Jazz – An Act of Liberation
By Julia Tan
June 2017 FEATURE
No, jazz is not pretentious. It is good music – wildly good music. Experience it yourself at the Borneo Jazz Festival.The Cape Jazz Band.It is the sort of day you don’t want to end. The casuarina trees are dark against the cobalt blue of dusk, as is the Miri skyline. P. Ramlee’s “Getaran Jiwa” – the jazzed up version – fills the breezy air. Finger-plucked guitar strings and a sultry tempo alter and at the same time do immense justice to...
Julia Tan
is a former editor of Penang Monthly. She remembers her time with the magazine with great fondness.
