Date & Time: Friday, 17 April, Friday, 8pm
Venue: FINDARS, No. 8, 4th Floor, Jalan Panggong, 50000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Admission by Suggested Donation: RM20
PERFORMERS:
O.g. Azrin: drums
Fadhil Zulkifri: bass/guitar/cello
Jerk Kerouac: synthesizers/electronics
Yong Yandsen: saxophone
Siew-wai Kok: voice
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS:
FADHIL ZULKIFRI – Bass/ Guitar/Cello
Fadhil is a musician and the manager of Houx Watch label from Kuala Lumpur. He plays the bass, guitar and cello. His music style ranges from jazz punk, electronica, no wave and avant-garde. He’s associated with bands such as Think! Tadpole! Think!, Upstart Incorporated, TGME and Poly Pony Clu.
O.G. AZRIN – Drums
O.g. is a drummer originally from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and moved to Kuala Lumpur when he was 12. He plays drums for KK thrashcore band, Arah Kiti in 2006, hardcore band Myheadcorrupt and most recently with Think!Tadpole!Think!
AZZIEF KHALIQ – Synthesizers/Electronics
Azzief records and performs solo harsh noise as Jerk Kerouac, plays synths in improvised music duo HKPT and is currently focusing most of his creative energies on a hardcore punk project with former members of Corporate Youth and Think! Tadpole! Think!
YONG YANDSEN – Tenor Sax
Yandsen is an improvised saxophonist and artist-organizer. He has played at the Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Festival, Mosaic Festival Singapore, Choppa Eclectic Improvised Music Festival, Turn Around Free Jazz & Improvisation Festival amongst others. Yandsen’s debut LP of solo saxophone improvisation was released by Doubtful Sound (France) in 2013. 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. Yandsen and KOK Siew-Wai form Reflex Reactions, an improvised duo with voice and saxophone.
KOK SIEW-WAI – Voice
SIEW-WAI is an improvised vocalist, video artist and artist-organizer. She has participated in festivals such as Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Festival, Asian Meeting Festival (Japan), Playfreely (Singapore), Choppa Eclectic Improvised Music Festival (Singapore) and more. In February 2015, Siew-Wai joined the Ensemble Asia Orchestra led by Otomo Yoshihide, and performed three concerts in Tokyo and Kyoto. YONG Yandsen and Siew-Wai formed Reflex Reactions, an improvised duo with voice and saxophones.
