"Some Enchanted Evening" is a show tune from the 1949 musical Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. Our evening’s programme will celebrate the music of Rodgers, Hart and Hammerstein, legendary songwriters who wrote a series of musicals dazzling Broadway, and offered the world timeless jazz standards, such as "My Funny Valentine," "Where Or When," "The Lady Is A Tramp," "Spring Is Here," "Falling In Love with Love," and "Bewitched.
"Some Enchanted Evening" is a show tune from the 1949 musical Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. Our evening’s programme will celebrate the music of Rodgers, Hart and Hammerstein, legendary songwriters who wrote a series of musicals dazzling Broadway, and offered the world timeless jazz standards, such as "My Funny Valentine," "Where Or When," "The Lady Is A Tramp," "Spring Is Here," "Falling In Love with Love," and "Bewitched.
ABOUT RODGERS, HART & HAMMERSTEIN AND THE THEME “SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
ABOUT RODGERS, HART & HAMMERSTEIN AND THE THEME “SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
"Some Enchanted Evening" is a show tune from the 1949 musical Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. Our evening’s programme will celebrate the music of Rodgers, Hart and Hammerstein, legendary songwriters who wrote a series of musicals dazzling Broadway, and offered the world timeless jazz standards, such as "My Funny Valentine," "Where Or When," "The Lady Is A Tramp," "Spring Is Here," "Falling In Love with Love," and "Bewitched.
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About the Gala
The Jazz Association (Singapore) (JASS) Benefit Gala 2024 will be held on Saturday, 19 October 2024, at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, Island Ballroom.
The theme for the JASS Benefit Gala 2024 is “Love Is Here to Stay – Gala of Peace and Love.” Get ready for a stunning performance by 2024 Grammy Award winner Carmen Bradford, renowned for her electrifying performances with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra. She will be joined by the Jazz Association Singapore Orchestra (JASSO), led by Maestro Jeremy Monteiro, to deliver a sizzling fusion of big band tunes.
You and your guests will also enjoy a gastronomic treat specially curated by the culinary experts at Shangri-La Hotel, promising a feast for the senses.
Your unwavering contributions have propelled us through a year filled with groundbreaking achievements and community-building endeavors. Our 2023 calendar was packed with exciting programs that showcased artistic excellence, grew our audiences, and united the jazz community. We advanced initiatives to develop Singaporean youth's capabilities and passion for jazz, presenting our inaugural Artist-in-Residence program, Jazz Composition Symposium, and the 5th Lion City Jazz Festival.
Looking ahead to 2024 and beyond, we are committed to amplifying our outreach efforts and bringing jazz to every corner of our community. Thank you for your continued support.
Carmen Bradford
2024 Grammy Award Winner, Carmen Bradford, will be performing songs from her best known recording.
Jeremy Monteiro
Dubbed "Singapore's King of Swing", Cultural Medallion recipient, jazz pianist, composer and producer Jeremy Monteiro has garnered critical acclaim all over the world.
Past Gala Highlights
2023
Over the Rainbow
Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
JASS held its fifth gala “Over the Rainbow" on 2 September 2023. The full-fledged gala featured wonderful performances by two-time Grammy Nominee, Roberta Gambarini - alongside Maestro Jeremy Monteiro with the Jazz Association Singapore Orchestras.
2022
Swing It!
Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
JASS held its fourth gala “Swing It!" on 30 July 2022. The full-fledged gala featured wonderful performances by two of Singapore's foremost jazz and pop stars, Nathan Hartono and Joanna Dong - alongside Maestro Jeremy Monteiro with the Jazz Association Singapore Orchestras. The gala was a triple celebration - JASS's 6th anniversary, JASS co-founder and Singapore's "King of Swing", Maestro Jeremy Monteiro's 45th career-anniversary and the 121st birthday anniversary of jazz legend and father of modern jazz, Louis Armstrong.
2021
Let There Be Love
JASS held its third gala “Let There Be Love" virtually on 14 March 2021. Besides inaugurating JASS' 5th anniversary milestone, the Gala was also Singapore's first virtual jazz gala with guests treated to a seamless show featuring international jazz diva Laura Fygi in Amsterdam and the JASS orchestra ensemble in Singapore thanks to extended-reality technology.
2019
Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
Some Enchanted Evening
JASS’ second gala was inspired by “Some Enchanted Evening” from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “South Pacific” and celebrated the music of legendary songwriters Rodgers, Hart and Hammerstein who wrote a series of musicals dazzling Broadway and offered the world timeless jazz standards.
2017
Ella 100, Jazz Forever
Regent Singapore
JASS held its inaugural Benefit Gala on 24 November 2017, with Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, as Guest of Honour. The theme was "Ella 100, Jazz Forever!" The gala marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of the legendary vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald.
