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WVC Jazz Featuring Farid
Sun, 04 Aug
|Mamut Room, Level 1
WVC Jazz and one of the most prolific Malaysian Jazz saxophonists Farid Izwan, live in Ipoh
Time & Location
04 Aug 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Mamut Room, Level 1, 1, Jalan Lasam, 30350 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
About the Event
WVC Jazz Featuring Farid Live in Ipoh
Formed in 2006, WVC are one of Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary jazz bands. The group has toured extensively in the region, recalling the spirit of being on the road – the lifestyle of touring jazz bands of old. Through these tours, WVC have brought their music to Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Thailand and Macau.
WVC have released seven albums of original and cover music: WVC TRiO (2008), Eleven (2009), In the Dark, I See Her (2011), Waiting for That Day (2014), Do Not Go Gently (2016), Give Thy Ear (2018) and Purnama (2021). These albums explore different musical genres, while maintaining the spirit of jazz as their core, and feature different line-up combinations. The band also experiments with transforming pop tunes, Chinese classics and mainstream music into new jazz rearrangements.
The present incarnation of WVC consists of bandleader/composer/arranger/music director/pianist Tay Cher Siang; bassist…