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Spiral Group is a fellowship of musicians who presents e very song with heart\, integrity and respect. They will be presenting the m usic of Brian Blade\, Pat Metheny\, Bill Friselll and some of their origina ls.
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\n\nArthur Wiyano (bass) \;
\n\nArthur Wiyano was born and raised in B andung\, Indonesia where he first learnt how to play the guitar from his fa ther at six. His music has been greatly influenced by fusion\, funk and sou l-funk bands such as Fourplay and Incognito. In 2014\, Arthur seized the op portunity to study music full-time at LASALLE\, majoring in bass under the tutelage of internationally renowned bassist Christy Lloyd Smith III. It wa s only at LASALLE that he was introduced to swing and straight-ahead jazz\, of which he enjoys playing\, arranging and jamming to.
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\n\nRizal Sanip (drums)
\n\n< p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt\; text-align:justify">Rizal Sanip&rsquo\;s homegrown passion for music has propelled him in to musicals starting with Honk! in 2002. \; A studio\, club and theatre musician as well\, he plays the drums\, percussions and trumpet. He served as a regular in the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band for 13 year s. \; \n\n \;
\n\nHis working relationship wit h Pangdemonium\, Dream Academy\, Wild Rice Productions\, Singapore Repertor y Theatre\, Vizpro\, Toy Factory and Base Entertainment has provided him wi th opportunities to work in theatre productions such as Into the Woods i>\, Dim Sum Dollies\, Crazy Christmas\, Broadway Beng \, SingDollar\, Little Shop of Horrors\, Rocky Horror Pict ure Show\, Getai The Musical\, Jack and the Beansprout\, Cinderel-lah\, Oi! Sleeping Beauty\, 881 the Musical\, Spi rits\, Aladdin\, December Rains\, Glass Anatomy\, Spring Awakening\, Great World Cabaret\, LKY The Musical i>\, as well as award-winning productions Next to Normal and Lion King.
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\n\nHe currently teaches music a t the German-European School in Singapore.
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\n\nEugene Ang (piano) \; \;
\n\nEugene Ang started his musical journey playing classical piano. His lo ve for jazz began during his years in college at Carnegie Mellon University . He has played at Singapore events such as the Mosaic Music Festival\, Huayi &ndash\; Chinese Festival of Arts and CHIJazz\, as well as various festivals in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Thailand and China. Ang has recorded two albums with international jazz band Mellow Motif\, of whi ch he was a founding member. Mellow Motif has made appearances on MTV\, PBS and CNNgo. He has released a duo album with flautist Rit Xu entitled On a Little Street in Singapore: A Jazzy Conversation. Ang actively perfo rms\, composes and arranges in Singapore.
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\n\nRachma Lim (keyboards) \;
\n\nA graduate of the LASALLE College of the Arts with a BA (Hons) in Music (J azz)\, Rachma Lim has had much experience playing with jazz musicians in Si ngapore and across the region. She has studied alongside some of the most s easoned Singapore musicians\, including jazz pianists Aya Sekine and Joshua Wan. Lim moved to New York to pursue a Master&rsquo\;s degree in Music (Ja zz Studies) at the Aaron Copland School of Music\, Queens College. Exposed to the ever-evolving soundscape in Manhattan\, she has developed her own un ique musical identity under the tutelage of the world&rsquo\;s finest jazz musicians such as David Berkman\, Antonio Hart\, Jeb Patton\, Dennis Mackre l and Charanee Wade.
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\n\nCorey M anders in his early years studied with multiple jazz luminaries\, including Julian Priester (The Sun Ra Arkestra)\, Pat Labarbera (The Elvin Jones Ban d)\, and Bob Mover (Chet Baker and the Charles Mingus Orchestra). After com pleting a degree in Music at York University of Toronto\, Manders performed internationally in jazz festivals and clubs with the jazz-fusion group One Step Beyond\, a featured act in the Toronto and Montreal Jazz festivals. S everal of his compositions are included in feature films and television epi sodes. Aside from a deep background in jazz performance\, Manders also has a strong background in technology (Ph.D Electrical Engineering\, University of Toronto)\, and has been working in Singapore for A*STAR since 2007.
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\n\nAlvin Wong (guitar)
\n\nAlvin Wong is full-time musician and a graduate of Be rklee College of Music with a degree in Music Performance. Wong is active b oth as an educator and a performer in Singapore\, and is also part of sever al bands in Singapore such as Felix Phang&rsquo\;s Imaginary forces and gyp sy jazz group Gypsyfication\, and leads his own band\, Spiral Group.
\n LOCATION:Singapore\, Singapore\, Singapore\, SG\, S038981 SUMMARY:Jazz in July: Spiral Group URL:https://www.bandwagon.asia/gigs/jazz-in-july-spiral-group END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR