Greg Lyons Monster Quartet

Monster Quartet is:-

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Greg Lyons>>>>>>Chok Kerong>>>>>Darren Moore>>>>>Dawn Ho

(Sax)>>>>>>>>>>>(Keyboard)>>>>>>>(Drums)>>>>>>>>>>(Vocal)

A dynamic quartet featuring the very young, beautiful and talented singer, Dawn Ho. She's Singapore's version of Natalie Cole. Dawn is trained in classical music. She has performed in musicals like The Sound of Music and Madamme Butterfly. Her efforts have led NewsRadio 93.8 to hail her as Singapore's "very own rising jazz star." Always dressed to kill and armed with gorgeous looks and powerful voice, she has wowed audience across Singapore. Be at Blu Jaz every Friday from 9pm to 1am. You will soon find your feet tapping and your body moving to her infectious rhythm of jazz, soul, funk, samba and whatever catches her fancy. Free entry!

Dim Kesber & The Augmenters

Blu Jaz is proud to host Mr Dim Kesber and The Augmenters from Holland on 6 Oct 2007. The concert starts at 9.30pm and ends at 1am

Dim Kesber and the Augmenters are:

Dim Kesber - saxophone and clarinet
Ellister van der Molen - trumpet and flugelhorn
Vincent Koning - guitar
Peter Beets - piano
Noah Nicoll - bass
Barry Olthof - drums

The Hague’s very own Dim Kesber has a long standing in jazz. Sixty years ago this gentleman & engineer joined the Dutch Swing College Band, and later he formed with other alumni from this ‘Who is Who in Dutch jazz’ the Reunion Jazz Band. With the Augmenters, Mr. Kesbers will be presenting some fine swing tunes at Blu Jaz.

Pecombo

"Sha-Ba-Da SAMBA TOKYO !" Pecombo Singapore Tour 2007

On Friday, November 23rd and Saturday, November 24th, two nights in a row, Tokyo's newest vocal group "Pecombo" will be performing their first Singapore live concert at Blu Jaz followed by performance on Monday, November 26th at Esplanade Concourse.

Pecombo is made of 5 vocalists, and performs with attractive chorus mixed with Brazilian and Latin Jazz sounds. With their charming dance performance and their passionate and joyful voices, you will feel like dancing too.

Since becoming a vocal group in 2002, not only have they released two original albums [tempo feliz], [Serendipity], but they also released several thematic CDs.They have captured the hearts of people who are leading pop culture and even the toughest of music critics. They have become one of the hottest groups sought after in Tokyo.

As their world distribution for their music is confirmed, they are expanding their playing field into the world.Looking beyond Latin music, they are interested in Asian music. Starting with performance with famous Balinese guitarist, BALAWAN, they are planning to collaborate with more Asian talented musician in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. To announce to the world, they are calling it "Asian Tropicalismo" Asia's first tropical pop music project.

Hacchan', leader of Pecombo says, "Singapore is a hub of Asian tropical culture. From here, we would like to bring the newest culture, which is mixing the three sounds: Latin music, trendiest Tokyo sound, and South-East Asian groove."We can expect the hottest performance at these live concerts. With their happy and trendy music, "Pecombo" will surely stir the heart of listeners in Singapore.

["Sha-Ba-Da SAMBA !" Pecombo Singapore Tour 2007]
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
19:30 Open / 20:30 Live Start

Saturday, November 24th, 2007
19:30 Open / 20:30 Live Start
Blu Jazz Cafe (11 Bali Lane Histric Kampong Glam / +65-6292-3800)
Ticket Fee: SG$30(advance)

Ticket sale will start from Friday, Oct.19th @
1.Blu Jaz Cafe
2.BONGOUT : (60 Robertson Quay #01-01 The Quayside / +65-6732-5234)

Monday, November 26th, 2007
19:30 Live Start Esplanade Concourse (1 Esplanade Drive / +65-6828-8222) Free Event

Organized by La Orquesta DJT, Cooperated by Ayaschool Projects

Pushin'On

TIME OUT SINGAPORE - MAIDEN ISSUE MAR 2007

Critics' Choice - Blu Jaz

Click at the picture for
Pushin'On's music!

Pushin'On, the funk and soul collective, aims to fill a void in the club scene. There is a lack of nights in Singapore dedicated to funk and soul. While there are a lot of established nights in Europe and in the US with packed audience floors and live bands, in AsIa, its perceived as start of the night chilled out background music. See if they can change that when they play at Blu Jaz .... every last Friday of the month. free entry 10pm to 2am

Louis Soliano

Louis Soliano and friends : Live Jazz at Blu Jaz, Sat 11 Aug 2007, 9pm to 1am, free entry!

When visiting artists go to Singapore and accompanying musicians are called for, Jazz Drummer and vocalist Louis Soliano is top on the list.

He has played with Sarah Vaughan, Anita O'Day, Julie London, Stan Getz, and Shirley Bassey, just to name a few.

Louis Soliano, is without doubt Asia's Best Jazz Drummer. He's performed with the best in the world, and has developed his own unique sound.

http://cedmedia.ntu.edu.sg/lunchtimeconcert/1999/

BlackAsia Soiree with r-H & MC Garuda

New Sunday Times - July 8 2007

Singapore musician rH shares with Asrin Ishak how
he makes music with literally no boundaries.

(click at the picture to listen to r-H's music )


Singapore music scene, it seems, is as diverse as the amount of expatriates you can find shopping around Orchard Road on weekends.One of Singapore's finest musical finds is Rajesh Hardwani better known as r-H. He will find plenty of exposure this year as he is one of the performers set to appear at WOMAD




SINGAPORE in August.WOMAD or World of Music Arts & Dance, is a major international world music festival that takes place around the world. Singapore is one of the countries that hosts this event and this year is particularly special for our neighbours down south as WOMAD celebrates its 10th year anniversary in the Lion City. The event at Fort Canning typically pulls tens of thousands."I think it is going to be particularly packed this year because of the event turning 10" says r-H. "It should be a lot of fun. The event is always a good place to network with people, meet with friends and just enjoy the good vibes."r-H's music is difficult to pigeonhole. While it has a strong electronic base, the rest of the sounds you hear seem to come from various sources. "I always find it difficult to describe my own music and dreads when reporters ask me to describe it" jokes r-H. What the man is out to do with his music on the other hand is less difficult to explain. "I try to work towards unity with my music. World unity if you will. Whatever I do, I always incorporate Asian sounds." says r-H. If that still doesn't help you to get a sense of the man's music, he has a long lists of influences he mentioned. The likes of which includes Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & The Gang, KC & The Sunshine Band, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Aerosmith......



r-H performs with MC Garuda at Blu Jaz every 1st Sat of the month from 10pm to 2am..

Imagine Stevie Wonder backing Jay-Z, Herbie Hancock beating to Kishore Kumar…r-H’s original remixes are highly sought after and you can hear his latest work right here. BBC Asian Network remarked r-H’s radio DJ set as the best DJ set ever.

RAVE Magazine voted him as one of top 25 Indian Djs today.

Just Plain Folks Music Awards voted his album, BlackAsia Volume 1, as the Best Asian Album of the Year 2006 and the International Songwriting Competition Voted r-H as the best Electronica Producer 2004.

Performing at world stages and representing Singapore at events like WOMAD, regular radio airplay on BBC Radio One, LUSH 99.5 FM and American College airwaves are just a part of this maverick producer.

r-H is currently working on Black Asia Volume 2 and remixing/producing for Hip Hop and Pop acts from across the globe. r-H collaborates with MC Garuda for this installment of BlackAsia Soiree at Blu Jaz