UPDATE: 12 April 08 - The files have been taken down due to bandwidth considerations

It brings me great delight to bring to you for your listening pleasure, four recordings of one of jUnKoFuNc's rehearsals for the Genting Island Jazz Festival 2008.

The recordings were made through the use of the Zoom H2 and courtesy of Albert Sirimal. To read jUnKoFuNc's interview, please click here.

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In this video off Youtube, Pat Metheny uses the 42-String Pikasso Guitar Pikasso created by Canadian luthier Linda Manzer on his impressionistic composition “The Sound of Water” during a tour in Brussels, Belgium. (Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau 'live' in Brussels)

The thing about good musicians is, they are very often perfectionist in nature. I mean who else can spend 4 to 8 hours daily just practicing on their instruments without getting bored? And all just to get that riff or tone right. (That's also probably why recordings are rare and far in-between which makes for another story altogether...)

Thus to lay hands on even a jamming or off-the-cuff impromptu recording is almost like finding a needle in a haystack. It's also quite possible that the musician feels that he or she were not good enough for the recording.

Yet I beg to differ; Not trying to be philosophical here but every recording is like a piece of art, especially the ones done 'live'. No two performances are exactly the same and even during the practice process can one learn quite a lot.

I like listening to solo bass recordings and transcribe the bass lines especially since the layout of the fretboard is different than the keyboards.

So thanks to a dear friend and an exciting musician that I respect very much, we have our first podcast for 2006.


It's a solo bass “Blue Monk” by Rozhan Razman. Enjoy!

1. Blue Monk - Solo Bass 4:06

Rozhan can be contacted at the following email address: phunkydiablo@hotmail.com

Dear friends,

We hope you will enjoy our Christmas Special Podcast featuring selected members of the Soliano family

Take a listen here!

UPDATE: (14 Jan 06) The file has been taken down. If you still want to listen to it, write in to

Seasons greetings to one and all!

Eugene & Brian

If you missed last week's Jazz Selecta when Mia Palencia, the voice of Double Take graced the show. You can download audio clips of the interview recorded by Eugene here :

1. Mia Palencia TraxxFM Interview : 5.47
2. Mia Palencia TraxxFM Interview : 7.51
3. Mia Palencia TraxxFM Interview : 5.29
4. Mia Palencia TraxxFM Interview : 5.47
5. Mia Palencia TraxxFM Interview : 13.01
6. Mia Palencia TraxxFM Interview : 8.07
7. Mia Palencia TraxxFM Interview : 8.57
8. Mia Palencia TraxxFM Interview : 5.47
9. Mia Palencia TraxxFM Interview : 5.47

UPDATE: The files have been removed. If you still want to listen to them, please write in to us at alldatjazz.com@gmail.com

So Luke Bong is finally in Kuala Lumpur. His first gig, which he thoroughly enjoyed was Eye-2-Eye Jazz Mix. Friday might see him at Avanti's for Slick Material feat. Juwita Suwito while Saturday he might be at Alexis for Angelita Li!

Meanwhile, here are some sound clips, courtesy of Eye-2-Eye Jazz Mix of the gig on Sunday!

1. Eye-2-Eye Jazz Mix 01 - 2:53
2. Eye-2-Eye Jazz Mix 02 - 0:47
3. Eye-2-Eye Jazz Mix 03 - 4:57
4. Eye-2-Eye Jazz Mix 04 - 5:56
5. Eye-2-Eye Jazz Mix 05 - 2:59
6. Eye-2-Eye Jazz Mix 06 - 9:00
7. Eye-2-Eye Jazz Mix 07 - 4:22

Note: As usual, the files will only be up for a week or earlier depending on bandwidth usage.

We would like to thank Albert Yap for his consent to put the files up on this site. Albert's contact details are:

Tel: 017-3814493
Email: bassgroove100@yahoo.com

Yes, as we said earlier, our good friends at AudioAddictions has put up links to .MOVs of Angelita's gig @ Alexis on her blog. Hurry before the files expire!

While many are still raving about the Buena Vista gig at the Hilton last Monday, Avanti was also packed to the brim for the Zailan Razak Project show last night!

Malaysian R&B singer, Dayang Nurfaizah, tenor saxophonist from Riverbank days, prince Jimmy 'Sax', Aseana Percussion Unit's Mark David, singer Gina all made guest appearances!

Malaysia's god Prince of Jazz Festivals, Paul Augustin, APU's Edwin Nathaniel and saxophonist Kevin Choo and Gerhana Ska Cinta's Rajab, were also in the house!

The personnel for the night were no less exciting and they are 6-year-old Danial Razak (mini-drum set), Razak Ajacko (three-piece congas), Eric Li (piano). Malaysian rock group Exist's Ujang (drums) and Zailan Razak himself on bass. Zailan has also been involved in procuding a few tunes for Dayang's new upcoming album in late-November.

I was impressed with Danial's drum solo and Ujang's maiden voyage into jazz. More on that in an upcoming review but first, here are the files (8-bit mono) for your listening pleasure! (We'll try to get record the house feed for upcoming shows subject to consent by the artists and establishment.)

UPDATE: The files have been taken down after 1 week. If you want to continue listening to them, please contact us at . Thanks.


1. Zailan Razak Project 01 1:40
2. Zailan Razak Project 02 4:02
3. Zailan Razak Project 03 0:40
4. Zailan Razak Project 04 4:26
5. Zailan Razak Project 05 3:44
6. Zailan Razak Project 06 1:03
7. Zailan Razak Project 07 1:38

Note: As usual, the files will only be up for a week or earlier depending on bandwidth usage.

We would like to thank Zailan Razak for his consent to put the files up on this site. Zailan's contact details are:

ZAR Entertainment (1415572-D)
57, Jalan Putra Indah 9/8
Putra Heights 47650
Subang Jaya, Selangor
Tel: 012-6558950, 012-3352908
Email:

If anyone had missed Coni Soliano's “live” playing of his late father's “Moondust” on the Jazz Selecta! Traxx.FM program, you can check it out here.

We've also got here Arthur Sandoval's “Atardecter” featuring Coni on solo flugelhorn, his cousin, Razak Rahman on saxophone and the RTM Orchestra. Check them out! Enjoy!

UPDATE: 5 Oct 2005 The files are no longer available online. If you want to obtain them, kindly email

Moondust (1.23MB)
Atardecter (3.28MB)

Note: As usual, the files will only be up for a week or earlier depending on bandwidth usage.

We would like to thank Traxx.FM - Jazz Selecta!, radio DJs Jezza and Maya and trumpeter Coni Soliano for allowing the files to be available on this site. God bless you!

I've always wanted to do this; put up a smooth jazz-hop .mp3 on this website.

Tell me what you think about it in the comments below! There's an interesting background to the tune, but first take a listen and in a couple of days or two, I'll tell you the story, deal?

Click Skyblast - Smooth Jazz Hop. Enjoy!

UPDATE: 4 Oct 2005 The files are no longer available online. If you want to obtain them, kindly email