Grooveworks

15/05/2025

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🎶 Grooveworks Live at Insomniac 🎶

This week, catch Mentah and Yinyun bringing their signature sounds to the Insomniac stage — a night of groove you won’t forget!

🎸 Live sets from two killer bands
🍸 Great drinks by No Sleep Club
💥 Free entry

📍 Live @ Insomniac.sg above No Sleep Club, 20 Keong Saik Road
📅 Friday 16 May from 830pm

Come for the music, stay for the great drinks and community!.

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02/03/2025

Don't miss GROOVEWORKS FESTIVAL at Blu Jaz , Bali Lane

Sunday, March 23. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Admission is FREE but please reserve a ticket:

The Grooveworks mentorship program holds 1st festival of 2025 with 6 bands featured on stage!

11/01/2025

GROOVEWORKS JAZZ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Next cohort begins the week of 19 January 2025, for 8 weeks, and culminates with a live performance on 23 March.

Learn from and play with some of Singapore’s top jazz musicians:

Rick Smith - Guitar
Andreas Marinello - Saxophone
Keith Ong - Bass
Amery Reuben - Keyboards

IN NEED OF HORN PLAYERS (sax, trumpet, trombone, flute... anything!) and VOCALISTS

Sessions are held at our centrally located and fully equipped studio at 195 Pearls Hill Terrace, and the Festival will be at The Jazz Loft at Blu Jaz

Course fee: SGD700

Email:

[email protected] for inquiries and registration

Further details: www.grooveworks.sg

Grooveworks is the ground-breaking brainchild of British multi-instrumentalist/composer/educator Greg Lyons and is continued by his Grooveworks mentees.

Open to beginners in jazz and pro-level players working on modern musical structures, this course allows all musicians to develop their instrumental/vocal/musical concepts and delivery.

The music, moment, and interaction with the rest of the band, will be your forum for development under the guidance of one of our stellar Grooveworks mentors.

The Grooveworks Festival — a showcase of the works of each band during the term - is not to be missed.

Upon registration, you’ll be asked to indicate your schedule availability and musical profile to facilitate matching you to the right ensemble.

You’ll learn with your band for 2.5 hours each week, building a unique repertoire in the individual and collective growth process to become a cohesive performing unit for the final performance.

Beginner levels focus on assimilating the core rhythmic language and standard jazz repertoire, for developing coherent interaction skills.

08/12/2024

IN NEED OF HORN PLAYERS (sax, trumpet, trombone, flute... anything!) BASS PLAYERS, VOCALISTS and PERCUSSION

Join our signature jazz performance mentorship program. Grooveworks is the ground-breaking brainchild of British multi-instrumentalist/composer/educator Greg Lyons and is continued by his Grooveworks mentees.

Open to beginners in jazz and pro-level players working on modern musical structures, this course allows all musicians to develop their instrumental/vocal/musical concepts and delivery. The bottom line is that the music, the moment, and the interaction with the rest of the band, will be your forum for development under the guidance of one of our stellar Grooveworks mentors.

Sessions begin in the week of 19 January 2025, for 8 weeks, and culminate in a concert on 23 March.

The Grooveworks Festival — a showcase of the works of each band during the term - is not to be missed.

Upon registration, you’ll be asked to indicate your schedule availability and musical profile to facilitate matching you to the right ensemble.

You’ll learn together with your band for 2.5 hours each week, building a unique repertoire in the individual and collective growth process to become a cohesive performing unit for the final performance.

Beginner levels focus on assimilating the core rhythmic language and standard jazz repertoire, for developing coherent interaction skills.
Sessions are held at our centrally located and fully equipped studio at 195 Pearls Hill Terrace, and the Festival will be at The Jazz Loft at Blu Jaz

Course fee: SGD700

Email:

[email protected] for inquiries and registration

Further details: www.grooveworks.sg

08/11/2024

🎤Calling all instruments and singers🎸

Join our signature jazz performance mentorship program. Grooveworks is the ground-breaking brainchild of British multi-instrumentalist/composer/educator Greg Lyons and continued by a team of his GW mentees.

Open to absolute beginners in jazz, to pro-level players working on modern musical structures, this course has a place for all musicians to develop their instrumental/vocal/musical concept and delivery. The bottom line is that the music, the moment, and the interaction with the rest of the band, will be your forum for development under the guidance of one of our stellar Grooveworks mentors.

Sessions begin in the week of 19 January 2025, for 8 weeks, and culminate in a concert on 23 March.

The Grooveworks Festival - a showcase of the works of each band during the term - is not to be missed.

At the point of registration, you’ll be asked to indicate your schedule availability and musical profile to facilitate matching you to the right ensemble.

You’ll learn together with your band for 2.5 hours each week, building a unique repertoire in the individual and collective growth process to become a cohesive performing unit for the final performance.

Beginner levels focus on assimilating the core rhythmic language and standard jazz repertoire, for developing coherent interaction skills.

Sessions are held at our centrally located and fully equipped studio at 195 Pearls Hill Terrace, and the Festival will be at the The Jazz Loft at Blu Jaz

Course fee: SGD700.

Email:

[email protected]

for enquiries and registration.

Further details: www.grooveworks.sg

03/11/2024

NEW! Grooveworks presents HornWorks

Most wind instrument players in jazz and popular music perform as soloists with a rhythm section.

This course led by saxophonist, conductor and educator Andreas Marinello aims to expose wind instrument players to playing with other horn players, with a focus on blending, phrasing, dynamics and intonation – all skills needed to perform as a grooving, powerful horn section, be it as a Tower-of-Power-style formidable powerhouse, in a more traditional Big Band setting or in a contemporary jazz ensemble like Grooveworks’ own Multiform.

Sign up per HornWorks session.

Dates:

Sunday, 6 to 7.30 pm (1.5 hrs)
Nov 10, 17
December 8, 15
January 12 onwards every Sunday

Usual price $40/person; SPECIAL rate for Nov/Dec $30.

Minimum 3 learners to start a session; closes 3 days before each session.

Contact:

[email protected]

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Plus! An immediate opportunity to practise. Join the Multiform session right after ….

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HornWorks and Multiform are independent events for sign-ups and payment.

The timing is synchronised to facilitate participation.

02/11/2024

The full performance of Grooveworks Festival October 2024 at Blu Jaz , Bali Lane

02/11/2024

The Multiform jazz ensemble, mentored by Andreas Marinello meets on Sundays from 8 to 10.30 pm.

Multiform’s repertoire comprises a stylistic variety of large ensemble pieces, from contemporary jazz to hard-hitting funk and odd-metered grooves.

This group is ongoing; not bound to calendar terms. We build repertoire and perform regularly. All instruments are welcome!

Learner Outcome: Ability to perform in a large ensemble context, fostering group playing skills including complex harmonisation, teamwork, improving listening skills, non-verbal communication and improvisation.

Course Fee: Varies, based on total number of attendees, capped at $50 per person and a minimum of 5 attendees for a session to proceed. The more attendees, the lower the fees per person (less than $50).

Session dates: November 10, 17; December 8, 15; and January 12 onwards.

Venue: Grooveworks, 195 Pearl’s Hill Terrace #02-60, Singapore, 168976

Contact [email protected]

05/10/2024

WE ARE BACK !

Join us for another JUNK-Y evening in a WW2 bunker!

We also have the privilege of being opened by FunkWorx from , mentored by Junk’s band leader,

will be providing us with right kind of hydration to end the weekend 🫡

Doors open at 6pm, bands play from 6.30-8.30pm!

06/08/2024

"Groovefest" at Blu Jaz , Bali Lane

Thanks to all who came to listen and support.

New bands and mentors are coming together for the next cohort. Along with funk and a big band!

Interested? Get in touch.