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By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:29:03 +0000

oooh you lucky, lucky thing! did you make a pass at him? I would have. Harry is playing Kuala Lumpur while I’m over here, actually.. I’m hoping to “rearrange” my night off as a result ;-).

Mat - I’m hoping to instill similar feelings not only in the expats but also the locals. (is it possible to be nostalgic for something that’s not even of one’s own culture?). and I may now do ‘Light My Fire’ in your honour.

By: tracy

tracy — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:24:14 +0000

I was in a hotel bar in New York years ago and Harry Connick Jr sang at the piano - he wasn’t half bad for a pub singer I thought.

By: Mat

Mat — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:38:21 +0000

I remember being in a bar in Colaba, Bombay, back in 1986. The band played a cover of The Doors’ ‘Come on Baby Light My Fire’. The musicianship was workmanlike and the singer had a comical Carry on up the Khyber-style Indian/Welsh accent. But I was a long way from home, had a beer in my hand and it made me feel grand. And I still have fond memories of that band 22 years on. Altogether now…”Come on baybee lighter my fiar”

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:32:31 +0000

I suppose I’d like to get us sounding like a really great, tight band, doing a great choice of standards really well every night. but more of that in my next post… x

By: Simon H

Simon H — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:25:35 +0000

Really interesting beginning , I was wondering what the bands would be like , what the quality would be like..I guess these fellas will be learning from you. ..I have a great image now of you lot doing “aint Misbehavin’” for some reason…
your repertoire will be mighty after all this…what would you most like to do with them music wise..?

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:41:04 +0000

All part of life’s rich tapestry.

Be like water…

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:45:31 +0000

thanks Rachel. yes, I hadn’t quite seen it in the way that you describe; but speaking more to T, that was definitely a part of what he envisaged about my coming over and working with Malaysian musicians. now that I see this angle to why I’m here, it feels like a privilege; and, erm, quite a challenge. hopefully one I can rise to!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:17:49 +0000

Hey Andrea
Not so much your performance depending on them as they will come up to your way of thinking and feeling, once they know what that is. Just have the confidence, patience, see them from where they start (and why) and maybe the feeling at the end will be “yes no Ronnie Scott’s but hey, we all learnt a lot”. Believe me ( I refer internally to my Bolivian experiences of trans-cultural teaching) in the long run it’ll be be a better feeling than Ronnies - more permenant and all solidly and intelligently about you. And you only, no prop or proxy to call on. x