Ámantee is pleased to invite you on November 8th 2008

to a Jazz Concert and Dining Cocktail with

Mauro Monti - Piano
Krit Buranavitayawut  - Saxophone
Akrawit Piriyodom  - Double Bass
Dan Phillips - Guest guitarist

A Dining cocktail will be served from 7.30 pm onwards
please follow this link to see the cocktail menu

The proceeds of which will be donated to SCAD - "Working towards a better life for Thailand's Soi Cats And Dogs" - www.scadbangkok.org

Please take note that on the same night a photographic exhibition

"Old Siam" by Boaz Zippor will be launched

The proceeds of which will be donated to physically & mentally challenged young boys & girls from Rachawadee school - Pakkret - Nonthaburi

Ámantee is pleased to announce that it will host a Special Charity Jazz Concert on Saturday, November 8 th 2008 from 7.30 pm onwards , featuring the distinguished Swiss Pianist Mauro Monti with Saxophonist Krit Buranavitayawut, American guest Guitarist Dan Philipps and double bass accompanist Akrawit Piriyodom.

This delightful concert will intrigue Jazz music lovers of all persuasions

This one-night-only performance will be a not-to-be-missed opportunity for Bangkok  music lovers who wish to support a worthy cause. The price, including dining cocktail and drinks, will be 2,000 THB per person .

Proceeds from the concert will be donated to SCAD - "Working towards a better life for Thailand's Soi Cats And Dogs "- www.scadbangkok.org

The audience will be restricted to 80 persons. Bookings will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Reservations may be secured by e-mail ( info@amantee.com ) or telephone (02-982-8695)..

The artists:

Mauro Monti - Piano Born April 24, 1965 in Locarno, Switzerland, Mauro Monti discovers jazz music after early music experiences on the Italian and Anglo-American pop scene. In 1990, he decides to attend the Music School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Lausanne, Switzerland where he obtains a Diploma in Jazz Piano. In addition to these studies, Mauro completes a music pedagogy course at The Conservatory of Music in Lausanne and follows courses given by the pianist Franco D'Andrea at The Professional Music Center in Milan, Italy and obtains a Diploma with Honourable Mention. To further his experience, Mauro then follows master classes in the United States with well-known Jazz musicians like Kenny Werner, Richie Beirach and Mitchel Forman . Since 1994 he has taught piano and harmony at The Music Scholl of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Lausanne and in 1999 was "Head of The Piano Department".  In 1996, Mauro records his first CD, " The box of Memories " with the extraordinary participation of Furio di Castri on double bass and Roberto Gato on drums, The CD containing 10 of his original compositions and received excellent reviews from the critic. Since 2007, Mauro is living and performing in Thailand and he is teaching at The Mahidol University College of Music in Bangkok. Mauro has developed a piano style that is inspired by great Jazz Masters like Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea ... In ballads the listener feels poetic lyricism, as well as, an energetic strength and virtuosity in up-tempo pieces. Blending the two, results in a refined combination of chord progressions.  His style reflects and ideal balance between musicality and technique which truly seduces the audience. As a leader, a sideman or in Jam sessions, Mauro has played with a number of Swiss and international re-known musicians such: Furio Di Castri, Roberto Gatto, Flavio Boltro, Jeff Richman, Michel Benita, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum Bruce Forman, Brian Bromberg and has performed in Europe, The Middle East, North America and Asia.

Krit Buranavitayawut -  Guest Saxophonist Krit Buranavitayawut joined The College of Music of Mahidol University as a full-time faculty member since 1999. His duties include teaching jazz saxophone, jazz theory, jazz pedagogy and coaching jazz combos. Krit's other duties include planning and equipping educational music facilities for College of Music, and Bhumibol Sankeet Building construction project management. As the first-call bebop saxophonist, he has appeared in many jazz festivals and jazz concerts and leads The William's Jazz Band for more than ten years. A member of The Mahidol University Jazz Faculty Ensemble, he has recorded the CDs: Music of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Celebrating Jazz concert. He has formed a jazz group named The Pomelo Town, with Darin Pantoomkomol, Noppadol Tirataradol, Teerapoj Plitakul, Chanutr Techatananant, Kom Wongsawat, and the group's first record, Chasin' Sangrawee, was released in 2006. Among Krit Buranavitayawut's other performances: - Member of the Bangkok Saxophone Quartet and recording of two CDs: "Falling Rain" and "Plaeng Sib Soing Phasa". - Guest performing artist with Monthien Buntun at the Contemporary Art Exhibition "Shape of The Sound Project" at Nasunogahra Harmony Hall, Ohtawara Japan in 1999, - Performances with The Bangkok Saxophone Quintet at the 2003 XIIITh World Saxophone Congress in Minneapolis USA and in 2006 with The Thailand Saxophone Ensemble at the XIVth World Saxophone Congress in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Krit has also appeared as a soloist with The Thai Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) and has recorded the CD "National Music - King's Composition" Krit Buranavitayawut is currently the Deputy Director for administration and Head of The Jazz Studies Program at The College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Akrawit Piriyodom - Double bass accompanist

Akrawit Piriyodom, 23 years hold, is a young talented double bass player from Bangkok. H e received a Bachelor degree from the Mahidol University College of Music, Major jazz and  won two awards as a winner of junior bands at the 1 st Thailand Jazz competition, and the second best of open bands at the 3 rd Thailand Jazz competition. His professional experience includes both teaching double bass at the Mahidol University and performing with several musicians and bands in Thailand.

Dan Phillips - Guest guitarist

Dan Phillips has been a bandleader and composer for more than fifteen years. Dan began his musical pursuits as a teenager playing drums and percussion. He entered a local Community College in his native Sprinfield , Illinois as a percussion major before realizing that guitar was his calling. It was during this time in his hometown that Dan began playing his first Jazz gigs on guitar thanks to generous compassionate local musicians. His progress was such that after only a few years on the instrument he had gained enough confidence and chops to enter Berklee College of Music in Boston as a guitar performance major. Not satisfied with his own playing he began to realize how much work he had to do. He dropped out of Berklee and began shedding with renewed intensity. After a year of practicing and playing local gigs in Boston he decided to complete his studies. During his final year he was selected as the guitarist to represent Berklee at the 1990 Montreal Jazz Festival.

After graduating he moved to New York City and began his performing career. In New York he continued to lead his own groups as well as perform in a variety of settings as a free-lance guitarist. New York was certainly fertile ground and his ensembles included many of the new voices in improvised music such as Jim Black, Ben Street , Owen Howard, John Arruci, Chris Speed, Pat Zimmerly and Mike Sarin. In 1996 he moved to Chicago . It was here that he gained enough confidence through an expedition into unexplored Borneo jungle to record his first two CD's featuring original compositions, “Journey in Mind” and “Moment of Clarity”. His Chicago groups included Tim Mulvenna, Chad Taylor, Krzysztof Pabian, Phil Gratteau and Tatsu Aoki among others. Dan had always had students and in Chicago his teaching studio became a more important part of his musical and financial life. He began thinking of expanding his opportunities in this area and in 1997 returned to school and received a Masters in Jazz Pedagogy from Northwestern University .

In 2001, he relocated to Bangkok , Thailand and began teaching fulltime and acting as Director of Jazz Studies at Mahidol University College of Music. While in Thailand he performed with various jazz ensembles and led concerts featuring many first performances of “jazz pieces” and became a well known free-lance guitarist. In 2004 Dan began working in Tokyo , Japan for several months developing his trio concept in the local scene before returning to Thailand to accept a new position at Rangsit University Conservatory of Music as Lecturer in Jazz Guitar. In 2005, Dan accepted a position at Minnesota State University Moorhead where he worked as Assistant Professor of Guitar before returning "home" to Bangkok in 2008 to accept a full time lecturer position in guitar and jazz studies at Silipakorn University . Dan has also performed with many international musicians not previously mentioned such as Gerald Wilson, Layla Hathaway, Danillo Perez, Judy Roberts, Bill Yeager, Jeff Parker, Fancois Lindemann, Matt Darriau and Ed Thigpen. Dan has performed at Jazz Festivals in the U.S. , Canada , Japan and Thailand .

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