3rd Oct – 8th Oct

Well – we have some talented musicians from our neighbours: Srey Channthy and Julien Poulson aka the Monkey & the Mermaid, vocals and guitar for THE CAMBODIAN SPACE PROJECT are stopping in Singapore for one night only. They will be playing an acoustic set from The Cambodian Space Project ALBUM at BluJaz Space – from 8pm onwards. What some people say about them:
“They are a great band who write hook heavy songs and play the holy heck out of them on stage.” – TIME OUT LONDON

“A rousing, quirky reminder of the pre-Khmer Rouge golden era of Cambodian pop.” – THE GUARDIAN

“Tracks like “Chnam Oun Dop Pram Mouy” are just begging to be used to soundtrack the next Tarantino movie” – UNCUT ***

And of course we have Omniform @ Cafe with their awesome originally scored music. With Greg Lyons leading, the Monday night will hold no blues. 9pm onwards

George comes back on with MATRIX JAM on WEDNESDAY - head up to Lounge if you wanna be part of a host of talents with a jazz jam. 8:30pm onwards.

Wicked Aura is back at Blu Jaz this FRIDAY! This time to raise funds for their NEXT album: Voodoo. It’s a going to be fun, it’s a going to be rocking, it’s a going to be WICKED. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe. If it’s a different sort of party you’re craving for, GOOD TIMES returns on the 1st Friday of the month to present with DJ Krumbs, Intrigue and Race* on the decks. Expect the usual collision of sounds – from Hip-Hop to Funk to Dubstep and back – set against the cosiest, most laidback joint in Singapore. It’s 2 Floors of fun, yo.

SATURDAY sees Ayaschool back at Cafe. From 9:30pm onwards, this lovely lady will give a kill keyboard set along with some friends to croon and blast out those jazz tunes. Infused with some soul, funk and loads of talent, the music is devine. If your groove leans towards the islands – REGGAE is the name of the game. Lounge and Space give you DJs with the Jamaican flava. 9:30pm onwards.

Peace out.

4th April – 8th April

It’s mid week and if you’ve been around, you’d have caught an awesome band – Ominform – on Monday @ Cafe – original compositions by Greg Lyons come to life! And you might have heard strains of a new band (new to us, anyway) Amnesia with their own brand of funky sounds… on Tuesday

Tonight (WEDNESDAY) we have Matrix Jam, hosted by George – which means all aspiring or professional musicians – head on up to Lounge from 8:30pm onwards and play your hearts out. A jammin’ session for musicians by musicians. And if you have a different sort of talent to unleash to our enthusiastic crowd – it’s open mic up @ Space from 8:30pm – try finding that tickle bone and see if you’ve got it.

Simon is back this month with his deep house mixes – sexy and tribal – join him @ Lounge on THURSDAY from 9pm onwards.

It’s the sexy chic Nikki D on sax – along with her friends so you’ll be getting a great night of Jazz on FRIDAY @ Cafe. Drop by from 9:30pm onwards to catch them or come even earlier for some yummy eats. Mosey along up to Lounge with Substance hosting – DJs spin minimal sounds to trance to techno to get you that high. 9:30pm onwards

And even though Aya is on a musical journey, we are terribly excited to have the Wicked boys this SATURDAY. It’s Wicked Aura Batucada, my friends and they WILL bring the house down. Join us from 9:30pm @ Cafe if not, you’ll be kicking yourself all the way till next year. Run up for some chilled vibes with the DJs doing a reggae night – so groove between the addictive Jamaican beats @ Lounge from 9:30pm and the infectious Brazilian rhythms!

Peace yo!

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!

19th Feb – 20th Feb

GONG XI FA CAI - Blu Jaz is CLOSED for holidays TILL 19th Feb

FRIDAY
Greg Lyon’s Quartet soothes all with his cool jazz from 9:30pm @ Cafe
LOCUS heats it up with some D&B from 9pm @ Lounge

SATURDAY
Get Ready for the sounds of the Wicked Boys This Saturday from 9:30pm @ Blu Jaz Cafe!

The Wicked boys test-drives the setlist for the upcoming Australian tour, rocking some new tunes and some old ones. And then some. Expect maximum volume and minimal damage.

And if you’re looking for some electronica – send your dancing feet up to SPACE (3rd Flr) with COUP behind the decks, it’ll be a progressive sounding night!.

Peace Out, Ya’ll

25th May – 30th May

For those feeling the lazy spell of the coming summer, join us for evenings of good music and for those who would like to try some extra flava, order our Sishas – also known has hookahs and water pipes. Have that with an affrogato – a shot of expresso topped with creamy ice cream. Nothin’ doin’ – a pleaser of both taste and smell.

For those craving live music mid-week, Grooveworks entertain all on Tues and Wed from 9pm onwards @ Space (3rd Flr)

Friday

Greg Lyon’s Quartet returns this week with some great jazz tunes, guarantee to go well with a glass of whisky in hand…. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe (1st Flr)

And of course, no last Friday of the month is complete without our gang from Pushin’ On, bring their brand of funk and soul to the house. 9pm onwards @ Lounge (2nd Flr)

We complete the round of entertainment with Angelina, providing us with beautiful belly dancing @ Space (3rd Flr) from 9pm onwards

Saturday

Ayaschool goes on a little excursion and the Wicked Aura Boys will helm and most likely stamp in with percussions and Budi on vocals. This is one night NOT to be missed. 9:30pm onwards @ Cafe (1st flr)

Nov 17th – 22nd

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.

This Week and more…

Omniform presented a great jazz set on Monday and for those who are new to us – Omniform comprises 10 Singapore residing jazz lovers who come together to play from passion, led by Greg Lyons. Sets are on Monday and they go from chill to far out so swing on by our way @ Blu Jaz Cafe if you need a pick-er up-per.

WEDNESDAY - 8th October

Greg takes his students through a journey of self discovery through music and we invite you to join us from 9pm onwards @ The Cafe.

FRIDAY - 10th October

Greg’s Monster Trio plays on… cool jazz, hot notes, inspired sounds

9:30pm till late.

Come.
SATURDAY - 11th October

AYASCHOOL returns for another brutal, kickin’ set on Saturday to bring you over the edge and then back to Mother Earth – anything is possible

Guests include Aidan, Budi, Hanafi and they are all members of Singapore’s own and one and only Batucada(Percussion) Group, WICKED AURA BATUCADA. Come down for some chilled Bossa Nova, spicy Samba and a little of everything else. The music is diverse – you can dance, you can sing along without knowing the lyrics, it has SAUDADE, a sentimentally longing feel which the word only exist in Brazil. Set starts at 9:30pm

Sawadeeka! If you’re in the mood for some eclectic mix, check out our Thai Band @ The Lounge (2nd Floor) Unpredictable and maybe just a little crazy, our Thai band seems to get the guests to sing along just fine. Set starts from 9pm

Upcoming…

Belly dance night with Kyoko on the 17th @ Space from 9pm onwards

Pushin’On Special on 17th @ Lounge from 9pm onwards

Oct Hafla on 25th @ Space from 9pm onwards

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.

Aug 18th – 24th

Our Monster Trio takes stage on Friday as usual from 9:30pm onwards. We tend to get filled up on Fridays so if you want a table, do call to reserve. There IS a difference between the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Floor, so DO specify, leave your name and number. It’s a casual kinda of place so do be patient with us. Order a drink from the bar to chill out to Greg’s jazz on the first floor.

Aya’s special guests from Wicked Aura are in for the month of August – featuring 3 members of Wicked Aura, singing the blues, the bee-bops, the do-wops – 2 more sessions with Wicked Aya come down on Saturday before 9pm to get seats.

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.