Dear friends of KLEX and fans of SPIL, SPIL 069 is happening next Saturday (20 August) @ The Percussion Store! This month, we have Chinese traditional musician and instructor Ong May Yi (zhong ruan), established jazz musician/composer/educator John T.R. Long (saxophones), multi-instrumentalist musician and instructor Gideon Alubakhan Chen (gu qing) and Cornelius Low (percussion) who joins the SPIL series for the first time! Mark your calendar and see you at The Percussion Store next Saturday!
Dear friends of KLEX and fans of SPIL, SPIL 069 is happening next Saturday (20 August) @ The Percussion Store! This month, we have Chinese traditional musician and instructor Ong May Yi (zhong ruan), established jazz musician/composer/educator John T.R. Long (saxophones), multi-instrumentalist musician and instructor Gideon Alubakhan Chen (gu qing) and Cornelius Low (percussion) who joins the SPIL series for the first time! Mark your calendar and see you at The Percussion Store next Saturday!
Date: Saturday, 20 Aug 2022
Time: Door opens at 8PM
Venue: The Percussion Store, No. 6, 2nd floor, Jalan Panggong, 50000 Kuala Lumpur.
Admission: RM30
Tickets: WhatsApp 012 919 8031
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/3zLCMNUC3
Design: Aixin Choo
* Seating arrangement at the concert will be adhering to the current SOPs.
* Only fully vaccinated individuals.
* We strongly recommend you to SMS/call and book for a seat.
More info:
[email protected]
www.klexfestival.com
www.facebook.com/groups/klexfest
Instagram: @klexfestival
Founded in May 2014, SERIOUS PLAY IMPROV LAB (SPIL) is a monthly music series of KLEX Festival. It is an art laboratory focusing on music experimentation and improvisation. SPIL provides a platform for musicians from various backgrounds to collaborate and present a new collective expression through improvisation. Over the years, many local and international artists have initiated experimentations and collaborated in the SPIL series, enriching the experimental and improvised music scene in the region.
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS:
Gideon Alu8khan Chen is a multi-instrumentalist known for his versatility. He is a guitar instructor, theatre performer and music composer. Alu8khan has been actively involved in various kinds of music including the underground, indie, new age, alternative and heavy metal; and is also active in local “performing arts” scene. Alu8khan is passionate and open to musical experimentations as he explores and learns various unique instruments such as Guqin, sitar, percussion, samisen, flute and the Australia native music instrument, didgeridoo. Through music, he finds his inner peace and true-life innovation.
Cornelius Low is a percussionist and arranger based in Kuala Lumpur. He plays a variety of world percussion instruments. As a graduate from the National Academy of Arts Culture and Heritage (ASWARA), he plays and writes music in diverse styles – Latin, jazz, classical, Chinese, Malay and more. He is also a professional transcriber and score editor.
John T.R. Long is a highly experienced performer, composer/arranger, and educator. As a performer he has played in many venues around the world including the Royal Albert Hall, Tokyo Dome and Carnegie Hall. As an educator he has led many youth bands and ensembles with great success: an impressive number of his individual students have gone on to study at the most prestigious colleges of music leading to successful musical careers of their own. John is British born but has been a resident of Malaysia for many years, currently residing in Kuala Lumpur. Some of John’s recent projects include arranging and performing on Zahid Ahmad’s Tuk Tak album and also performing in the horn section for Edd Rahze on his Soul Sisters concert series. John has just completed working with SIEL on their forthcoming album.
Malaysian Ruan musician, Ong May Yi graduated from the China Conservatory of Music, Beijing, where she majored in Ruan Performance, under the tutelage of Professor Wei Wei. Ong is actively involved in Ruan education and awareness throughout Malaysia. As an effort to develop and promote Ruan music, Ong has joined forces with fellow Ruan musicians across Malaysia and has organised the ‘Four Dialogues With The Ruan’ concert series and also the recently formed ‘Malaysia Homy Ruan Ensemble’. In 2009, Ong began venturing into contemporary music, and was a guest performer for the inaugural Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Festival with the German chamber group Ensemble Mosaik, debuting the world premier of Ruan and Strings quintet piece ‘Cursive’. Since then, Ong has been collaborating with different Eastern and Western music and cultures and often participates in live stage performances. She is keen to use Ruan to collide with other music cultures, and use the sound of Ruan to touch people’s heart. Using different approaches to spread and promote Chinese music in Malaysia.
More info:
[email protected]
www.klexfestival.com
www.facebook.com/groups/klexfest
Instagram: @klexfestival