The Old Guard Jazz Quartet

The Old Guard Jazz Quartet is a Singapore-based early jazz and New Orleans-inspired ensemble featuring Vincent Tan (clarinet), Vignesh s/o Mohandasan (trumpet), Ho Law Wei (tuba and sousaphone) and Dr Eugene Seow (drums). The four musicians are long-time collaborators within Singapore’s professional band and jazz scenes, with roots in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Central Band and the wider wind, brass, big band and jazz ecosystem. Clarinetist Vincent Tan and drummer Dr Eugene Seow are alumni of Esplanade’s Mosaic Jazz Fellows programme, formerly known as Bright Young Things.

Vincent Tan is a woodwind performer, arranger and educator active in Singapore’s jazz and big band scene. He performs regularly with the JASSO Big Band and other ensembles, and previously served as Associate Principal Clarinetist with the SAF Central Band.

Vignesh s/o Mohandasan is Principal Trumpet of the SAF Band, performs with New Stream Brass Band and with the Lion City Brass Band on soprano cornet.

Ho Law Wei is a brass performer, educator and former Principal Tuba player with the SAF Central Band. He also performs with the New Stream Brass Band and conducts the Temasek Polytechnic Alumni Band.

Former SAF Central Band Principal Drummer Dr Eugene Seow is a performer, arranger and contemporary music educator whose work spans jazz, percussion and ensemble practice. He has performed with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and is an arranger, percussionist, keyboardist and bassist for The TENG Company.