Symphony And Showtunes
Jazz and classical music forms strike a happy compromise with Broadway showtunes. By S. Sakthivel
Conductor Joshua Tan and jazz vocalist Rani Singam are collaborating to bring familiar favourites to...
One Splendid Night In Pop History
AT a time when there was a growing consciousness of the impact of globalisation and its importance in conveying messages, it was the entertainment industry that made good use...
Jerry Cooks The Hu’s Sound
JERRY Chua’s man cave occupies a bedroom in an unassuming corner HDB flat in Pasir Ris.
From his mixing studio, which occupies the entire length of a wall, many songs...
Sharp Sounds
THE Sharp brand is known for developing many products in more than a century of doing business.
From its mechanical pencils, which started the brand, to radios, televisions, air purifiers,...
Ramli Sarip — Bittersweet Times
WHATEVER the public perception of a band, there will always be the behind-the-scenes issues that drive or dissolve a band.
With Sweet Charity, there were always underlying tensions that made...
The Piano Man
Improv Man. Jeremy Monteiro celebrates 40 years in the business with an improv piece for STORM and talks about music as well as Jeremy Monteiro, the brand. His love...
Jeremy Monteiro Overjoyed To Pay Tribute To Stevie Wonder
JEREMY MONTEIRO flexes his chops as he gets into the music of Stevie Wonder.
His latest release, Overjoyed, assembles a limited collection of Wonder's prodigious catalogue that spans genres and...
The Persistent Chinaman
The Peter Pan of the local music industry turns 60 this year and his constant search for new experiences takes him in a fresh direction. Dick Lee’s life story...
Bringing Down The Curtain On Jazzy Christmas
THE concept of a Jazzy Christmas that Jeremy Monteiro dreamed up two decades ago will play to its final full house at the Esplanade Concert Hall this weekend.
The ongoing...
Scorpions Still Sting
Scorpions, the German rock band, is as old as Singapore is independent. While Singapore has seen some personnel changes since 1965, so too has the band, except that its...