New JAM Event Coming Up!

Hi folks! It's been an awful long time since my last post and I'm quite sure a lot of people are wondering what the heck has happened to JAM?!? Well, fear not... we're still around, though some things (and people and places) aren't.

For instance, JAM Pro-Tem President, David Gomes, is in Bangkok on a short-term contract playing a jazz gig at the new Grand Millennium Sukhumvit. Committe Member, Julian Chan, is freezing his made-for-sax lips all the way in New York City, and loving it! And probably the most regrettable, The Top Room has shut down its operations after months of struggling in the KL (authentic) jazz scene with its infinitesimal circle of supporters.

So why do we still hold high the torch that we carry for jazz? Well, simply because it's too beautiful and precious to let go of, even in its lack of serious supporters. Woe betide us all should jazz be but a vague memory of good things past.

Anyhow, JAM VP, Michael Veerapen and I, are cooking up the next JAM event and it is slated for the 24th of February. That's all that's definite as of this writing. I am in the process of negotiating with a couple of venues in Bangsar and will update you all in the next couple of days or so (read: once the lure of CNY open houses and the overwhelming flow of oranges, cookies, ang pows, booze and all things great at this time of year begin to ebb).

In the meantime, have a HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR and may the Year of The Rat bring you golden opportunities for love, joy, peace, health, wealth & great jazz!