29th June – 4th July

It’s a party…. what is? WE are! It’s a drinks party, a dinner party, a party just for you and your friends. This week @ Blu Jaz:

Monday

The last evening the talented Quinzy Band is playing in Singapore… all the way from Canada, catch their original songs performed by 4 very very accomplished young gents. 9pm onwards @ Cafe

Tuesday and Wednesday

Faithfully and surely, we’re wooed by the interesting sounds of jazz by Grooveworks. Led by Greg Lyons, he brings his students (all professional musicians in other genres of music) to new heights. 9pm onwards. Tues @ Space, Wed @ Cafe

Thursday

Swing Fling! Dance Dance Dance! but it’s not the revolution.. it’s better and more fun, a night of Lindy Hop brought to you by Jitterbugs. 7:30pm onwards for free lesson and jam away with us from 8:30pm onwards

Friday

Greg Lyons and his crew are in DA HOUSE. you hear? The haunting notes from his sax coupled by the whimsical rhythms of the percussion make friday nigths @ Blu Jaz just right. 9:30pm @ Cafe

It IS the first Friday of the month and this means that Good Times RULE Lounge… The night will feature a progressive mix of old school hiphop, breaks, electro, minimal, house, dubstep, dnb and jungle provided by your favorite DJs…

They be clearing the floor for you to bust your signature moves. 9pm @ Lounge

Featuring: DJ Rough, DJ Ash and DJ Fats

And we see the return of the amazing duo: Muhd Noor and Shawn Letts – between the 2 of them, they cover more then half dozen instruments to bring some sweeet sounds to SPACE. A huge influence from Africa, Latin America and even the Middle East, they bring the world sounds to our top floor. From 9:30pm onwards.

Saturday

dum dum dum dum… drumroll pleaseeeeeee – AYASCHOOL presents.. a night of mayhem with Ms Sekine on keyboard, driving her group and audience to frenzy over her cool music with more than a dose of passion. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe

And serving a different music fare @ Lounge is RiceMagnet – all the way from Hong Kong and Taipei – it’s all about folk rock. Crossing continents, the band’s sound has been accordingly influenced by a range of alternative/indie/rock artists, with the resulting sound a blend of Red Hot Chili Peppers meets Wu Bai & China Blue.

RICEMAGNET consists of Yi-Ching Chung on guitar and lead vocals and David Ma on guitar, bass and vocals, both of whom have extensive performing experience.

The band has performed in a number of established indie music venues in both Taipei and Hong Kong, including The UnderWorld, The Living Room and The Riverside in Taipei, and the Fringe Club, The Wanch, The Cavern, Peel Fresco Music Lounge, joyce is not here, MegaBox, TST Gateway and Le Rideau in Hong Kong. 9:30pm @ Lounge

Peace Out, y’all

the 7th month

It has been a changing and interesting journey for Blu Jaz with the Space hosting some

of the more underground parties – women’s nights, darkwave – welcoming goths and S&M affionados, our loyal thai guests with thier enthusiastic bands and some cool bands from around the world. Lounge sees more DJs of various music genres – ranging from, soul, funk, jazz, hip hop, r&b, house, progressive electronic and some indie rock/pop.

We have very lovely things this month (just like previous months) but it seems fuller than usual. First up, taking a break from belly dancing on Fridays, we have percussionist extraodinaire: Muhd Noor and talented Mr Shawn Letts on vocals/keyboards and whanots @ Space on 3rd, 24th and 31st July… It’s world music with jazz influence meaning that we’re going to hear some beautiful sounds

And for ONE night only, all the way from Hong Kong, we present: RiceMagnet – a folk rock group to entertain us on 4th July @ Lounge

Apart from our BRILLIANT resident bands and DJs, youse and youse should make it down for our Electronica Night with COUP DJs ( all them 10 with lounge like stuff to progressive dance tunes) on 10th july – spanning both Lounge and Space.

For a cultural shake up, join our Thai friends with their amateur live band on 17th July @ Space

And I’m particularly excited about Alternate Retro Night, with Brandon P (of velvet fame) helming DJ consol with 2 other friends (brought to you by Knight Runners) on the 18th July @ Lounge – forget Bananaramas and the likes but look forward to The Cure, the Doors, the Killers and such other past jingles.

We just about round up the month with REGGAE @ lounge with DJ Nomsta and guest on the 24th – so come with dreads and chill with a pint or two.

The Observatory launch their album at blu jaz on 25th  and we’re jumpin’ happy beans about it. more details to come. Where? Space!

Mutant Dub comes back with more mind blowin’ sounds on the 25th .. but this is not to say that our resident music makers are to be missed:  Good Times on 3rd July, 44Beats on 11th July, Dustpan Recordings on 17th July, Hafla (belly dance party!) on the 18th July and of course, Pushin’ On on the 31st July.

8th June – 13th June

UPDATE!

Sat – LOUNGE - 2nd flr!
1306 and 44 Beatz is back for another monthly soiree at Blu Jaz down on Bali Lane. June’s gig finds them on the 2nd Floor with a spruced up sound system and a big bag of tunes. Get set for another eclectic set from Raeburn J as he takes control at 9pm and spins an uplifting, soul fueled mix of Acid Jazz and electronica.

Clark takes to the decks around 11pm for a few hours, moving us into deeper, hi-tech and experimental territory whilst keeping with that new jazz vibe.

Late on Music Makers play back to back n finish the night off with whatever feels right and fits your mood. Could be techno , could be electro or breaks. Last month it was drum n bass and that was fun!

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We have a ton of visitors dropping by and we’re jumping jelly beans all about them! We had Quinzy Band from Canada on Monday and we’re sure to see more of them soon @ Blu Jaz while they’re in Singapore and our neighbours from the Philippines – Mike’s Apartment – will be hanging loose @ Space this Saturday. A little slip of information for the next week – David Ma and friends from Hong Kong will be jazzing up our spot next week!

So here is the rundown, kiddies!

Tues and Wed – Grooveworks take their spot @ Space on Tues from 9pm onwards with some more smooth grooves (geddit?) and we juggle things up a little and have them trasversing to Cafe on Wed from 9pm onwards with a different set of jazz sets.

Thursday – Swing Fling greets us at the doors of Cafe from 7:30pm onwards with free lindy hop lesson from the teacherbugs of Jitterbugs. So if you’re looking for an excuse to try a new dance, look no further. We start jammin’ from 8:30pm onwards

Friday – A new band combi beckons you with fast fingers Md Noor on percussion, Munir on bass and Fendi on vox. This is a trio not just to watch but to smooze and jive with. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe

Saturday – We, of course, by tradition, end the week with some LOCO locals, namely, Ayaschool @ Cafe from 9:30pm onwards. This week sees Lauren Munguia on flute/vocal,  Robert Nalin on drums and Aya on keys.

And our touring friends from Philippines, bring us some new funk/soul sounds – featuring Mike’s Apartment @ Space (from 10pm onwards)

Saturday – We, of course, by tradition, end the week with some LOCO locals, namely  Ayaschool @ Cafe from 9:30pm onwards. This week sees Lauren Munguia on flute/vocal,  Robert Nalin on drums and Aya on keys.

And our touring friends from Philippines, bring us some new funk/soul sounds – featuring Mike’s Apartment @ Space (from 10pm onwards)

1st June – 6th June

The month of June has spelled something special to all of us at one point of time. The time of school closures, late mornings, staring at clouds roll by till the stomach rumbles for the want of food. We offer you to rest in our cafe, a reprieve of endless work calls, the bustle of the paperwork and computers whirring – a lunch menu either outside on patio to see clouds rolling or the cooler interior of our cafe.

MONDAY

Commencing with tonight, we start the ball rolling with OMNIFORM- a marvelous 13 piece jazz band to up your energy and chase the unwanted blues away. We promise you a night of smiles and laughter, leaving Tuesday more bearable than before. 9pm @ Cafe

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

If you have been craving for some jazz mid-week, Grooveworks provides the solution to your desire- a casual group of musicans gather under the tutelage of Greg Lyons for some stupendous jammin. Starting from 9pm @ Space (3rd Flr)

THURSDAY

Wanna try something a little more interactive? Join Jitterbugs Swingapore for a free Lindy Hop Lesson from 7pm @ Cafe. We follow the lesson with a dance session, affectionately called: Swing Fling – till late

FRIDAY

It’s Greg Lyon’s Quartet back on the front line, giving us the refined sounds of jazz @ Cafe from 9pm.

And Good Times, come rolling back with a bang, taking up up both floors 2nd and 3rd. Good Times come in at 11pm @ Space AFTER our favorite belly dancer, Angelina, storms the floor with her hip shakin and gorgeous outfits.

Level 2: 9pm – 3am
Level 3: 11pm – 3am

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. 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 Nomsta
DJ Nez

& We’re opening up the 3rd floor from 11pm for a special collaboration with NUS DJs from SYNQ including:

DJ Jstn,
DJ Yan,
DJ Puffin,
DJ Munkykuts,
DJ Vu,
DJ D-fault

So step on up and enjoy Good Times with us! btw, did i mention, ENTRY IS FREE!

SATURDAY

AYASCHOOL IS BACK!!!!! The wicked set last Saturday by the Wicked Boys were to die for in the rump shakin’ sort of way and this Saturday, the pleasure level will be no less with Aya back at the helm. Crazy music. Beautiful people. Good heart. Overbrimming soul. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe

For the first time, Blu Jaz brings reggae to the house with Jammin and DJ Nomsta in the forefront of things. Lil Jamaica – here we come! 9pm onwards @ Lounge

18th May – 23rd May

Take advise from fools. Play. Live. Laugh. We hear that food tastes better when you’re in good spirits and this week, we not only have something for your tastebuds but an early on the week – soul reviver!

Tuesday & Wednesday

Music is food for the soul and Grooveworks re-start their sessions @ Blu Jaz, this time conducting lessons AND performance. Professional musicians from the other genres of music gather to explore the intricacies of Jazz music – so be treated to evenings of their experimentation. Every Tues and Wed from 9:00pm

Wednesday

Rootz made their debut with a casual introduction to the world of the Reggae. Sounds by Nomsta @ Lounge (2nd Flr) from 9pm onwards

Friday

Our resident band, Greg Lyon’s Quartet, breathes life to Fridays with their passion for improvisation – and you’re all invited to come. Listen. Watch. Sing or Doo-Wop with us. Dance. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe.

Good Times IS ONE YEAR STRONG! WOOHOO! The DJs run amok this Friday, supplying head turning music on both the 2nd and 3rd Flr.

ENTRY: S$15, incl of 1 FREE housepour drink
(see below for DISCOUNTED PRESALE TICKETS details)

On the decks are:
DJ SYAFII
DJ ROUGH,
DJ MATTY WAINWRIGHT (UK),
DJ SHAWN LIVEWIRE (USA),
and latest confirmation
DJ KO FLOW!

So put on your dancing shoes, have a good dinner and come to drink up and enjoy Good Times with us!

ENTRY TICKETS*
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PRESALE: S$12
AT-THE-DOOR:S$15
*each ticket is redeemable for 1 housepour glass!!
FIRST 50 GUESTS GETS A FREE PARTY GIFT!

email: bedsty@gmail.com
contact: Syaheed @ 93868584

Saturday

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a whirlwind – no it’s better – it’s AYASCHOOL – our super talented and crazy freinds are back for their weekly set and ready to bring the house down. From 9:30pm onwards

And for those experiencing belly dance withdrawal symptoms, our monthly Hafla is baaaack with dancers and drummers alike. Performance commences at 9:30pm so come for dinner, reserve a seat and  add in to the Middle Eastern mayhem with some of your bootie shakin’ moves. @ Space (3rd Flr)

4th May – 9th May

It was a looonnngg weekend that didn’t feel quite long enough. Work calls on Monday but today there is no need to feel the blues. Pump it up this week with OMNIFORM TONIGHT!

For those of you in Singapore – and who need reminding – it’s the Omniform night of the month at Blu Jaz Cafe tonight – Monday May 4th.

Our drummer Darren Moore (Daz) is back in the chair after a short walk-about episode in research-degree limbo. Also featured are the other 9 expressive components of the expressive unity Omniform: Tim O’Dwyer on bari sax, Andrew Lim on guitar, Casey Subramaniam on bass, Greg Lyons on tenor/soprano sax, Fabian Lim on alto sax, Annabel Chew on flute, Dan Wong on trumpet, Fredi Sonderegger and Leo Jeoh on trombones.

Kick-off is at 9pm for 2 toe-tapping sets that wind up around 11.30.

And for the rest of the week – come chill with us to recover or just store up some great energy for another long weekend.

Friday

Greg Lyon’s Quartet, our resident band, struts their sound with some great jazz classics as well as their improv notes. Set starts at 9:30pm @ Cafe (1st Flr)
Saturday

If you’re not up for crazy clubbing hours but still need a bit of zing in our weekend, remember to drop by for Ayaschool from 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe (1st Flr). We guarantee more than feet tapping but some wild moves inspired by our band!

27th April – 2nd May

Happy Labour Day and YES we are OPEN!

It looks the heat spell is going to last for quite a run with heavy showers making presence felt at various parts of Singapore at different times of the day- it’s easy to predict weather in Singapore and we promise that it’s just as easy to predict the experience here at Blu Jaz – great food and reasonably priced drinks with perhaps some minor hiccups but our friendly service staff will make up for that with their enthusiasm. You come often round enough, we assure you, we DO address you by your name. So cool your heels with some cold beer or turn the heat up with some of our hot parties!

30th April

Fanka Fellas storm Blu Jaz Cafe (1st Flr) with their Djembe for no reason other than a celebratory of a 4 day work week! 8pm onwards

1st April

Our resident band on Friday – Greg Lyon’s Quartet - rounds up the usual suspect and deliver some cool jazz in the early night which melds to some crazy tempo after midnight. Come jam, dance. sing, go crazy with us – 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe (1st Flr)

It’s the 1st Friday of the month! This means, we go nuts, we pop the champagne, we down some beer (in 30 sec!) because “Good Times” is baaaaackkk. An 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 Fats
DJ Shawn Livewire
DJ Subvert

We start at 9pm, all the way to 3am @ Lounge (2nd Flr)! So step on up and enjoy Good Times with us!

2nd April

Ayaschool goes almost Aussie this sat night with sexy Nicole D on Sax, funky dread Floods on drums, cool Peter Jevons on bass and, of course, wonderful, never-boring, Aya on keys. Be prepared. Your feet won’t stop tapping. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe (1st Flr)

And for all those itchin’ to dance some and drink some, Bates bring you a RETRO night full of square rooms and 10 commandments. Don’t let the young’uns at Zouk beat you with their miming antics – send your best rep here and let go crazy with their versions! 10pm onwards @ Lounge (2nd Flr)

20th April – 25th April

For our aural pleasure, we are slowly but surely, revamping our sound system to give better quality output. Be prepared for our talented DJs to spin out some crazy House, deep jungle Drum N Bass and some funky soul….. or any other forms of electronica they deemed as music to our ears.

Today – Shirlyn from the UnXpected is throwing an acoustic party to raise funds for her trip towards enlightenment. Cover is SGD 15 NETT (and anything else you would like to contribute to her attaining teacher status in Bikram Yoga). Musicians joining her are Joan on keyboard and Asri on bass. Special fun auction items – Bikram Yoga Weekly Passes, A Date(!), Belly Dance lesson……From 9pm @ Space (3rd Flr)

Friday
THE GREG LYONS QUARTET continues it’s residency at Blu Jaz Cafe which features Casey Subramaniam on bass, Mei Sheum on organ and Darren Moore on drums. 9.30pm til 1am @ Cafe (1st Flr)

Your monthly fix of funk, soul and hip-hop rolls by just in time. The dynamic Lion City Orchestra kicks off the night with 90 mins of hard funk and super soul. Last month, you heard their first single, the foot-stomper ‘You Ain’t Ready’. Come Friday,  you will get to hear their second single ‘Until You Say Yes’, an uplifting soul clap number. This is ‘live’ funk and soul in Singapore, only at Pushin’On.

And you will also get to dance all night with DJ Shellsuit, DJ Chunk and DJ Rolec. 2009 has been a wonderful year for funk re-issues and these boys have some tasty ones to unleash. Now put your hands up if you’re funky to the core.

We’ll also have exciting news to announce on the night. News that would mean you’ll get to enjoy the Pushin’On sound more than once a month.

Funky to the Core is happening @ Lounge (2nd Flr). 9pm till you know you’re not gonna make it for gym
“Give As You Please” entry (Any amount is welcome)

Blu Jaz Space plays host to our sporadically held Thai party – for those in the mood for some live Thai music and hanging out with our friendly neighbors for carousing till you know some of them songs by hard! 9:30pm onwards.

Saturday

It. Is. AYASCHOOL!
‘Nuff Said
9:30pm @ Cafe (1st Flr)

13th April – 18th April

It’s never easy to get on back to the rhythm of nose on grind, so to speak, especially not after a long weekend. So we invite you to ease into the work week with a relaxed session or serveral sessions of good tasting cocktails and beer – al fresco @ Cafe. If alcohol doesn’t suit palatte, our lime smoothie is known to put the zing back into that sedentary life of yours.

17th April

Greg Lyon’s Quartet continues to provide us with excellent sounds for the night from 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe

While Dustpan Recordings pumps it up on the 2nd Floor with their signature House music from 9pm onwards @ Lounge.

Craving for a different sort of night? Our resident belly dancer, Angelina, carries on some exotic hip shakin’ action to both Middle Eastern classics and present day pop songs for that little extra oomph on a Friday night. 9pm @ Space.

18th April

Ayaschool is bringing some cool sexy into the jazz with Maya Nova on VOX, Willy Garthright on bass and Mod Noor on drums. The band to be on a Saturday night for a start of a chilled evening and join us later to move those rumps…. set starts at 9:30pm @ Cafe

Subvert slides into Lounge with some sweet Drum N Bass – straight out from the jungle… check out the line up… starts from 9pm

9-10PM FUNK SET By Cornelius
10-11PM LIQUID SAMBASS SET By Nonsequitur & Dimbob
11-12AM LIQUID SET DJ TOMATO & DEEN
12-2AM DUBSTEP & OLDSKOOL SET By Syafii, Aresha & Loki
2-3AM OLD SKOOL D&B SET By Subvert.

Catch y’all……

6th April – 11th April

The oracle shall answer the question on everyone’s mind. The answer is YES. We are open this Friday with our resident band: The Greg Lyon’s Quartet.

We start the week off with our nocturnal 10 pc in its natural habitat, shaking the timbers and rattling the windows @ Cafe. They start from 9pm and will be bringing in groovy sounds for 2 sets

The band will be Andrew Lim on guitar, Casey Subramaniam on bass, Chris Oldman on drums, Anabel Chew on flute, Fabian Lim on alto sax, Tim O’Dwyer on baritone sax, Greg Lyons on tenor/soprano sax, Fredi Sonderegger on bass trombone, Leo Jeoh on tenor trombone and Dan Wong on trumpet and flugelhorn.

Lila Drums bring bits of Africa to us via a smashin’ Djembe session @ Cafe on the 9th April (thurs) night from 8pm – for those who would like to start off with an alternative week to this wonderful long weekend

Greg Lyon’s quartet woos us on Friday (10th April) with more smooth grooves with Greg on sax, Mei Sheum on organ, Casey Subramaniam on bass and Chris Oldman on drums. Sets start at 9:30pm @ Cafe

Mario Lopez and friends are bringing some latin jazz sounds to our cafe this Saturday (11th April) from 9:30pm. Join them for some wicked melodies and thumpin rhythms. Cafe.

Vocalise Artistes Management is giving us a night of music with a twist – featuring in house talents from their pop, rock and dance classes – these musicians will be  incorporating accoustic string instruments with rock music, creating some uptempo sonds. 9pm @ Lounge (2nd Flr) on Saturday

44 Beatz returns for their monthly sounds – April’s Soundscapes is a all about deep, funky, jazzy (obviously) tech house. They’ll take you on a journey through the rhythm’s of detroit, paris and london on a soulful and jazzy blend of works classic and recent. Joining Clark on the decks (and I can’t wait for this) is Raeburn J. Renowned for his deep, soulful funky and indeed Jazzy (theres that word again) sets. Its going to be one ‘goovy salad!’ (his words not mine). Time once again to bob your head and loose yourself to the beats.  See you on the dancefloor

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