Three Tunes Tuesday: That Time We Talked About Jazz

Happy Tuesday! Joining the #TTT or #ThreeTuneTuesday🤘🏻, thanks to @ablaze for coming up with this amazing idea.

It was April 30 when we ended up talking about Jazz. In our workplace, we love chatting about anything under the sun. And since April 30 is International Jazz Day, it felt just right to bring up Jazz. I love Jazz in all of its form, but RnB Jazz is my favorite 💖

Some of our colleagues shared their favorite Jazz songs. As someone who can't work without background music, I started playing a few of their suggestions and took note of the ones I liked (so I could share them with you, of course!).

While I was in the middle of working and vibing to the playlist, I got a message. I thought it was another task to add to my to-do list but it turned out it was just my friend, Kish. Her dad is actually a Jazz musician!

Her father plays the saxophone and was once in a jazz group with Johnny Alegre, a well-known jazz guitarist and composer in the Philippines. He was also part of an Asian Jazz Quartet. These days, he’s been focusing on teaching Jazz theory to university music students. He was even invited to play at one of our company parties, but his schedule was already packed.

Okay, back to Kish’s message, it wasn’t anything urgent. She had just found out that her dad named one of his songs after her! She only found out about it that day 😆 She immediately sent me the link and there it was, her name in the song title. It's a simple proof of how much her dad loves her.

I played every song I’d discovered that day, including the one Kish shared. And that’s what I’m featuring in today’s Three Tune Tuesday (TTT). I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! 😊

🎶 Tiramisu - For Hino

This one’s performed by the Asian Jazz All-Stars, including my friend’s dad, Tots Tolentino. Listen to it and enjoyyy~

🎶 Moondance by Van Morrison (Acoustic Cover by DarioPinelli)

The first time I heard Moondance, I was instantly hooked. Who doesn't like Moondance anyway? But when I heard this acoustic version? I loved it even more. Acoustic Jazz might be my new favorite 💖

🎶 Keshia

This is the song Kish was talking about, the one her dad named after her. I had it on loop while working. I even teased her for taking so long to discover it 😆 If you have some time, check out more of her dad’s music. You won’t regret it.

That's it for this week's TTT. Let me know your favorites 😊

Have you listened to any Jazz lately?

Loved these tunes?
If these tracks hit the right note, check out my previous TTT blogs for more music picks:

OPM Finds
Nostalgic Tracks from One Tree Hill
Top Picks from Wicked
Chappell Roan on Repeat
Olivia Rodrigo Songs I’m Excited to Hear Live
Hamilton Songs
Guilty Pleasure Songs

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