Alright, I was wrong last month about it being early winter in Melboure. I just found out that winter in Melbourne officially would start in June. Anyway, here are my gigs in June:

• ade ishs Trio
  Line up: ade ishs (acoustic piano), Chelsea Allen (drums), Daigo Nakai (acoustic bass).
  Date/time: 2 June 2013, 5:00 pm–7:30 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, Vic, Australia.
  Entry by donation.
• ade ishs Trio
  Line up: ade ishs (acoustic piano), Chelsea Allen (drums), Daigo Nakai (acoustic bass).
  Date/time: 9 June 2013, 5:00 pm–7:30 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, Vic, Australia.
  Entry by donation.
• ade ishs Trio
  Line up: ade ishs (acoustic piano), Chelsea Allen (drums), Daigo Nakai (acoustic bass).
  Date/time: 13 June 2013, 8:00 pm–10:30 pm.
  Venue: Dizzy’s, 381 Burnley St, Richmond, Vic, Australia.
  $14/$10 concession.
• ade ishs Trio
  Line up: ade ishs (acoustic piano), Chelsea Allen (drums), Daigo Nakai (acoustic bass).
  Date/time: 16 June 2013, 5:00 pm–7:30 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, Vic, Australia.
  Entry by donation.
• ade ishs Trio
  Line up: ade ishs (acoustic piano), Chelsea Allen (drums), Daigo Nakai (acoustic bass).
  Date/time: 23 June 2013, 5:00 pm–7:30 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, Vic, Australia.
  Entry by donation.
• ade ishs Trio
  Line up: ade ishs (acoustic piano), Chelsea Allen (drums), Daigo Nakai (acoustic bass).
  Date/time: 30 June 2013, 5:00 pm–7:30 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, Vic, Australia.
  Entry by donation.

Early winter gigs in Melbourne!

• The ishs/Allen Project
  Line up: ade ishs (synth keyboards), Chelsea Allen (drums), Paul Bonnington (electric and synth basses), Ee Shan Pang (trumpet).
  Date/time: 2 May 2013, 7:00 pm–8:30 pm.
  Venue: Bar Oussou, 653 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Vic, Australia.
  Free entry.
• ade ishs feat. Daigo Nakai
  Line up: ade ishs (piano), Daigo Nakai (acoustic bass).
  Date/time: 3 May 2013, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, Vic, Australia.
  Free entry.
• The ishs/Allen Project
  Line up: ade ishs (piano and synth keyboard), Chelsea Allen (drums), Paul Bonnington (electric and synth basses), Ee Shan Pang (trumpet).
  Date/time: 5 May 2013, 5:00 pm–7:30 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, Vic, Australia.
  Entry by donation.
• ade ishs feat. Ee Shan Pang
  Line up: ade ishs (piano), Ee Shan Pang (trumpet).
  Date/time: 10 May 2013, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, Vic, Australia.
  Free entry.
• The ishs/Allen Project
  Line up: ade ishs (synth keyboards), Chelsea Allen (drums), Paul Bonnington (electric and synth basses), Ee Shan Pang (trumpet).
  Date/time: 16 May 2013, 7:00 pm–8:30 pm.
  Venue: Bar Oussou, 653 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Vic, Australia.
  Free entry.
• ade ishs
  Line up: ade ishs (piano).
  Date/time: 17 May 2013, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, Vic, Australia.
  Free entry.
• Ozark
  Line up: Ben Delves (electric guitar), ade ishs (keyboard), Jon Magill (saxophones), Paul Bonnington (electric and synth basses), Adam Donaldson (drums).
  Date/time: 29 May 2013, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High St, Northcote, Vic, Australia.
  Entry by donation.
• ade ishs
  Line up: ade ishs (piano).
  Date/time: 30 May 2013, 8:00 pm–10:00 pm.
  Venue: Live at Baker Street, 2 Florence St, Burwood, Vic, Australia.
  Ticket: $25.

My trio with Chelsea Allen and Daigo Nakai are recording a new album and YOU can help us realise it! If you’re not familiar with how crowdfunding works, the “How You Can Help” section of the campaign website describes that. You can also check out Pozible FAQs. Also feel free to shoot your questions to [email protected].

Please also spread the word your family and friends about this campaign regardless of whether you can contribute financially. I appreciate any kind of help we can get from you to get this project done. Whatever outcome I get from this campaign, thanks for your support!

On the 19^th of this month, I will perform together with Chelsea Allen and Daigo Nakai at Dizzy’s Jazz Club. For me personally, this will be a special moment. When I first came to Melbourne 11 years ago, the first jazz club that I heard of was Dizzy’s (it was located somewhere different to where it is now). I experienced my first jam session in Melbourne there as well.

Here are the complete details:

Line up: ade ishs (piano), Chelsea Allen (drums), and Daigo Nakai (acoustic bass).
Date/time: 19 March 2013, 8:00pm–10:30pm.
Venue: Dizzy’s, 381 Burnley Street, Richmond, Vic, AU.
Ticket: $14/$10 concession.

See you there!

I’m performing at this year’s Grampians Jazz Festival.

• Ozark
  Line up: Ben Delves (electric guitar), ade ishs (keyboard), Jon Magill (saxophones), Paul Bonnington (electric and synth basses), Adam Donaldson (drums), Chelsea Allen (percussions).
  Date/time: 8 February 2013, 8:00 pm–8:45 pm.
  Venue: Grampians Jazz Festival, Halls Gap, Vic, Australia.
  Entry: See Grampians Jazz Festival website.
• ade ishs Trio
  Line up: ade ishs (keyboard), Chelsea Allen (drums), Daigo Nakai (acoustic bass).
  Date/time: 8 February 2013, 8:45 pm–9:30 pm.
  Venue: Grampians Jazz Festival, Halls Gap, Vic, Australia.
  Entry: See Grampians Jazz Festival website.
• The ishs/Allen Project
  Line up: ade ishs (keyboard), Chelsea Allen (drums), Paul Bonnington (electric and synth basses).
  Date/time: 8 February 2013, 10:15 pm–11:00 pm.
  Venue: Grampians Jazz Festival, Halls Gap, Vic, Australia.
  Entry: See Grampians Jazz Festival website.
• Ozark
  Line up: Ben Delves (electric guitar), ade ishs (keyboard), Jon Magill (saxophones), Paul Bonnington (electric and synth basses), Adam Donaldson (drums), Chelsea Allen (percussions).
  Date/time: 9 February 2013, 11:00 am–11:45 am.
  Venue: Grampians Jazz Festival, Halls Gap, Vic, Australia.
  Entry: See Grampians Jazz Festival website.
• The ishs/Allen Project
  Line up: ade ishs (keyboard), Chelsea Allen (drums), Paul Bonnington (electric and synth basses).
  Date/time: 9 February 2013, 2:45 pm–3:30 pm.
  Venue: Grampians Jazz Festival, Halls Gap, Vic, Australia.
  Entry: See Grampians Jazz Festival website.
• ade ishs Trio
  Line up: ade ishs (keyboard), Chelsea Allen (drums), Daigo Nakai (acoustic bass).
  Date/time: 9 February 2013, 8:00 pm–8:45 pm.
  Venue: Grampians Jazz Festival, Halls Gap, Vic, Australia.
  Entry: See Grampians Jazz Festival website.

New year! And I’m starting it in Indonesia. With gigs!

• i²
  Line up: ade ishs (synth keyboard), Yugo Isal (electric bass), Timoti Hutagalung (drums), Yosua Hutagalung (melodica), Reyharp Naufal (diatonic harmonica), Iman Budi Santoso (chromatic harmonica).
  Date/time: 4 January 2013, 9:00 pm.
  Venue: Margo City, Jl Margonda Raya no. 358, Depok, West Java, Indonesia.
  Entry: Free.
• i²
  Line up: ade ishs (synth keyboard), Yugo Isal (electric bass), Timoti Hutagalung (drums), Reyharp Naufal (diatonic harmonica), Aldila Fuad Hakim (electric guitar).
  Date/time: 11 January 2013, 9:00 pm.
  Venue: Margo City, Jl Margonda Raya no. 358, Depok, West Java, Indonesia.
  Entry: Free.
• i²
  Line up: ade ishs (synth keyboard), Yugo Isal (electric bass), Timoti Hutagalung (drums), Aldila Fuad Hakim (electric guitar).
  Date/time: 18 January 2013, 9:00 pm.
  Venue: Margo City, Jl Margonda Raya no. 358, Depok, West Java, Indonesia.
  Entry: Free.
• MOU
  Line up: Mihoko Abe (tenor saxophone), Ee Shan Pang (trumpet), ade ishs (piano), Jack Davies (bass), Maria Moles (drums).
  Date/time: 27 January 2013, 5:00 pm–8:00 pm.
  Venue: Open Studio, 204 High Street, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
  Entry by donation.
• MOU
  Line up: Mihoko Abe (tenor saxophone), Ee Shan Pang (trumpet), ade ishs (synth keyboard), Adam Spiegel (bass), Maria Moles (drums).
  Date/time: 30 January 2013, 8:00 pm–9:00 pm.
  Venue: 303, 303 High Street, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
  Entry by donation.

Please welcome a new band: The ishs/Allen Project!

This is another alliance of myself and Chelsea Allen. The current line-up is a quartet comprising of ourselves with Paul Bonnington (bass) and Ee Shan Pang (trumpet). Paul has played with me on numerous occasions, including subbing for Daigo Nakai in our trio, and I was so impressed with his interpretation of my pieces. That’s made him perfect for TiAP. Ee Shan and I have mainly played together with MOU, playing contemporary jazz pieces. So, this makes her a great part of the band.

Our first appearance will be at Grampians Jazz Festival 2013. We will perform my new compositions. See you there!