Esplanade - Raw Jazz

SYNOPSIS

“Raw Jazz sparkles with the brio of live performance… Exuberant and unexpected…” - TIME Magazine

“He sings straight from the heart but if you listen closely, there lies some immaculate technique and maturity under all that unchecked emotion.” – allaboutjazz.com

He was once the pop-rock singer-songwriter who packed in the crowds at the Fat Frog café with his edgy songs and his guitar. These days, Singapore-born-and-bred Hanjin is a much sought-after producer and songwriter in Hong Kong, known for writing soul-pop-rock hits for Cantopop stars such as Jacky Cheung, Eason Chan, Joey Yung and Leon Lai, and composing the 2007 Pepsi campaign song sung by pop idols Christina Aguilera and Rain.

Now, Hanjin is back in Singapore in yet another successful incarnation – as Hanjin the jazz singer. This March, he launched Raw Jazz, his debut album in which he recorded 11 jazz standards – backed by some of the finest musicians in the Hong Kong jazz scene – in one take, to recreate the “raw”, spontaneous feel of a live jazz session. Lauded for its brilliant musicianship and Hanjin’s mellifluous delivery and fresh take on well-loved jazz classics, the album has since become a success, with Hanjin’s arrangement of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s Wave securing the top spot on Hong Kong radio charts.

This November, hear Hanjin deliver songs from Raw Jazz such as The Nearness of You, Honeysuckle Rose, Skylark, Cheek to Cheek, Wave and Moody’s Moods for Love, as well as a few of his originals, with energy and sparkle in a homecoming concert of jazz standards with a twist.

ADVISORY

General Late Seating Advisory

You are strongly advised to be seated 15 minutes before the performance start time.
No admission will be allowed into the venue once the performance has commenced.
Exceptions may be made at Esplanade's discretion depending on the nature of the performance.

Tickets sold through SISTIC Website, Hotline and Outlets.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
For the enjoyment of all audience members, all events start promptly at the time printed on the ticket. Please be seated 15 minutes before the performance start-time. Entry for latecomers and re-admission will not be permitted until the first appropriate pause in the programme or intermission, if any.

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Please note the following conditions: - Replacement Tickets can only be issued for performances with reserved seating.
- No Replacement Ticket will be issued for general admission or 'free seating' performances.
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- Esplanade reserves the right to not issue a Replacement Ticket if we are not able to verify the claim.