Name: Jeepney Jazz Session 2 | Skarlet Brown
Start: 2024-06-29T20:00:00+08:00
End: 2024-06-29T22:00:00+08:00
Location: Ayala Museum

Jeepney Jazz Session 2 | Skarlet Brown
June 29, 2024 (Saturday), 8:00 – 10:00 PM
Ayala Museum Main Lobby
𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: https://events.ayalamuseum.org/events/fhl-jeepneyjazz2024-s2/purchase
(Includes food and drink)
RATES PER SESSION:
P1,500 (Regular)
P1,200 (Discounted)*
P1,000 (Seniors/PWD)
*𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘈𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘈𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘏𝘓 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘐.𝘋. 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬.
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If vintage music could be colorized, let Skarlet Brown paint them in jazz neon. This June 29, 2024, Saturday, 8-10 PM at Ayala Museum, Skarlet’s upcoming Jeepney Jazz Session features tunes from the vintage American songbook, with lyrics translated into Filipino. The repertoire includes traditional Philippine songs arranged for the sound of now.
Skarlet is joined on the stage by internationally acclaimed saxophone wizard Tots Tolentino. Tolentino is most famous for joining the Asian Jazz All-Stars Power Quartet upon the invitation of Japanese trumpet guru Terumasa Hino, and sharing the spotlight with top jazzmen from Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
For the traditional Philippine repertoire, Skarlet journeys through the kundiman and zarzuela music scenes of the 1920s-1950s era. But the route she takes goes back-to-the-future, infusing the old, familiar pieces with the vigor of today’s jazz soundscapes.
Singing the American songbook in Filipino is part of the tradition known as “salin-awit.” Showcasing the Philippine knack for hybridity, this translation practice started in early Philippine radio, before the Second World War.
Many of the songs Skarlet sings are translations by the poet Pete Lacaba. The esteemed lineage of “salin-awit” continues well into the present through writers like Lacaba, the National Artist for Theater and Literature Rolando Tinio, and the late playwright and children’s book author Rene Villanueva.
Multi-awarded as a performer and a jazz songwriter, Skarlet is celebrated in the Philippine jazz world for her rich, earthy vocal power. Among the prizes this full-throated diwata of scat singing has won is the 2019 Aliw Award for Best Jazz Artist.
A little-known fact is that Skarlet is a poet. The gut-level conviction in her performances comes as no surprise given her fine ear for lyrics. Her poem “Colors Danced” recently won a prize at the 2024 Nick Joaquin Literary Awards. The Philippine Graphic Reader gave the same award in fiction to showbiz celebrity turned writer Rita Avila.
Jeepney Jazz is presented by Filipinas Heritage Library in partnership with Purefoods Deli. Tickets available online at bit.ly/fhl-jeepneyjazz-skarlet. For inquiries, email [email protected].
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