“On Thurs night (26 Oct), I joined a very young crowd of students and music lovers, to watch the NUS Jazz Band play a selection of songs at a small cafe ‘lowercase’ in Lasalle College of the Arts', Mr Tan wrote.
SINGAPORE: Opposition leader Dr Tan Cheng Bock took to social media to express how proud he was of his grandson who performed with the NUS Jazz Band recently. Dr Tan is the chairman of the Progress Singapore Party and is also well known for his fondness for music.We ate pizza on our laps and drank craft beer while each band played their hearts out.
The NUS Jazz Band, established in 1994, describes itself as “a dynamic and supportive space that champions jazz music in Singapore.” Here’s a clip of the band from March of this year, in a concert titled “I’ve Got Rhythm! 2023” the NUS University Cultural Centre Theatre.In 2018, Dr Tan showed his own musical talents at a live concert at Tanglin Halt. While he had originally been invited to the community event, he ended up on the stage singing a song with the performers.
But the PSP head does not only sing, he plays the ukulele as well. He said in 2015, “I love playing the ukulele. It is a very simple musical instrument I learned to play during my scouting days.”In 2020, Dr Tan serenaded Instagrammers with song on kindness.
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