Az Samad

Hi, my name is Az and I write about music I love. Sometimes there's poems and pictures of food. I also play guitar a lot and record albums too. Making one now. Az Samad tour dates/bio/music here!

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Lunch with @mateusasato, his manager Phil, fellow guitarists who took private lessons with Mateus and the @g77plus team in Singapore! #mateusasato #gearwire #suhr #suhrguitars #electricguitar #electricguitar

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The gang after the Mateus Asato guitar clinic yesterday night. He signed the sloth tote bag. Tote cool. #mateusasato #gearwire #suhr #suhrguitars #electricguitar

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@mateusasato's rig for the Singapore clinic tonight! Thanks Vanessa for the pic! :) #mateusasato #gearwire #suhr #suhrguitars #electricguitar #gas #vemuram #eventide #boss #guitarpedals

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@mateusasato rocking out on the stage at his Singapore clinic! A great session! #mateusasato #gearwire #suhr #suhrguitars #electricguitar (at Hood Bar and Cafe)

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At the @mateusasato clinic in Singapore. Excited! :) (at Bugis+)

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Met drummer Shawn Kelley at Thailand International Jazz Conference 2017. Shawn taught drums at ICOM when I was a young student who just started learning jazz guitar . So great to see him after around 16 years I think! #icom #musiccollege #drummer #tijc #thailandinternationaljazzconference

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Just did my first Instagram Live broadcast, thanks to everyone who tuned in! I played some guitar and ukulele too. See you again very soon, gonna write a blog post about what I learned from Julian Lage at the Thailand International Jazz Conference now. #tijc #julianlage #instamusic #instagramlive

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With The Donald Harrison Quartet! :) In the words of Yin, 'We asked Mr Harrison to join us at our table and he said yes. *Starstruck*' #tijc #thailandinternationaljazzconference #julianlage #jazzguitar #berklee #mahidoluniversity (at Music Square College of Music Mahidol University)

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Julian Lage talked about his practice approach, thoughts on picking, his etudes, how he designs his setlists and his musical journey so far. Thanks Thailand International Jazz Conference for organising this amazing workshop! #tijc #thailandinternationaljazzconference #julianlage #jazzguitar #berklee #mahidoluniversity

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Ain't nothing like an airport selfie while heading to your gate! Great to bump into the fine musicians of the Donald Harrison Quartet! :) #tijc #music #jazzguitarist #Jazzguitar #azontour #thailandinternationaljazzconference

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With our Thailand International Jazz Conference friends! :) #azontour #travel #thailand #tijc

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Jazz rock? :) Amazing to catch up with our friend @jackthammarat here at Thailand International Jazz Conference. His set yesterday night was brilliant! Love his mix of bebop chromatic lines, blues phrases and rock intensity! :) #berklee #gearwire #azontour #tijc #thailand #jazzguitarist (at Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC))

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Just realised that Donald Harrison's band members all went to @berkleecollege too! We were all there at different times and just missed each other because each of us finished college when the other just started Berklee! Thanks Yin for the pic! (at Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC))

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Amazing to catch up with our friend @jackthammarat here at Thailand International Jazz Conference. His set yesterday night was brilliant! Love his mix of bebop chromatic lines, blues phrases and rock intensity! :) #berklee #gearwire #azontour #tijc #thailand #jazzguitarist (at Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC))

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Malaysia-Singapore-Thailand jazz connection over lunch at Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC)! Something is brewing? :) #berklee #gearwire #azontour #tijc #thailand #jazzguitarist (at Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC))

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Julian Lage Trio! Great set yesterday at Thailand International Jazz Conference 2017 concert, loved the new songs from the upcoming new trio album. Thanks for the music @jlage, Jorge Roeder and Eric Doob. :) (at Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC))

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So excited to catch up with @jlage before his trio concert at Thailand International Jazz Conference. Been a long time since we met in person, I believe the last time was I was still living in Berkeley, California. Looking forward to his clinic on Sunday! #julianlage #jazzguitar #jazzchords #berklee #gearwire #azontour #tijc #thailand #jazzguitarist (at Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC))