24th Nov – 29th Nov

November 25, 2008

A little bit of a sad news…. Omniform will now reduce their sets to once a month on Mondays due to unforeseen circumstances. It has been a great run and we would like to thank the musicians for making the effort to meet and the audience for their support.. They’re not gone.. just a temporary break and we’ll keep you up to date with the Monday they’ll be @ the Cafe.

So onwards ho, we have the usual suspect of Grooveworks on Wednesday 26th Nov @ Cafe, starts from 9pm, Greg’s Monster Trio on Friday 28th Nov @ Cafe – starts from 9pm and Ayaschool on Saturday 29th Nov @ Cafe starts from 9:30pm. It’s live. It’s good. What else can we say?

But for the first time ever, Pushin’ On will take over 2 floors and give you Dance Sucka!

This month, catch local poppers and breakers show their moves in the return of Dance Sucka – an annual event where funky dancers compete for cash prizes worth $200. Guest judges Felix (Radikal Forze) and Prince Jack will choose two winners (1 popper & 1 breaker) and also put on a special showcase.

DJs Shellsuit, Chunk, Ko-flow, Funk B’tard, Nazmatazz and Mister Magic will keep both floors bumping all night long.

So come prepared. Flat shoes and lots of groove.

Dance Sucka 2
Fri 28th Nov
Blu Jaz Cafe, 11 Bali Lane
9pm till there’s nothing left for you to do but dance!
Free entry

Wanna join the competition?
9.30pm – 10.30pm | popping battle | with DJ Shellsuit
10.45pm – 11.30pm | breakdance battle | with DJ Ko-flow

Nov 17th – 22nd

November 17, 2008

Omniform threw in awesome sets on Monday and they will return at 9pm every Monday @ Cafe

19th Nov:
Wednesday sees Groove Works performing at 9pm @ Cafe (1st Floor)

21st Nov:
Monster Trio struts or shall I say blast their music all through out Cafe (1st Floor) and infuse our diners with wicked sounding jazz

Kyoko returns for her bi-monthly belly dance spell @ Space (3rd Floor) to entice and seduce our guests with hip-amazing movements

22nd Nov:
Ayaschool brings along more surprises and hunks with talents as she jams with the some of the boys from Wicked Aura. Last week, a drop in visit from Bobby Singh upped their tempo and by the end of the night, butts were off the chairs for oodle of dance action. Set starts from 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe

Darren Moore and friends make their debut with Darren’s original composition @ Space (3rd Floor)

The night will feature two sets of music performed by the Darren Moore Jazz Quintet.
All compositions are written by Darren and features leading lights of the singapore jazz scene.  The music can be describe as modern jazz, with elements of electronica and experimental. Cover – SGD 15- what you get – some eclectic, mind blowing, new sounds.

A Good Week

November 11, 2008

November 9th – November 15th

We do not have bad weeks – we have good weeks and better weeks. Firstly – the regulars – our artistes who help make Blu Jaz an even more awesome place

Monday: Omniform – 9pm onwards – our 10 member jazz band playing only original compositions or Greg Lyon’s special arrangements @ Cafe (1st Flr)

Wednesday: Groove Works – 9pm onwards – 4 member team, consisting of jazz passion driven student musicians @ Cafe (1st Flr)

Friday: Monster Trio – 9:30pm onwards with snazzy and complex sounds, pleasing to the ears and engaging the mind – join Greg and gang while going on a jazz journey @ Cafe (1st Flr)

Saturday: Ayaschool – 9:30pm onwards with high energy Aya on keyboards and the Wicked Boys on all other percussion type instruments. Always good. @ Cafe (1st Flr)

FRIDAY (14th November)
The Special – Pushin’On goes to the Lounge (2nd Flr) with DJs’ pick and live band back up

Once again, the Pushin’On crew is putting on a mid-month special. If you caught the Lion City Orchestra’s debut show in October and want more gritty soul and furious funk, come down for this 90 minute long special. Pushin’On DJs, Chunk and Shellsuit, will carry the party till late so you can get your groove on. Tonight, be prepared to dance.

“Bring Back the Band”
“Give As You Please†entry and tips jar (any amount will be greatly appreciated)

The Winds are here again

November 4, 2008

November and December are months with unruly winds and almost predictable daily rainfalls… Despite the banks’ troubles and palpable excitement of the US elections, Blu Jaz strives to give you the promise of stability: the stable cocktail of yummy food for the body and music for our soul.
Omniform performed Monday as usual from 9pm onwards to whip up a jazz storm.

Groove Works once again polish their skills as jazz musicians, mind you, they are ALL professional musicians but new to the performing world of jazz. Wednesday, 5th Nov. 9pm
Blue Print takes the 3rd Level @ Space on Thursday, 6th Nov,  with their acoustic sounds of renditions of popular songs from early 90s till present. 8:30pm onwards. Need a little more energy? Lila Drums returns after a month’s break with Africa Djembe night on the 1st Level @ Cafe. 9pm onwards

Kyoko returns for Bellydance Night at the 3rd Level @ Space on Friday, 7th Nov from 9:30pm onwards. So if you need a little escape from the modern work, step into our little Cairo, at least for that night. And if you want to dance up a storm, GOOD TIMES is back with a feature of progressive mix of old school hiphop, breaks, electro, minimal, house dubstep, dnb and jungle provided by your favorite DJs on the 2nd Level @ Lounge. Greg’s Monster Trio woos the audience with more jazz and improvisations on the 1st Level @ Cafe.

And to close off the week @ Blu Jaz, we have Aya and the Wicked Boys taking the regular slot on the 1st Level @ Cafe. No matter how many times you hear them, you just need to come back for more. 9:30pm onwards.

Space is closed on 8th Nov for a private event.