The Jazz Organ Scene

Singapore

Jeremy Monteiro Jeremy (* 1960) is a jazz pianist/organist, singer, composer, and music educator. In his native country he was named "Singapore's King of Swing" by the local press. He grew up in a family that loved music. His parents played musical instruments and both his sisters played piano. He took piano lessons at a young age. He was drawn to the spontaneity of jazz.   By the time he was sixteen, Jeremy was working as a professional musician. He spent many years playing in local clubs and at international festivals. In 1988 he performed with his band, Monteiro, Young & Holt, at the Montreux Jazz Festival, with Toots Thielemans at the Singapore Arts Festival in 2003, and two years later at the inaugural Mosaic Music Festival. He has performed or recorded with Michael Brecker, Paulinho Da Costa, Charlie Haden, Shawn Kelly, Herbie Mann, Paul Martin, James Moody, Lee Ritenour, Simon and Garfunkel, Ernie Watts, and Eldee Young.   Monteiro runs his own production house, Showtime Productions, and is the Director of Composers and Authors Society of Singapore, a company which administers music copyrights. He was appointed to the National Arts Council Singapore, elected to the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures & Commerce in the UK, and named a Fellow of the London College of Music, which is part of the Thames Valley University. He was appointed artistic director of the Singapore International Jazz Festival in 2001.

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Groovin' At Groove Junction Jazznote Records 170702-06/2	Jeremy Monteiro, organ Andrew Lim, guitar Hong (Chanutr Techatana-nan), drums
With A Little Help From My Friends Jazznote Records recorded in Linsengericht/Germany	Jeremy Monteiro, piano, organ, vocals Fabian Lim, alto sax Tony Lakatos, tenor sax Tim Stocker, baritone sax Peter Feil, trombone Eijiro Nakagawa, trombone Axel Schlosser, trumpet Dave Newdick, trumpet Alex Sipiagin, trumpet Chua Siong Loo, trumpet Eugene Pao, guitar Jens Bunge, harmonica Rudi Engel, bass Hong (Chanutr Techatana-nan), drums Steve Lippia, vocals Melissa Tham, vocals Nick Zavior, vocals
Live Upon Nassim Hill Jazznote Records recorded live October 2023 at the German Ambassy in Singapore	Jeremy Monteiro, organ Wesley Gehring, guitar Shawn Letts, sax Hong Chanutr Techatananan, drums Vanessa Shavonne, voals

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