These are 7 songs released together for the first time. You'll hear songs on solo guitar (steel string, nylon string, electric) and 1 solo tenor ukulele song too! =)

The Birthday EP

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The Jazz Bromance - Live at Bobo KL

John Dip Silas Trio Feat. Az Samad (No Black Tie, Oct 24 2017)

Chrono Trigger - Solo Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar

These are 7 songs released together for the first time. You'll hear songs on solo guitar (steel string, nylon string, electric) and 1 solo tenor ukulele song too! =)
 

Saturday Morning Dreams (14 Sept 2013)

In Your Dreams (16 October 2012)

Purple Hearts And Turquoise Dreams (13 Sept 2013)

Latah Setinggan (Original Recording From 2003)

Tremolo Song (27 July 2013)

I wanted to play some songs that I used to hear while gaming as a kid. This one of the themes that was very memorable to me.

Found the tab here:
http://www.gametabs.net/super-nintendo/chrono-trigger/peaceful-days-0

Recorded with a Samson C01 Studio Condensor -> iRigPRO -> MacBook Pro
Software: Audacity 2.0.0
Guitar: Maestro Guitars Raffles PH Maestro Select Shop Model with a solid adirondack spruce top, solid purple heart back & sides and mahogany neck with carbon rod 
Strings: Elixir Nanowebs 80/20 Bronze Light .012- .053 Light Gauge

1000 A.D. (Chrono Trigger) - Solo Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar - Az Samad

I wanted to play some songs that I used to hear while gaming as a kid. This one of the themes that was very memorable to me.

Found the tab here:
http://www.gametabs.net/super-nintendo/chrono-trigger/wind-scene/kabukibear and modified some of the fingerings for this version.

Recorded with a Samson C01 Studio Condensor -> iRigPRO -> MacBook Pro
Software: Audacity 2.0.0 and Reaper 
Guitar: Maestro Guitars Raffles PH Maestro Select Shop Model with a solid adirondack spruce top, solid purple heart back & sides and mahogany neck with carbon rod 
Strings: Elixir Nanowebs 80/20 Bronze Light .012- .053 Light Gauge

Wind Scene (Chrono Trigger)- Solo Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar

Blues Comping #1: Drop-2 Voicings for the I7 and IV7

Blues Comping #4: Chorus #1 (measures 1-4)

[About The Song]

This is a song that I wrote back in September 2014. I recorded a demo but it never came together until today. The song is influenced by the pop songs I was listening to around that time. I had a mix of Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift songs in my playlist!   The introduction however is a result of my lesson with fingerstyle jazz guitarist Tuck Andress earlier today. Tuck taught me about the importance of playing melodies lyrically. So, when I improvised the melodies before the verse, I kept a jazzy vibe in the lines. It's pop, percussive fingerstyle guitar and jazzy! 

[Thank you patrons!]

Thank you to all my awesome patrons at Patreon for supporting my music. You are amazing and I'm happy that you're a part of my creative process. Not only do you get my latest songs first (in both the original uncompressed WAV file and MP3 files), patrons can choose to different rewards levels that include:
- Downloads of PDFs of sharing STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS. You'll learn more about how the song was written, what inspired it, and more secret stuff.
- Downloads of Exclusive Guitar Lesson PDFs that I usually only give to my private students. You might even get lessons based on the songs too.
- You'll get an hour-long Google Hangout with me every time I release a new song. We can talk about guitar, how to write songs, guitar pedals and gear, fingerstyle guitar technique, jazz composition, the art of creating a really bad lame joke, and most music related things.

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Dengarkah Bisik Itu? (Excerpt)- Az Samad | Malaysian Fingerstyle Guitar

Arranged & performed by Az Samad

Recorded live at Bobo KL, August 20, 2016
Live Sound by Kelvyn
Post Production Verb + Tweaks by Az

Thanks to Bobo KL for the awesome performance space!

Di Waktu Pagi (P. Ramlee)

Composed by Az Samad
Performed by The Jazz Bromance
Julian Chan - Alto Sax
Az Samad - Electric Guitar

This was performed on International Jazz Day 2017, "Bobo Jazz Marathon" at Bobo KL.
Recorded live by Yin at Bobo KL, April 30, 2017
Live Sound by Kelvyn
Post Production Verb + Tweaks by Az

Thanks to Junji Delfino for the invitation and to Bobo KL for hosting the awesome event!

Apa Khabar Julian - The Jazz Bromance

Composed by Az Samad
Performed by The Jazz Bromance
Julian Chan - Alto Sax
Az Samad - Electric Guitar

This was performed on International Jazz Day 2017, "Bobo Jazz Marathon" at Bobo KL.
Recorded live by Yin at Bobo KL, April 30, 2017
Live Sound by Kelvyn
Post Production Verb + Tweaks by Az
Album photo by Yin

Thanks to Junji Delfino for the invitation and to Bobo KL for hosting the awesome event!

New Ballad - The Jazz Bromance

Among These Quiet Stars And Lonely Clouds - The Jazz Bromance

Do I Know You - The Jazz Bromance

A contemporary jazz piece written for my friend Paul in New York. It's influenced by 1980s film music, Mateus Asato and Brad Mehldau... in retrospect. 

This is from a performance at No Black Tie, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct 24 2017. Thanks to Joshua for your help + live sound mix.

Recorded live using a Zoom H4n, I did additional post tweaks on Reaper.

John Dip Silas - Piano
Az Samad - Electric Guitar
Travis Tan - Bass
Terrence Ling - Drums

New York Conversations - John Dip Silas Trio Feat. Az Samad

Influenced by the music of Maria Schneider, Pat Metheny and Ben Monder. This is a piece I originally wrote as a duet for saxophonist Julian Chan and myself. This is the first band performance of this piece.

I'm playing on a Michael Kelly MK1957AT going into a volume pedal, Electro Harmonix Freeze Pedal, Ceriatona Centura then into a Roland JC-120 amp. This track was recorded on a Zoom H4n and tweaked in Reaper. 

Thanks Joshua for your help!

John Dip Silas - Piano
Az Samad - Electric Guitar
Travis Tan - Bass
Terrence Ling - Drums

Turquoise Dream - John Dip Silas Trio Feat. Az Samad

A funky blues influenced by the music of John Scofield, Joshua Redman and Wayne Krantz.

I'm playing on a Michael Kelly MK1957AT going into a volume pedal, Electro Harmonix Freeze Pedal, Ceriatona Centura then into a Roland JC-120 amp. This track was recorded on a Zoom H4n and tweaked in Reaper. 

Thanks Joshua for your help!

John Dip Silas - Piano
Az Samad - Electric Guitar
Scott Murphy - Tenor Sax
Travis Tan - Bass
Terrence Ling - Drums

Do I Know You? - John Dip Silas Trio Feat. Az Samad & Scott Murphy

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