PINNACLE CONCERT 2019: A Jazzy Bicentennial Commemoration of Singapore-UK Friendship

DATE: 9 JULY 2019, SAT

VENUE: ESPLANADE CONCOURSE

TIME: 7PM - 7.45PM

Come by the Concourse hear stories told through music with the Ann Gie Quartet. More than just a collection of notes, the quartet performs musical anthologies of the band’s experiences that are informed by their personal relationships with music and inspired by their musical heroes. The quartet comprises Lee Ann Gie (piano), Arthur Adika Wiyono (bass), Yap Ting Wei (drums) and Sean Hong Wei (saxophone). They will also be joined by guest vocalist Sarah Chew.

THE SIMPLICIUS CHEONG QUARTET PAYS TRIBUTE TO LEGENDS

DATE: 14 JULY 2019, SUN

VENUE: ESPLANADE CONCOURSE

TIME: 4PM, 5PM & 6PM

2019 marked the passing of three legends from the world of jazz and popular song;pianist-composers André  Previn and Michael Legrand, as well as singer and actress Doris Day. The Simplicius Choeng Quartet pays tribute to these three beloved artists with a  selection of some of their most signature songs and adaptations and is made up of Simplicius Cheong (arranger, composer and piano), Rit  Xu (flute), Ben Poh (bass) and Tamagoh (drums). 

THE TALES OF BOBBY BROOM

DATE: 17 JULY 2019, WED

VENUE: ESPLANADE CONCOURSE

TIME: 7.15PM - 7.45PM

Join drummer Yap Ting Wei, guitarist  Joe  Lee and bassist Teng Siheng as they present renditions of popular music and jazz in the style of guitarist Bobby Broom. The three have two things in common - living in the northern part of Singapore and admiring Bobby Broom's modern funk and jazz-rooted approach to popular music. Having met at the Lion City Youth Jazz Festival three years ago,  Yap, Lee and Teng have now come together to combine their musical influences across genres into the trendy music of today. 

DOUBLE BILL: TIME STOCKER AND THE WEI! EXPERIMENT

DATE: 28 JULY 2019, SUN

VENUE: ESPLANADE RECITAL STUDIO

TIME: 4PM 

Join the Tim Stocker Quartet and The Wei! Experiment as they co-feature in their first-ever double bill.

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The Tim Stocker Quartet, featuring Andrew Lim, Chok Kerong and Soh Wen Ming, offers the rare opportunity of experiencing a baritone saxophone as a lead instrument, as Stocker brings the horn out from the depths. The Wei! Experiment is the brainchild of Weixiang, one of the lions of the Singapore jazz scene. This performance sees him presenting, together with Andrew Lim, Aaron Lee, Ben Poh and Sean Hong, the two-movement jazz suite "Wei! Siang?" composed especially for this double-bill performance.