Grooveworks, Singapore Videos

Mentor Greg Lyons will be on stage at the Jazz Loft this Friday and Saturday with an amazing band, featuring a not-quite-so-mystery trumpet legend. Tickets at eventbrite.sg

Grooveworks - The Wednesday Band - Suraya (Lyons) From the recent final performances in The Jazz Loft to complete the 2nd 10-week session of 2023, the Wednesday Band perform Greg Lyons’ Suraya. Azriel Seah on drums, Victor Lum on bass, Antoine Michel on piano, Justin Tay on guitar, Greg Lyons (mentor) on tenor saxophone. Grooveworks is a jazz performance mentoring program run in Singapore by British jazz artist/composer Greg Lyons. The Festival occurs at the end of each 10-week session, and features all current ensembles in the program as a final performance. Live sound by Hawk Chen Cymbals by Pantheon Percussion. Piano regulated, voiced and tuned by 88Keys (https://88keys.sg or WhatsApp 9236-5888). www.grooveworks.sg

Sunday, 6 August GROOVEWORKS Festival @ The Jazz Loft The Grooveworks jazz performance mentorship program features 5 bands on stage for their final performance of session 2 2023 Grooveworks is the jazz performance mentorship program run by British jazz artist Greg Lyons in Singapore. At the end of each 10-week session they have a massive get-together, where all current bands in the program, play for each other - and a collection of friends, family, alumni and fans. The show will start with the Junior bands at 7.00pm and then feature short sets by all ensembles to finish with the showcase Tuesday Band. Doors open at 6.30pm Tickets at eventbrite.sg www.grooveworks.sg

The 3rd 10-week session for 2023 in Singapore of the ground-breaking jazz performance mentorship program, led by British jazz artist and composer Greg Lyons, kicks off on the 28th of August.With 6 concurrent ensembles ranging from absolute beginners studying the tonal language, to pro-level players working on up-to-the-minute modern musical structures, this course has a place for all levels of musician.The bottom line is that the music, the moment, and interaction with the other musicians will be our cauldron for development, all under the guidance of one of the most experienced, globally traveled, and unique musical minds.The course is open to all instruments and voice, with places being limited to creating effective ensembles. More details on the website www.grooveworks.sgThe main program meets once a week on weekday evenings for 3 hour sessions, building a unique contemporary repertoire in each band, designed to optimise the growth/assimilation process, and deliver a performing unit to the final performance at the end of the 10 weeks.The Junior program (all ages!) meets for 2 hours once a week, and works on standard jazz repertoire, optimised for development of coherent language and interaction skills. Though this is entirely process-driven, the option to be part of the final performance is often chosen by the Junior bands.The course is conducted in our studio in Chinatown, and runs from Monday 28th August through to the final performance at The Jazz Loft on 12th November 2023.Course fee for the main program is $900SGD and for the Junior program, $700SGD.Get in touch now for details: www.grooveworks.sg

The 3rd 10-week session for 2023 in Singapore of the ground-breaking jazz performance mentorship program, led by British jazz artist and composer Greg Lyons, kicks off on the 28th of August. With 6 concurrent ensembles ranging from absolute beginners studying the tonal language, to pro-level players working on up-to-the-minute modern musical structures, this course has a place for all levels of musician. The bottom line is that the music, the moment, and interaction with the other musicians will be our cauldron for development, all under the guidance of one of the most experienced, globally traveled, and unique musical minds. The course is open to all instruments and voice, with places being limited to creating effective ensembles. More details on the website www.grooveworks.sg The main program meets once a week on weekday evenings for 3 hour sessions, building a unique contemporary repertoire in each band, designed to optimise the growth/assimilation process, and deliver a performing unit to the final performance at the end of the 10 weeks. The Junior program (all ages!) meets for 2 hours once a week, and works on standard jazz repertoire, optimised for development of coherent language and interaction skills. Though this is entirely process-driven, the option to be part of the final performance is often chosen by the Junior bands. The course is conducted in our studio in Chinatown, and runs from Monday 28th August through to the final performance at The Jazz Loft on 12th November 2023. Course fee for the main program is $900SGD and for the Junior program, $700SGD. Get in touch now for details: www.grooveworks.sg

Grooveworks Festival: The Tuesday Band plays Mantra
The Tuesday Band plays Kendrick Scott’s Mantra at the closing performance of the last 10-week session in April. The next session is due to start next week, and we have quite a change to this, our showcase ensemble, with still a couple of roles to fill. Get in touch if interested. Faidhi Yusmal on drums Kenneth Tan on bass Xavier Lim on piano Eriko Murakami on trombone Led by mentor Greg Lyons on saxophones www.grooveworks.sg

The Wednesday Band (Grooveworks Festival): Cabbage
The Wednesday Band stole the show at our recent Grooveworks Festival at the awesome Blu Jaz Cafe in Singapore. Our first collective live gig after 2+ years of pandemic restrictions. They closed their set with this gem from the book of the band Butcher Brown. Faidhi Yusmal on drums Victor Lum on bass Talitha Chin on piano David Ng on guitar John Francix on voice and percussion Francois Doll on tenor sax Jacob Mul on alto sax and led by mentor Greg Lyons on tenor sax www.grooveworks.sg

The 3 O'clock Juniors (Grooveworks Festival): Blue Monk
The 3 O'clock Juniors had the honour of opening up the recent Grooveworks Festival - our first live gig in over 2 years, and the first for Blu Jaz Cafe as well! Special moment. This is the opening number, Thelonious Monk's iconic Blue Monk. Wei Chin Chua on drums Cedric Rimaud on bass Yayoi Moonshot on piano www.grooveworks.sg

The Monday Band plays Elbow Room
The Monday Band with the Greg Lyons composition Elbow Room. Ting Wei Yap on drums Pierre Karpov on bass Marko on piano Josh Loh on guitar Le'Rain Lee on melodica www.grooveworks sg

The Thursday Band (Grooveworks Festival): Built To Last
From our recent, and most significant, first live Grooveworks gig in over 2 years, as part of the first Grooveworks Festival at Blu Jaz Cafe, the Thursday Band playing the Greg Lyons composition Built To Last. Chan Chi Ling on drums Justin Baird on bass Olivier Michel on piano Charlie Dharapak on baritone sax Jerome Chosson on harmonica Faiz - special guest on percussion led by mentor Greg Lyons on soprano sax www.grooveworks.sg

Wednesday Band (Grooveworks Festival): Forward Motion
The Wednesday Band from our recent coming-out-party (out of Covid restrictions on live music, that is), at Blu Jaz Cafe, with the Greg Lyons composition Forward Motion. Faidhi Yusmal on drums Victor Lum on bass Talitha Chin on piano David Ng on guitar John Francis on voice and percussion Francois Doll on tenor sax Jacob Mul on alto sax led by mentor Greg Lyons on tenor sax www.grooveworks.sg

The Monday Band plays Afro Choro
The Monday Band in action as part of their final recording session for the first cycle of 2022. This is mandolin virtuoso Hamilton De Holanda's fabulous recent composition Afro Choro. Yap Ting Wei on drums Pierre Karpov on bass Marko on piano Josh Loh on guitar Le'Rain Lee on melodica www.grooveworks.sg

The Thursday Band: Spanish Joint
The Thursday Band with our version of D'Angelo's Spanish Joint. Chan Chi Ling on drums Justin Baird on bass Olivier Michel on piano Charlie Dharapak on baritone sax Jerome Chosson on harmonica www.grooveworks.sg

The Tuesday Band Tiny Club: A New Day
From our recent Tiny Club final performance for session 2021 #3, this is the Tuesday Band with our version of Dave Holland's A New Day. Rafaee Mahmood on drums Fabian Lee on bass Rachma Lim on piano Eriko Murakami on trombone www.grooveworks.sg

The Sunday Juniors: Night Train
The Sunday 5pm Band take on Oscar Peterson's classic slow blues, Night Train. Featuring our, now 11-year-old drummer! Leonard Chosson on drums Jerome Chosson on bass Antoine Michel onpiano Michael Isvy on guitar www.grooveworks.sg

The Wednesday Band: Common Ground
The Wednesday Band in performance of Bob Reynold's Common Ground - a Grooveworks staple over the past few years, and still a favourite with everybody. Bharath Haridas on drums Victor Lum on bass Laurent Cassel on piano Chia Zhe Yin on alto sax www.grooveworks.sg

The Tuesday Band: K.I.S.S
The fabulous Tuesday band performing the super-funky (super-challenging) KISS by Pierre de Bethmann. It's still a work in progress, but we're starting to get somewhere! Raf Soundwalker Mahmood on drums Fabian Lee on bass Rachma Lim on piano Eriko Murakami on trombone www.grooveworks.sg

Teatime Juniors: Sunny
The Teatime Junior Band with their version of the standard Sunny (Hebb). Wei Chin Chua on drums Cedric Rimaud on bass Yayoi Moonshot on piano David Ng on guitar www.grooveworks.sg

The mentor @gregblyons strutting his stuff during our Tiny Club performances last night