Jeremy Ian Monteiro (born 20 June 1960, Singapore) is a Singaporean

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

pianist, singer, composer, and music educator. In Singapore he was mentioned by the local press as Singapore's "King of Swing". Monteiro was awarded the

Cultural Medallion The Cultural Medallion is a cultural award in Singapore conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography Photography is the visual art, art, application, and practice of creating dur ...

(in the Music category) by the

National Arts Council, Singapore The National Arts Council (NAC) is a statutory board established on 15 October 1991 to oversee the development of arts in Singapore. It is under the purview of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. The NAC provides grants, scholarship ...

in 2002.

Career

In 2021, Monteiro was elected chairman of Compass (Composers and Authors Society of Singapore). Monteiro was also the executive director and music director of the Jazz Association (Singapore).

Personal life

Monteiro was drawn to the spontaneity of jazz and turned professional at the age of 16. Monteiro has two sisters, Sheila and Claressa, the latter a professional jazz singer.

Discography

* ''Always in Love'' (J.J. Jazz, 1990) * ''Songs My Dad Taught Me'' (First Impression Music, 1997) * ''Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival'' with Redd Holt,

Eldee Young Eldee Young (January 7, 1936 – February 12, 2007) was a jazz double-bass and cello player who performed in the cool jazz, post bop and rhythm and blues mediums. Born in 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, Young started playing upright bass at the age of ...

(J.J. Jazz, 2001) * ''A Song for You, Karen'' (First Impression Music, 2002) * ''Singapore Swing'' (2009) * ''Jazz-Blues Brothers'' (

Verve Records Verve Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, the label is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue, which includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simon ...

, 2014) * ''To Paris With Love: A Tribute to the Genius of Michel Legrand'' with Eugene Pao (Jazznote, 2015) * ''Live at No Black Tie Kuala Lumpur'' with

Jay Anderson Jay Anderson (born October 24, 1955) is an American jazz double-bassist and studio musician. Career Anderson received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach in 1978, then worked with Woody Herman (1978-1979), Carmen McR ...

and

Lewis Nash Lewis Nash (born December 30, 1958) is an American jazz drummer. According to ''Modern Drummer'' magazineNashhas one of the longest discographies in jazz and has played on over 400 records, earning him the honor of Jazz's Most Valuable Player ...

(Jazznote Records, 2021) * ''Jazz-Blues Brothers'' (Jazznote Records, 2021)

References

External links

Official site

YouTube Channel
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