The Winds are here again

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.

Upcoming Events in November

An exciting month for us at Blu Jaz. Aside from our talented resident artistes, we have a whole host of parties coming up….

First our regular players:

Omniform takes stage on Mondays from 9pm onwards

Groove Works (featured on LIFE!) play up some jazz and soul on Wednesdays from 9pm.

Greg’s Monster Trio brings us some great jazz on Fridays from 9:30pm

Ayaschool and the Wicked Boys bring us over the edge with funk and style on Saturdays from 9:30pm

Special events:

1st November:
Blu Jaz Lounge – 2nd Floor – featuring DJ Guna from 10pm
A little house, a little funk and a whole lotta dance….

6th November:
Blu Jaz Space – 3rd Floor – featuring Blue Print
An accoustic duo who has played at Tuckshop and Night and Day, they bring us popular chart hits as well as some of their favorite Indie songs. Set starts 8:30pm.

7th November:
Blu Jaz Lounge – 2nd Floor
GOOD TIMES x RBMA - NOVEMBER 7th | 9pm-3am | Blu Jaz Cafe (Level 2)

“Good Times” is a unique event where everybody is invited to let their guard down, shimmy on to good old school tunes, funky breaks, and boogie into the night as we up the tempo and beat.

“Good Times” is all for a night out with your best mates, filled with zany incidents and crazy antics. We invite you to rock up to a night where you are the master of the dance floor.

We’ll clear a space for you to bust your signature moves.

The night will feature a progressive mix of old school hiphop, breaks, electro, minimal, house dubstep, dnb and jungle provided by your favorite DJs…

DJ Rough &
featuring members from the Red Bull Music Academy;
Wayne the Insane
Debbie Chia
Aresha

This month, we start at 9pm, all the way to 3am!
So step on up and enjoy Good Times with us!

Blu Jaz Space – 3rd Floor
Kyoko’s Belly Dance Night -  her set starts from 9:30pm.

14th November
Blu Jaz Lounge – 2nd Floor
Pushin’ On is BACK with the Lion City Orchestra – live band with loads of kick: 9pm onwards

Blu Jaz space – 3rd Floor
Kyoko Belly Dance Night from 9:30pm onwards

22nd November
Blu Jaz Space – 3rd Floor – featuring Darren Moore’s quintet
Darren’s original composition ranging from modern jazz, peppered with electronica to something experimental.  Set starts at 9pm. Cover is SGD 15.

29th November
Blu Jaz Lounge – 2nd Floor: Therapyasia and Subvert presents DJ ZUL from 9pm
Exploring Drum N Bass, Hip Hop and rock, let DJ Zul bring you to your feet from nightfall to dusk…..

Jammed Pack mid Oct @ Blu Jaz

It’s a real gorgeous week with so many people coming together to our lil ole cafe…

15th October: Wed

@ Cafe – Grooveworks – Greg Lyons lead his students to the path of funky jazz, soulful jazz. Just Jazz.
9pm onwards

16th October: Thurs

@ Space (3rd Flr) , we welcome our visitor from Australia:  Trent Williams to showcase his stuff. Two accoustic sets to accompany you and your chilled mood….  meanwhile – here is a sample: www.trentwilliams.com.au

17th October: Friday

@ Cafe – Greg’s Monster Trio. Cool addiction. 9:30pm onwards. We only take reservations for those who come before 8pm, yo.

@ Lounge- Pushin’ On returns with “Bring on the Band” 9pm onwards

After 3 years of having you dance hard to good funk & soul, the Pushin’On crew brings a true “live” sound to the stage. The Lion City Orchestra debuts Fri 17th Oct with some of the tunes that have kept you dancing till the early hours of many Saturday mornings.

8 musicians tighten up in one solid hour of rare funk & soul.  Tasty drums, muscular bass, rhythmic guitars, driving horns and uplifting vocals come together for an exciting “live” night. Here’s the lowdown:

“Bring On the Band” starring  the Lion City Orchestra  & supported by Pushin’On DJs.

@ Space – Kyoko joins us to add some Middle Eastern flava with her belly dancing. 9pm onwards.

18th October: Sat

@ Cafe: Wicked Boys take a break and Mario Lopez teams up with Aya to form the band on Sat for a more Latin sounding twist. Starts 9:30pm onwards

@ Lounge: Right Time, Wrong Speed 2008 – Tribute to John Peel

After the success of the first Right Time Wrong Speed gig at another local indie club last year, the RTWS crew (led by diehard Peeli fan, eklektro) are back again to pay tribute to John Peel, the late great influential British DJ who was instrumental in shaping the global indie music scene into what it is today. In the freewheeling spirit of Peelie, the intrepid RTWS crew is set to spin the whole eclectic gamut from Americana and Afro-Pop to C86 to punk, to reggae and even Cajun Zydeco!

Presenting (non-) DJs:

The enigmatic “bearcanboogie” – a part time DJ who has played at such wonderful little clubs as Home Club, Bar Baa Black Chic and the legendary Cafe Cosmo. His earliest memory of the John Peel show includes the unexpectedness of hearing a Turkish rock song on the BBC. His taste of music comprises the choicest cuts of indie pop, electronica and just a little techno.

Omnipresence (a.k.a. Gerald Tan)…an embracer of genre-defying sorts and a huge sucker for big plastic discs, sets out to pay homage to a revered musicman who had in many ways sculpted the creative direction of many teenage lives… As the music plays on this night, so should the memory of this great man….  R.I.Peel

eklektro (a.k.a. Ivan Thomasz) was once very chuffed to hear his bearded hero play his request for Magazine’s “Shot by Both Sides” sometime in the 1990’s! eklektro first became involved with the local indie music scene writing for Singapore’s first rock magazine, BigO, back in 1988. Like many rock writers, he dabbled with the idea of starting his own band and was, at one point, lead singer for the Twang Bar Kings. In 2004, he found a way to spread his love of indie and classic rock at the Open-Deck nights at the now-defunct Café Cosmo. Currently the PR guy at a local recreation club, when he is not busy writing replies to disgruntled club members, eklektro can be found at record shops at Coleman Street searching for rare or obscure punk and new wave vinyl discs, or else at home trying to figure out how to mix The Fall’s “The Man Whose Head Expanded” with Allan Sherman’s “Hello Muddah, Hello Fuddah”.

Come and savour sounds hardly ever heard on Singapore’s airwaves.

An explosion of music

Last week saw Aya and the Wicked Boys to new heights at the Cafe and a whole new host of belly dance performers at the Space on Saturday.  This week we bring back Lila Drums on Thursday ,18th September at the Cafe with Mamady Keita gracing the event and internationally certified Djembe teachers: Kelvin Kew, Jeremy Tomasck and Monette Marino-Keita, performing. A rockin’ kick *** set commencing from 8:30pm.

FRIDAY:
Bringing in the boys is Greg Lyon’s Monster Trio on Friday with the smooth sounds of Jazz from 9:30pm onwards on the 1st Floor and we see the lovely Kyoko with MORE belly dancing on the 3rd Floor @ Space from 9pm onwards.

SATURDAY:

Aya returns with the Wicked Boys and Bobby Singh and in her words: a Wicked Aura Ayazinha Especial special you cannot miss! We are pleased as punch that she has found a new height to her music and is sharing it with us, so if you’re in the mood to be inspired, join us for some wicked sounds.

A Sawadeeka Experience

It was on our National Day that our regular Thai customers decided that they should celebrate the school of rock – thai style. They formed a band, impromptu and held a mini-jam session at Blu Jaz Lounge, which turned it to a pretty vibrant scene on the 2nd Floor. We’ve never had a Thai Rock Out before so thank you for the intriguing experience.

Meanwhile, sandwiching the Sawadeeka Band were Aya and our 3 boys from Wicked Aura on the 1st Floor with Budi on vocals belting out blues and jazz renditions and a belly dance party turned retro then hip hop on the 3rd Floor. I suppose you may be thinking what the *$%F? But you know, at Blu Jaz, we’re all about the fun – no pretensions. The last set saw Budi singing Billi Jean acappella style while Aya took a toilette break to the delight and amazement of the audience (including myself), while our DJ at our August Hafla @ Space switched from belly dance music to Bailamos and then to Joan Jet’s I Hate Myself for Loving You with performers in belly dancing costumes rocking out side by side with our regular Jane and Joe Doe.

No regrets. Play hard. See you guys soon.

The Voice.

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