Mar 08, Sat, 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Concourse
An all-female a cappella group, nanu
dishes out pop and R&B in several languages and also writes
its own songs.
Modern Jazz ClassicsHuimin 15 Mar 08, Sat, 8.15pm - 8.45pm
Concourse
Huimin brings on the jazz ballads.
Classically trained, the singer and voice trainer performs regularly
at events, music festivals, concerts and the occasional pub.
World Music ExpressThe Aurora Project 16 Mar 08, Sun, 6.30pm - 7.15pm
9pm - 9.45pm Concourse
Rich, soulful, lyrical or groovy, the
music of the Aurora Project, an improvisational chamber group, is
drawn from a kaleidoscope of influences including jazz, classical,
rock, funk, tango, Caribbean, Spanish, Indian music, and film music.