This month, Blu Jaz Café brings 2 exciting acts together on the same night.
Lion City Orchestra:
The Lion City Orchestra is an 8-piece funk & soul band from the creators of Pushin'On, the longest running funk night in Singapore. From the cosy 2nd floor of Blu Jaz Cafe, the LCO has giving folks furious funk and gritty soul for the past year.
On this night, the LCO will play funk and soul hits from the 60s to the present. They will also perform their unreleased singles such as the soul-stomper “You Ain’t Ready”, the heart-wrenching “Don’t Let a Good Woman Go” and the summertime happy soul of “Until You Say Yes”. And this month's special is the debut performance of their new single, "Lion's Walk" PLUS a funky cover of a Prince tune. Funk & soul music, made in the Lion City.
DJ Andrew Mckay:
Andrew Mckay's obsession with records and DJing started in the 80s when he was inspired by the movie Beat Street. He started spinning hip-hop and soul records on Australian radio in 1988. He then moved to New York and worked in Manhattan at EMI Music by day. At night, he hit the clubs to catch great DJs, hang out at record stores and devour every street DJ mixtape he could get his hands on.
He returned to Australia and immediately put his record collection to good use. Since then, he has played support spots for DJ Vin Roc, DJ Dexta(Australian DMC Champion) and DJ Craze(World DMC Champion). He has also played at other interesting locations such as a Beastie Boys after-party and a room packed with frenzied US servicemen, women and locals during a US warship visit.
DJ Andrew Mckay now brings his Essence party to Blu Jaz Cafe from midnight onwards. He's got a bag of funk, soul and house that will knock you off your feet. Visit http://www.myspace.com/essencesingapore for more.
The Lion City Orchestra "Live" with Essence - DJ Andrew Mckay
Fri 13th Nov
Blu Jaz Cafe, 11 Bali Lane, 2nd floor
930pm till too too late
"Give As You Please" cover charge (No minimum amount, so come support independent nights)
