30th – 31st July

EGADS! One must admit one’s age when one has let go an entire 4 days before an update! However, all is not lost and it’s the end of the month! A very exciting time indeed, we get paid (right, boss?) we unwind ( a lot ), Pushin’ On is playing tonight – an insane set of funk, soul, going wild @ Lounge from 9:30pm onwards. And if we’re not feeling all that untamed but love the good vibes and notes coursing through our bloodstream, hang out with Greg Lyons’ Quartet from 9:30pm @ Cafe.

And if a nutty Friday enough, carry on with Ayaschool on Saturday with more than good vibrations – a congregation of the most talented, sweetest, passionate music makers in town – the conclave is CAFE and they kick off from 9:30pm

Peace Out!

5th July – 10th July

Twas a lovely night when music broke asunder from the 13 man group – OMNIFORM - a first Monday of the month occurrence. And tonight if you missed some soul, join Grooveworks while they jam out @ Cafe from 8:30pm onwards

And Grooveworks II will claim your attention with their beautiful notes, come Wednesday @ Cafe from 9pm. And should you appreciate the unexpected, join us for Matrix Jam, held @ Lounge from 8:30pm onwards.

For a lil night magic, join Willy and friends @ Cafe from 9:30pm onwards this wonderful Friday. It will be a good good night. And with those who walk to a different beat, head on up to Space with Allura from 9pm onwards for some DJ jammin’.

And as Aya ‘delicately’ put it, Argentina vs Germany, Ayaschool won hands down – no world cup screening would ever beat her infectious energy nor pure talent. 9:30pm onwards on Saturday @ Cafe. 44 Beats spins out their monthly Soundscape – lush, dark and terribly danceable. Don’t resist. You cannot resist. 9:30pm onwards @ Lounge

Peace out, ya’ll

28th June – 3rd July

This cup is full of surprises and it’s kinda sad that we’re waving off S Korea…. the group of nice(looking) young lads….. However, there are more exciting matches and we continue screening these battles in full volume: Netherlands vs Slovakia tonight and Spain vs Portugal tomorrow.

For those who are completely oblivious to the ball fever, join Grooveworks @ Cafe on Tuesday from 9pm for an aural delight and once more on Wed @ Cafe from 9pm onwards for Grooveworks II – same heart, different sound. Boogey on up to Lounge for some sounds from a different tropical island. DJ Divine does Reggae on Wednesdays

And we will be laughing out loud or cringing in silent with Open Mic Night. 8pm onwards @ Lounge this THURSDAY - be it talented spiel or a heartfelt attempt, we’re all friends and in for a good time. SGD 10 for cover. If the gift of gab is not bestowed unto you, perhaps the feet would prefer to do the talking. Do join us for SWING FLING - the lindy hopper’s dream – great music and talented dancers. It’s not a show but  an opportunity for you to try or just enjoy the vibe! 8pm @ Cafe

It’s smokey passion and haunting melodies – Grey Lyons’ Quartet brings some jazz to the house. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe on FRIDAY. But for those how are feeling more sprightly and wanna ‘get down with it’, Good Times throw on their most fabulous, awesome, kick-a$$ party @ Lounge. 9:30pm onwards – as always

And if you’re missing our beloved crazy chick, right as rain she appears to you all with magic fingers and an even more magical spell of great music. Presenting Ayaschool….. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe on SATURDAY

Peace Out

21st June – 26th June

An unpredictable wind is blowing – the flood downtown resulting in a temporary (muddy) river down Orchard Road, France lost both games and Italy didn’t come up on top…. but luckily things pass and all can be settled and right again…

It’s still all groovy with us and we’re bringing you live music – brilliantly played as always – Grooveworks takes stage @ Cafe for both TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY from 9pm onwards. And if you’re seeking to march to a different beat, scamper on up to Lounge for some REGGAE with DJ Divine on Wed from 9pm.

It is the last Friday of the month and Pushin’On is going to blow us away with their funky sounds. 9:30pm onwards @ Lounge. While the beat is a thumpin’ upstairs, the mood is snazzy cool with Muhd Noor and gang, giving us inspiration for moves. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe.

And if Friday was just a mere taster, you can join Ayaschool on Saturday for some kick ass Jazz sessions. Guaranteed a bitin’ good time. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe

Peace Out, yo.

14th June – 19th June

stretch

It has been a looonnnggg weekend for those World Cup fans and I’m sure the midnight oil keep on a burning and if you feel like catching some atmosphere along with the match, come on up to SPACE for viewings, complete with a beverage variety – served with a smile. And for those who aren’t into 22 men chasing after one ball, come on down anyway for a lovely cuppa or two @ Cafe or Lounge.

And those ultra enthusiastic AND talented (didn’t think we’ll fob off bad music to you, would you?!) musicians are back on Tuesday with Grooveworks kicking some jazz your way. 9pm onwards @ Cafe

And if you didn’t get enough of that sweet taste, Grooveworks II (TWO for those who don’t do Roman numerals) plays on from 9pm @ Cafe on Wednesday. But if you feel a different sort of groove stealin’ over that body of yours, DJ Divine has the right fix for you with some cool Reggae to set the mid-week chilled mood. 9pm onwards @ Lounge. And if it’s some intellectual stimuli you’re craving for, Blink Bl_nk has the answer for you. Join them for edification, conversation and libation with topics on Barefoot Running, How to Flirt for Fun and Profit and Elevating the Debate on Queer Issues in Singapore: What Can Be Done.  7pm onwards @ Space

We’re doing a swap-a-roo with Ayaschool bringing down the house for the start of the weekend. It’s FUNK on Friday with DJ KoFlow, Casey on bass, Noor on drums and Aya on keys. 9:30pm onwards (so good that you might skip the 22 men and 1 ball) But just in case you still can’t let them go – I know – hot stuff right? Serbia vs Germany @ 7:15pm @ Space and US vs Slovenia @ 10pm @ Space.

Fancy more cool jazz to bring up your temperature? Then join Greg Lyon’s crew @ Cafe from 9:30pm onwards on Saturday. And Coup plays electronica for those a dancin’ peeps. From House to Techno to Minimalist, their set eclectic and oh so sweet. 9:30pm onwards @ Lounge. So, party on guys, we’ve already go seats reserved and tables to dance on – what you waiting for?

Peace Out!

7th June – 12th June

Ole, ole, ole! It’s the WORLD CUP FEVER (or so I was told) and Blu Jaz jumps onto the band wagon.

WE HAVE WORLD CUP SCREENING. Also available for private booking because we have

1) Air Con
2) Comfy Seats
3) Beer served to your table
4) and…. soccer screening.

So if you’re wanna book our private area for a place – contact benjamin@blujaz.net

Now… this week:

It’s Omniform for a heart pouring out session with great music. 10 piece, no less. 9pm onwards @ Cafe on MONDAY.

It’s all exciting on WEDNESDAY with Greg’s groovy Grooveworks (I ate too much corn.) blasting out snazzy jazz from 9pm onwards @ Cafe. And if you head on up to Lounge – we have Twilight over Tokyo – a contemplative evening with these 4 bands: Zhi Wei and Friends, Kiseki, Pillowphilia and Seventh Nite from 8pm onwards. Feeling under-appreciated? Blu Jaz presents open mic night – Stand Up for Singapore, join us @ Space from 8:30pm onwards

And kicking off this football series would be Mexico vs South Africa @ 7:30pm - head up to Lounge for the full experience. Or hang loose @ Cafe with Mohd Noor and gang throwing us some fantastic vibes and music on FRIDAY. (9:30pm onwards)

And if you didn’t get enough awesome music, come on down this SATURDAY – the Wicked Boys are BACK! Ayaschool goes on a little break with some kafe in Italy and some baguette a la Francais. The boys will bring the house down with their tight sets, great beats and stupendous energy! 9:30pm onwards @ CAFE. And if you’re looking for some tech/house – join 44 Beatz @ Lounge and go on up to SPACE for your football fix! We close after the last match upstairs.

Cheers and Peace Out!

31st May – 5th June

And if you felt the long weekend come to a fatal crash, you would do well to join in the revelry of a pleasant week with us. We offer you a haven of good thoughts and lurvvee.

MONDAY
No, we don’t have pillowtalks – though the shrink might be in the house if you seek a listening ear – we have Pillowphilia and Ouránia@Space from 8:30pm onwards – fresh tunes!

WEDNESDAY
For all musicians with a yearning to play their own – join us for MATRIX JAM @ LOUNGE - from 8:30pm onwards. As the name implies – it’s a JAM session – so no rules ‘cept your professional courtesy… let’s take turns and play nice!

Grooveworks continues to pull out great sets with earnest (and naturally talented) musicians under the tutelage of Greg Lyons. 9pm onwards @ Cafe – expect.. Jazz. what else?!

THURSDAY
Swing Fling @ Lounge. Say what? Swing Fling. You know, a gathering of lovely people lovin’ Lindy Hop – we give the freedom (and Jittebugs give the tunes) to try out, or for the more experienced – strut their stuff. It’s a dance night. Every Thursday. 8:30pm onwards.

FRIDAY
Indeed, it’s GOOD TIMES again and we present, well good times – which comprises GREAT music, people, fun and – yes  you! If you’ve not killed of the end of month pay check, drop on by for a drink or two. Even if sobriety has no effect on the great times you have since these DJs spin out spot on tracks,  a drink or many others wouldn’t hurt! 9:30pm onwards @ Lounge

SATURDAY
Ayaschool’s beebop may be on halt but her weekend gigs still promises to be a homecoming of sorts. Join us for her live sets for that perfect feeling! The music will blow, as always and it’ll wrap up nicely – the weekend that is. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe.

Peace Out!

24th May – 29th May

HAPPY SHORT WEEK! Well, applicable to those within four walls from 9 – 6 but we are here for you. We are OPENED as usual so drop by, unwind… and maybe get happy.

It’s Greg Walsh today @ Cafe and it’s cool, it’s funky and it’s utterly enjoyable. Live! from 8pm onwards.

And for those who like their regular dose – we have…….. Grooveworks on Wed @ Cafe from 9pm onwards, bringing you all sorts of great tunes with love and DJ Divine spinning right no with those reggae mixes @ Lounge from 9pm onwards.

This THURSDAY is the final of our inaugural AYASCHOOL BEEBOP night. Be there for it would be a loss not to have experienced a night of greatness of great jazz from 9pm onwards. And once again, Swing Fling is onnnnnn, boogie on up to Lounge for a taste of Lindy Hop where dancers go wild for the night. 8pm onwards

Pushin’ ON stomps our grounds with great tunes and happy energy. The last Friday of the month signifies PARTY! 9:30pm onwards @ Lounge AND SPACE. comme d’habitude, messieurs and mesdames! And if you’re not quite warmed up to funk, soul yet, join Greg Lyon’s Quartet @ Cafe for some smooth jazz from 9:30pm onwards

And rounding off the week, we see AYASCHOOL on stage @ Cafe from 9:30pm onwards. Our crazy conspirators are Mohd Noor on drums, Leo Mendoza on Sax, Mr Casey Subramaiam on bass and of course, the very lovely Aya on keys.

Peace Out and have fun!

17th May – 21st May

We’re certainly missing a May Pole for the Spring Dance but we encourage everyone to let loose and boogie on at our cafe if that is your heart’s desire

MONDAY
Jazz colonies is a monthly original jazz night held on the third monday of every month at SPACE. Three groups per night will present their artistic visions. No more working for the man, we play for the people! SGD 10 at the door for the musicians! Featuring Tim O’dwyer, Free Jazz Unity Naz and the Brown Sugar.

WEDNESDAY
blinkBL-NK is a space where regular people share their expertise about fascinating subjects in a social environment. Our events are built around 15 – 20 minute talks on subjects ranging from cutting-edge issues in technology and business to quirky histories, weird science and enriching cultural experiences. Speakers may be leading experts, distinguished hobbyists or simply great story tellers. Interludes between talks are spiced up by carefully curated musical selections.  This week, we talk about Art Therapy, how to be your own Financial Guru and Reflections on 40 yrs of painting. 7pm onwards @ Space

And maybe during the interludes or if you’re feeling like some cool, chilled muzak – head on to LOUNGE from 9pm onwards while DJ Divine keeps it coming with great Reggae mixes!

THURSDAY
Ayaschool BeeBop is back – the 3rd installation of this wonderful session of creativity – jazz done bee bop style – vocal free. Come check it out! 9pm onwards @ Cafe. Featuring: Andrew Lim(gt), Aya(pn), Andrew Klein(bs) and Soh Wen Ming(dr)

And if you’re feeling a little more active, our weekly Lindy Hop session is ON @ Lounge. Headed by the good people from Jitterbugs Dance School – this is a night of true revelry! 8:30pm onwards

FRIDAY
Our crazzeeee bassist – Willy and friends are back with some jazz and soul mixture, guaranteed to move you to groove. 9:30pm onwards, we’re doing this down low at the cafe from 9:30pm onwards

SATURDAY
Ayaschool rocks their way back into our saturdays with her wonderful, kooky friends – We don’t talk about her music because it’s understood. Nothing short of greatness. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe

@ Lounge – 2 boys and a sexy penguin in a mad house making love to minimal, tech house and techno. electrocaine’s music junkies/soundaholic/hommies will help you float back down to earth. you don’t have to sleep you know, there’s no law. featuring: ej missy meddling with the the arcane subdivision of techno, she’ll be stripping all the extraneous sound so you could hear all the subtle details – shifts in tempo, melodic phrases, textural effects – magnified a hundredfold. It’s equally cerebral and physical. avneesh takes it up a notch with the techier and funkier sound of techno, he’ll elevate your mind, spreading synths and intricate beats to form patterns in your heads. get a good spot and dance to it.
artihc will continue rolling out the tougher and bouncier spectrum of minimal and techno, without making you bang your head on the wall (or each other). clean, introspective music for discerning and extroverted foot soldiers. yes, you. to make it more decadently tuneful, we’ll bring you new elements into play: delicate melodies, vocals, classical piano, jazz twangs, house tones and percussions, to create something much closer, in spirit, to the mischievous warmth of other dance music genres that you probably are more familiar with. this is your heart-felt rhythmic techno night. feel it.

Peace Out!

3rd May – 7th May

The fun continues while we transition from warm to hot. If you’ve got a music craving tonight, do swing by as OMNIFORM will be strutting their sheets of music – all originals – composed by Greg Lyons. Let this night set the mood right for the rest of the week. 9pm onwards @ Cafe

AYASCHOOL will start Bebop Jazz sessions this THURSDAY @Cafe. The best for the first gig featuring Shawn Letts (Sax), Jojo Martinez (Bass), Darryl Ervin (drums) and her Majesty Aya Sekine.

And if some dancing is what you’re looking for, Jitterbugs Dance school and Blu Jaz bring you Swing Fling every THURSDAY where songs of early 1900s can be heard in our lazy corner while the Lindy Hoppers dance the night away. 8:30pm onwards @ SPACE

It’s like Birthday Week @ Blu Jaz- celebrating it on a THURSDAY @ Space is our wonderful handsome Monsieur Ben – the go-to guy for Blu Jaz Events. (go on up to Space to say hi!) AND for our great partner in music – Good Times are taking the three floors to blow the candles this FRIDAY from 9pm onwards. Expect nothing but good tunes but if you really need the specific: it’s funk, hiphop, mashups, electro, dubstep and dnb with DJs Krumbs, J-Stylez and Syafii G from Bedsty, DJs Rough, DJ Darren Dubwise. and guest DJ: DJ Platurn from USA.

And I did say Birthday! 44 Beatz takes charge of both Lounge and Space on SATURDAY and turns ONE!  Throwing the mother of all Birthday Parties, they’ve got, spinning alongside residents Clark & Raeburn J,  great friend and long time collaborator Reiki (Breakin Asia). She was there when they started so its fantastic to welcome her back! From a familiar face to a new one Justin Jh (Coup) joins us for his Soundscapes debut, no stranger to Blu Jaz it’s a pleasure to have him on board. Lastly and without question by no means least Soundscape is once again privileged to have X’ho back amongst us. Musician, producer, poet and host of Lush FM’s Clubscape this man is without doubt a custodian of Singapore’s electronic scene. Essentially starting off chilled, sophisticated and relaxed before pushing the tempo and ending up in a hot, trashy, fever-pitched mess. JOIN US!

If you aren’t quite feeling the Mother of All Parties but still feeling a fevered and crazzeeee, head on down to Cafe on Saturday from 9:30pm onwards with AYASCHOOL. Always awesome, always fun.

Peace Out!

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