For the first time on Monday night, the Larrayan band brings their sensuous Latin sounds to the Conrad Hotel’s Diplomat Bar in Bangkok. This also represents the first time a Latin band has played at the Diplomat Bar. The band from Colombia was formed in 1994 and have since been touring internationally; their stops include […]

A Salsa in Bangkok column by Dr. Roland
Hi Folks!
I went to my native home in West Africa (Benin) for family duties and I’m on my way back to Bangkok. My trip was among other things, a unique opportunity to return to my roots - which happen to be the roots of Salsa - to […]

A Bangkok Blues & Beyond column by Jeff T.
BRITSTOCK 2005 is scheduled for Monday December 5th on the back lawn of the British Club in Silom Road. The event features a day out for the whole family, activities for children will be available from 2.00pm - 6.30pm, with food, drinks and BBQ throughout the […]

The Chinese Jazz sensation CoCo Zhao Ke performed Saturday night at the grand opening of the new Food Hall at Emporium. He widely acclaimed in Shanghai, China where he performs regularly in Jazz Clubs. Though he is only 28, he is instrumental in bringing Jazz back China. His performance was enchanting. Want to hear him? […]

Chris Decamps of Shining Star performs in the Global Battle of the Bands outside Central World in Bangkok (behind the former Bangkok World Trade Centre) last Sunday, 13 November. However, as good as his band was, his band failed to make the final cut. This says a lot about the quality of the bands who […]

For those of you who wonder what all the fuss was about outside AUA the other day, it was because there was a “monster” in town. No, not one of the furry kind with big teeth and evil eyes, but a ‘monster’ player who never fails to dazzle the fan base he commands in the global drum community.

Jeff T from Tokyo Joe’s has announced their “Music 4 Kids” event raised 39,826 baht for the Mercy Center in Bangkok. The yearly blues and jazz benefit was held November 11 and 12 at the blues club located on Sukhumvit Soi 24.
The Mercy Center was founded in 1991 by Father Joe Maier to aid […]

At one o’clock in the morning, Loi Krathong celebrations were still ongoing at Benjasiri Park last night on Sukhumvit Road. Rains earlier in the evening kept participants away until later. Loi Krathong is a Thailand traditional celebration where floats with candles are released onto waterways. Photograph by Robert Lorimor.

Thai Tidbit by Ooy Kethphung
Ampol Lumpoon and Billy Ogan, two of the greatest singers of Thailand will perform a concert together called “Ampola Muangdee Kub Billy Kem” on November 19 at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani.
Ampol Lumpoon (Nui) is one of the former rock singers of Thailand with a good personality and a charming […]

Thai Tidbit by Ooy Kethphung
89 Banana FM, the Thai famous music station presents its first jazz concert called “A Little Bit Jazz concert”, which will be held on November 20 at Skala Theatre, Siam Square Soi 1. The concert will be showcased by Thai talented artists and jazz experts, such as Koh Mr.Saxman, Jennifer Kim, […]

You can do all the denying you like, but ‘smooth jazz’ is an important force in music to be reckoned with today, and can not simply be dimissed by ‘real jazz buffs’ as the ‘Kenny G’ crowd either, because it simply ain’t so…smooth jazz involves a number of very gifted jazz stars and we even have our own smooth jazz radio station at Breeze 98.5FM here in Bangkok, so we should at least be paying attention to the genre.

A Salsa in Bangkok column by Dr. Roland
Da Jia Hao! (Hi Folks)!
Salsa Festival zai Beijing hao ba ? (How was the Salsa Festival in Beijing)?
Feijang hao! (It was outstanding).
That’s all I can write in chinese and I hope that one day I would be able to write my columns in local languages of Asian […]