Improvised music night

// IMPROVISED MUSIC NIGHT//
Welcome to The Gaslight KL improvised music session, we are having 4 local musicians. Come join us and bring your friends!

Jimmy Chong (drums)
Amir Syafiq (alto saxophone)
Chung Ping Wei (alto saxophone)
Yong Yandsen (tenor saxophone)

Date & time: Thursday, 20 September, 9:00pm
Venue: The Gaslight KL
Unit 15-2, Jalan Medan Setia 1,
Plaza Damansara,
Bukit Damansara, 50490
Kuala Lumpur
Admission: RM25
(music merchandise available)
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ABOUT MUSICIANS:

Jimmy Chong (drums):

Primarily a drummer with a piano upbringing, Jimmy first cut his teeth in 2003 as the drummer of the Malaysian indie band "NAO". He was responsible for playing drums for songs, which defied easy categorization. His accomplishments in "NAO" include performing locally as well as in China where the band was invited to perform twice for the Midi Music Festival held in Beijing. Whilst Jimmy is no longer playing for the band, his unique drumming can still be heard on their debut album and subsequent EP.
Jimmy graduated and earned a music degree at a local music college (certified by Wolverhampton University of London) where he learnt and cultivated other skills that make up a well-rounded musician such as composition, arranging and production. His composition and arranging skills can be heard in the music for videogames such as Smart Fish Aquarium and Gridiator. His production skills can also be heard on arguably the first ever Maldivian Jazz album; Shambe's debut Feshun, where he was also responsible for composition and drumming duties. A live concert to celebrate the album's launch in 2011 was held in MALE, the capital of Maldives where it was well received.
Jimmy joined the renowned percussion team known as HANDS in 2007 where he learnt a great deal of Far Eastern drumming and also incorporated Western drumming techniques into HANDS' rigorous routines. His tenure with HANDS led him to perform in France, Hawaii, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia and Turkmenistan. The experience he has gained from being widely traveled shows in his conversations and outlook on life.
After playing with HANDS extensively for four years, Jimmy decided to take a break from touring overseas by sessioning locally. The artistes he has played for include Germany's Chicks on Speed, Yu Heng, Ling Jia Jun, Wen Li Ming, John Wee, Wang Ming Li and many more. He has also sessioned abroad in Macao as part of the pop band "MONTUNO".
Jimmy also engages in experimental and avant garde music. A highlight of such endeavors has been his collaboration with the famous local composer, Ng Chor Guan in the Polka Dot Playground where he plays eclectic percussion alongside Ng's Theremin.

Amir Syafiq (alto saxophone):

As the process goes by, learning is a part of the energy that keep human contacting with others souls. A music composition major from Aswara Kuala Lumpur and playing saxophone professionally in the name of love, Amir who musician friends recognised with the work of Think! Tadpole! Think! , Upstart Inc. , as a session musician for Mutesite, Trifecta and currently Ryot Jones. 


Chung Ping Wei (saxophone)

Chung Ping Wei is a Malaysian saxophonist who performing classical music and pop jazz music. He started playing the saxophone at the age of fourteen, in high school Wind Orchestra and pass in distinction in Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) London Board Exam major in Saxophone. Ping Wei has widely interests in different areas of music and shows his passion by taking parts in several saxophone quartet, wind ensemble and Orchestra , including Birdian Saxophone Quartet, Klpac Symphonic Band and Klpac Orchestra. In 2007, he played as a guest player in University of Malaya Orchestra in concert of Celebrating Love and Life. This is a royal concert in honor of His Royal Highness Sultan Azlan Shah. In 2012, he and his team had been invited by the embassy of Norway to perform on the Norway International Day at the Norway embassy of Malaysia. Ping Wei is currently playing as a freelance saxophonist with local fusion and pop band and work as a piano technician in Yamaha Music Malaysia.

Yong Yandsen (tenor saxophone):

Yong Yandsen is an improvised saxophonist. He has played at the Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Festival, Asian Meeting Festival (Japan), Mosaic Festival Singapore, Choppa Eclectic Improvised Music Festival (Singapore), allEars Festival (Norway), Music Matters Festival (Sri Lanka) amongst others. Yandsen, together with Darren Moore and Brian O’Reily, form an improvised trio called Game of Patience. They have toured to Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. He has also done a few solo tours to Japan and Taiwan. Yandsen is the co-founder of a Malaysian record label, LaoBan Records, focusing on releasing contemporary improvised music.

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ABOUT LAO BAN records:
LaoBan Records focuses on releasing improvised and experimental music. The labels current efforts serve to document a group of artists who have performed and developed together through exchanges made within the region. It's first two releases, "clinamina" and "towers of silence" sets the tone for an ongoing series of recordings to be made.