Musicians Jam And Do Charity

Jamming for a cause.

A group of musicians have decided to come together once a month for a jam-session and do a bit of charity at the same time.

Denis of 'Denis Jazz Bistro'

The organizer who came up with the idea was Dennis Isaac with two others Jerry Arul and Anthony James.

Denis owns a bistro, Denis Jazz Bistro just behind Gourmet Square in Ipoh Garden  

“We decided that it would be a gathering for musicians for them to jam and get together as they just wanted to play their music.

“While we were at it we thought why not do something useful like charity” said Isaac.

The beneficiary of this April Charity went to ‘Mother Teresa’s Reading Shelter’ which provides opportunities for underprivileged children to acquire reading, writing and learning skills.

 

Jerry Arul hands the donation to Ms Maureen Thevabalan of MTRS

According to Isaac they plan to have the jam session once a month on the second Sunday of the month.

Jamming...

.....more jamming

Their first session on 9 April was like a mini marathon. It started at 2.00pm on a Sunday afternoon and carried on late into the night with musicians plugging in and carrying on with the music.

Overall there were close to 40 musicians who turned up some coming from Taiping and Kuala Lumpur while the rest were from Ipoh.

The musicians were polished and went straight into the music after being set up thus providing a continuous stream of melodies.

Playing a medley of song mostly from the 70’s to 80’s such as John Lennon’s Imagine and CCR’s (Credence Clearwater Revival) hit song Proud Mary it was like a trip down memory lane.

 A great afternoon it was and a cool way to spend a lazy afternoon with a beer in hand to rock on.

JAG