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Evan Chan is a music producer, guitarist, bassist and keyboardist, whose collaborations with Shelby Wang have garnered over 2 million Spotify streams. His work includes Lost and Found《尋覓連結》which won the Youth Music Awards Single of the Year in 2021. His latest projects include BLUE-HOO! with Shelby Wang and collaborations with artists such as Tay Kewei and Sky Shen.

Ashlee Liu is a pianist, keyboardist and educator trained at LASALLE College of the Arts. She has been involved in community music initiatives such as We Love Jazz (SG) and wrote School’s Out! Discover Jazz—a jazz education programme at Esplanade. She has performed at the Johor Bahru Arts Festival, the Singapore Botanic Gardens for Jazz at the Red Dot and for International Jazz Day at Kult Cafe.

Chap Chee is a versatile musician, educator and percussionist who performs on the erhu and a wide range of Eastern and Western percussion. He is the founder of Singapura Percussion, has performed regionally and collaborated with leading arts institutions such as Singapore Ballet and Kong Fai Cantonese Wayang.

Ian Kwan is a self-taught guitarist and educator with over 20 years of experience across funk, gospel, fusion, rock and metal. He is known for his versatility and focus on tone and musicality.

Daniel Chan is a session guitarist and member of Ultra Mega Cat Attack, recognised for his rhythmic versatility and work with local artists.

Jay Ong is a saxophonist, electronic wind instrumentalist, an alumnus of Esplanade’s Mosaic Jazz Fellows programme and has performed with the Jazz Association of Singapore Youth Orchestra (JASSYO!), Instigator Afrobeat Orchestra, and the NUS Jazz Band. He arranged and recorded A Part of Me—the latest single from Clementi Soul Unit and The Sugar Bees. Jay’s works have also premiered at major international saxophone festivals.