The musical home of ade ishs

ade ishs is a songwriter and a pianist currently residing in Melbourne, Australia. He is originally from Indonesia. His playing style revolves around contemporary jazz, classical, and meditational. Among his teachers was Peter Ferdinandus, under whose tutelage he studied music theory, history, and classical piano performance for 9 years. ade has recorded two solo acoustic piano albums, Visions (2009) and New Butterfly (2010).

He has performed with Mixed Up (jazz trio, with Sandra Bogerd and Yugo Isal), Way Out West’s Dung Nguyen (jazz), Dexter & the Band (jazz, latin, ethnic, and pop), AB Trio (jazz, with Arianto Surojo and Bowie Djati), Gadsby (Pat Metheny cover band), MOU Quartet (contemporary jazz), and other bands. He is also known as a solo piano performer. Most recently, he has been a regular solo piano performer at Melbourne’s Guildford Lane Gallery.

Chelsea Allen is an up-and-coming jazz drummer, originally from Brisbane, now based in Melbourne. After undertaking formal music studies in Brisbane, more than 8 years performance experience in jazz, original and covers music, and playing opportunities with a number of world-class musicians in Brisbane and Melbourne, she epitomises versatility, musicality, and a performance that is always engaging and exciting.

Her musical résumé includes stints with: Fat Tuesday (5-piece original funk band), The Calibre Cats (10-piece neo-swing band), The QLD Conservatorium Big Band, Quorum Consensus (8-piece original hip-hop band), Natural Jazz (5-piece covers/jazz band), Backlash Brew (6-piece funk/soul covers and originals), Midnight Jazz Quartet (jazz standards), The Impermanence (jazz standards), Swinging Rendezvous (jazz manouche), plus fill-in shows for a variety of performers.

Daigo Nakai, originally from Japan, is a jazz musician who plays both double and electric bass. His first influence in music was from Joe Strummer (The Clash), and he was into punk rock. In 2003, he moved to Melbourne to start his career and studied music at Box Hill Institute to finish his degree. In the college, he took lessons of electric bass from double bass player, Simon Starr, and he got into the sound of jazz and double bass through the lessons. In the middle of the study, 2006, he swapped his instrument to double bass to play jazz more seriously.

He has performed in many different bands (rock, pop, jazz, and function), and also played in many recordings with various musicians in Melbourne. Currently, he plays in several bands, including Toldjah and his jazz trio playing original materials.

ade ishs: piano.
Chelsea Allen: drums.
Daigo Nakai: acoustic bass.

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