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Greetings:

International Jazz Day on Monday 1 May is being celebrated through a series of events this weekend – opening at The Confidential on Friday, continuing with a funk flavour at Hideout on Saturday, turning Latin at The Confidential on Sunday and jamming the blues at Oscar’s on the Corner on Monday night.   Also celebrating the day on Saturday is Marc Berthoumieux Trio in an unrelated concert at Raffles Le Royal.

Thursdays get underway in Phnom Penh with Stu Cottom at Villa Grange, Graham Cain at Botanico and Jeffro Starks at The Deck.  You can also find Mayari at Samai Rum Distillery, Big D Walker & George at The Confidential and The Extraordinary Chambers at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, Bless Tiglau & Giuliano are at Harry’s & The Welsh Consulate and Angkor Classique is at Villa D.

Friday night in Phnom Penh, Phil O’Flaherty is at Botanico, Graham Cain is at The Big Easy and Robert Marleigh will be crooning along at Malibunite Cocktails, while Scoddy Bywater plays an early show before Srey Ka & K’n’E go late at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, Trio Salazar do jazz manouche at Villa D and Pablo Enrique is at Pasta La Vista.

Saturday night in Phnom Penh PRERNA open for Green Leaf Motif at Craft, The Broken Cymbal start a month of Saturdays at Botanico and Graham Cain returns to Sundance.   Bouchon Wine Bar hosts a Tropicana Carnival with Nestor, Ramy & Viviana, and Cloud presents an all acoustic night featuring Rob Sixstrings, Joshua Chiang, Scott Bywater, Denver Danang, Mourin Terry and John Prak.   At Oscar’s on the Corner, Stu Cottom opens for The Extraordinary Chambers.  In the south, Nico Thoma is at Kep Natural, while in Siem Reap Drepana Arcuata are at Villa D, Rod & Chema are at The Welsh Consulate, Matau & Giuliano are at FCC Angkor and Electric Soup are at Arin’s.

Looking forward to Sunday in Phnom Penh,  Graham Cain and Gareth Bawden are at The Vine, Stu Cottom is at Bar Oz and Scott Bywater hosts the Sunday Sundowners open mic at Tacos Kokopelli.  There’s a sunset party with Havana Nice at Waterside and Joe & the Jumping Jacks take it late at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Siem Reap, Simon & Giuliano play tango at Villa D.

Department of Rattling the Can:  Friends of LengPleng

LengPleng is now offering (further) assistance in promoting live music throughout Cambodia.  Being a Friend of LengPleng will assist venues and musical acts in promoting direct to our growing readership: the committed live music audience.  Becoming a Friend of LengPleng will get your logo into the weekly email and onto the weekly wrap page, – see below – and all your gig listings will automatically click through to a page on our website (i.e. a non-Facebook presence for those punters who don’t Facebook) for further information, photos, videos and so on.  We can create a starter page, then it is yours to change as you please.   Oscar’s on the Corner, Little Susie and The Deck are now onboard – Individuals may also wish to nominate a venue or band to support either anonymously or for the personal glory.

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Passing Chords – a few things you may not know about

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Danny Healy.   The new-to-town saxophonist (already seen with Intan & Friends, Los Primos and others) learnt his craft while training at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia. He has a wide range of musical influences from Dexter Gordon to Stravinsky and is both a dedicated instrumentalist and composer. A nomadic multi-woodwind instrumentalist, he has spent the majority of the last two decades living and working abroad as a musician in places such as: China, Vietnam, Armenia, Georgia, Russia and the UK – to name a few. During 2022 he spent the majority of the year as Composer and Performer-in-residence, compiling and performing compositions for his BY HAND Project at the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, Tasmania.  Danny will be playing tonight at The Confidential and through the weekend – and weeks to come – at various primarily jazz events.

Do you have a pet musical hate?
I’m a cranky old man, I have many. I guess arrongant musicians (particularly unsubstantiated). Music is a gift to humanity, only a game and a hobby. It was never meant to be a job and we are blessed if it is, we should count our blessings not stroke our egos.

A private musical indulgence:
I’m a compulsive practicer, it keeps me mildly sane and I overindulge in my own little world.

The year you first came to Cambodia:
I arrived in Cambodia a few months back having never set foot in the country before.

An early music memory:
I remember watching Sesame Street as a young child when they were in a saxophone factory and I knew I wanted one.

The last thing you had to eat:
The wife and I went out for Thai food tonight and I had Pad See Ew, twas really quite lovely.

A country you want to visit:
I have been fortunate enough to live in many countries throughout my life and there are many more I wish to visit. I guess Iran would be very high on my extensive list.

A book or movie you keep going back to:
Zen And The Art Of Archery seems to have a special place in my mind and heart.

What languages do you have?
English (barely) and minimal Mandarin that seems to be much better after alcohol.

Your primary instrument, and when you started playing it:
I’m a saxophonist that aspires to be a clarinetist. I started music at the age of 12 (31 years ago) and was assisted greatly in music by a family friend.

Something people might be surprised to know about you:
Not much I guess… I’m an avid composer and due to being hired as an artist in residence I wrote 740 tunes over a 7 month period last year.

You have a time machine and a magic ticket to one gig or festival in the past. What do you choose?
I’m really such a jazz nerd. I’d realistically take myself back to the 1940’s in New York and soak up music every night. Lester Young being super high on the list of ‘must sees’.

A question from the last participant – what’s your favorite thing to do in Cambodia?
Taking my wife to breakfast every morning on her way to work. Cambodians are some of the nicest, most accepting people I’ve met. There are numerous locals who wave or speak to us regularly on our walking route despite our lack of language skills.

Steve Porte Photo(s) of the Week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cove Aaronoff at The Vine Sunday Session on Sunday 23 April 2023

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See you around the traps.
your correspondent,

Guillermo Wheremount
LengPleng.com
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Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 27 April 2023

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For DJs and clubs, we recommend Phnom Penh Underground

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*Note that Wednesday events are often not announced until early in the week – check back here for updates*

Coming soon:

  • Skyfest Day One: featuring Alli G & TheQuilas, Kampot Playboys, Redking x Sopheap, Maki Orkestr, Tep Boprek and DJs, 6 May, Bay of Lights (Sihanoukville)
  • Cambodia Country Band, 10 pm, 6 May, Oscar’s on the Corner
  • Skyfest Day Two: featuring Big D. Walker & The Blue Souls, Intan Andriana & Friends, Morm Picherith, Suly Pheng and DJs, 7 May, Bay of Lights (Sihanoukville)
  • Jazz splash with Javelle, Hess & Potter, 2 pm, Sundays in May, Villa Grange
  • The Broken Cymbal, 6.30 pm, 10 May, Meta House
  • Robert Marleigh plus Gone Marshall, 7.30 pm, 10 May, Voodoo Boulevard
  • Argies (Argentina) plus Soselo Summer, Radioactive Death Monkey and We Are Ewe, 8 pm, 11 May, The Deck
  • Japan Guitar Shop, 8 pm, 13 May, The Deck
  • Stiff Little Punks, 10 pm, 13 May, Oscar’s on the Corner
  • The Sock Essentials, 7 pm, 13 April, 1960 Restaurant (Kampot)
  • Miss Sarawan, 14 May, Waterside
  • Hexis (Denmark) plus Doch Chkae, Nightmare AD, As The Heart Betrays and Sinners Turned Saints (Thailand), 7 pm, 15 May, Oscar’s on the Corner
  • Greg Beshers & Marianna Hensley, 7.30 pm, 17 May, Voodoo Boulevard
  • The Broken Cymbal, 8 pm, 24 May, Meta House
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