I was happy to opt for an evening at Blu Jaz the Saturday
after Christmas. I read that Shu Mei Yap would be playing. It had been ages
since we met Shu Mei for the first time, but I am almost sure it was at Blu Jaz,
probably not too long after we discovered the place. Less long but definitely
too long ago we saw her play, so that evening was a great opportunity to catch
up with Shu Mei and on her music.
I like Shu Mei, of course she is firstly a lovely lady, but
what I really like about her is that sometimes she seemed to turn in to that
young woman that discovered the true connection with her violin for the first
time after all these hours of practice.
Like many musicians, she is reserved
until on stage. All smiles and vivaciousness she presents us the beautiful
sound of the violin. I’ve heard her play different styles and was at some point
quite surprised how rocky it can get, but this evening it would be belated
Christmas carols, she mentioned in her introduction.
Ouch,
Christmas carols, not exactly my favorite, but we were
there and decided to stick around till it got too much!
I’ve always maintained I was not much of a lyrics man, but
discovered soon how they actually can make or break a song for me. Christmas
Carols by a band of
Bobby Singh on drums
Daniel Purnomo on bass
Karen Lim on keys
Lead by violin, without the words, can actually be quite
nice.
These melodies must be quite old by now but are still doing
it for me, so it turned out that we were in for a nice evening.
Not that we
were likely to go anywhere because it had turned winter in Singapore, with the
appropriate precipitation, for the climate that is…A massive downpour.
That means that everything, blue or yellow,
sad or scared, disappears into the night. The reservation system tells you to
try again in 10 minutes but might as well say 60, by which time you have tried
so often your phone is out of battery.
So what is there better to do than listening to the comforting sounds of
a violin
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