It was friday morning... my phone goes off and I read a text from a good friend of mine saying that he's in town til Tuesday. A lil last minute but we managed to find some time to squeeze in a really quick living room hangout session in there at another good friend's place. Recorded some of it. Check it out!
Tenor Sax - Chris Almada Bass - Mac Esposito Drum - Poh Soon Teng Trumpet - Andrew Wilke
05/10/2012
Fresh from the workshop of Mr. Seth Dolcourt... Dude's got a nack for beautiful wood and quirky names... even if it is just plain old red birch... This one is going to be called the Poh-Litely... haha
04/19/2012
So I got this one from Tony at cymbalsonly a little over two weeks ago. Let me just say I think i've finally found it... The last main ride I'll EVER play!!!
or at least for a while... hahahaha
But yea, this one has everything i've been looking for. Clear articulate stick over a lush smoky sexy wash. Think Chet Baker, Shirley Horn and Diana Krall? Yes... I'm comparing cymbals to vocalists... :S
At first glance, she looks just like any other turk cymbal, but once you start looking a little closer, you'll notice some differences from the usual Bos Turk. First off, the crust looks a little different. It's more reddish than the other greenish turks i've got in my setup. Could they have changed something in the bronze? It's almost Istanbul ish in colour. Then you'll start looking at her a little more and notice the bell. It's far from being a circle (Not as clear in pics). Probably adds to the complexity I'm hearing in the wash which is something I LOVE about this pie. Then there's the weight. Bosphorus calls this one a Turk Thin. But it weighs in at 2519g. Far from being anorexic like most other thin pies. She can be mean and nasty when shanked and dont even get me started on the wobble. Every once in a while i find myself really beating the s**t outta her and man, the response definitely puts a smile on my face. Especially since the stick just constantly stays on top of that bed of complexity.
It's definitely not the 22" Old K sound but it's the sound i've been trying to get come out of my head and now I have it.
So i've been just in bed all of last night and this morning... tired and starting to feel a little depleted... But got a rehearsal in a bit... and man... UPS better get here soon... Really wished they delivered on the weekends... :S
03/16/2012
Yes... Despite the common perception that I'm weird... Not saying that I'm not... In fact, I am a full fledged weirdo... :S
I do enjoy hanging out in living rooms with good company. Every once in a while, some friends and I would gather at someone's place with beers and food and just hang and play music. And, every once in a while, there would be a recording setup ready to go... Here's one from Matt Roads' and Andy Wilke's place from a few weeks ago... Playing on the old Gretsch Catalina which i sold Matt not too long ago along with Marshall's cymbals... That 22" Spizz is very purrrty... :)
Tenor - Chris Almada Bass - Matt Roads Piano - Chris Sullivan Drums - Poh Soon Teng Trumpet - Andrew Wilke
02/09/2012
Got some time to kill... so anyways, here's a quick update... Beginning March, The Poh Teng Group will be hosting a session at the Bistro, Hayward every first Wednesday of the month... Though for February, we'll be there on the 22nd. Music starts at 9pm... :)
So it's been a while since I last posted but time is short so i'm just checking and gonna make this short... Finally got my 'Poh-Bop' from Seth a few weeks ago... man am I in love... I think these are going to be the last set of drums I'll play for the rest of my life... It's since been in a session setting, recording session and currently in a community chorus thing... Man I love this thing... Here's a video of our last session at the Bistro in Hayward. Sorry bout compressed audio quality, but oh well... :)
My Funny Valentine
Tenor - Chris Almada Bass - Matt Roads Guitar - Lu Salcedo Piano - Chris Sullivan Drums - Poh Soon Teng
10/06/2011
The Poh Teng Group just played their first night at The Bistro, Hayward, CA. We live streamed it via UStream and iPhone and stuff... Check out our channel in the future for more live streams at...
Tenor - Chris Almada Bass - Matt Roads Guitar - Lu Salcedo Piano - Chris Sullivan Drums - Poh Soon Teng Trumpet - Andrew Wilke
09/21/2011
Finally got a soundcloud account and thought I'd share some recordings i just uploaded. Recordings were done via iPhone... the ecm jam was cut short due to some one calling in... )((*&%^$^*&(&*%&$^#%$%^&
But enjoy... :)
Chris Almada - Tenor Sax Matt Roads - Bass Lu Salcedo - Guitar Chris Sullivan - Piano Poh Soon Teng - Drums
Been getting into ECM lately... Just really
digging all the Brian Blade, Jon Christensen and Manu Katche... the
stuff Jan Garbarek and Eberhard Weber... Omg... anyways, got together
with a bunch of friends on Thursday night and this happened...
one of the 4 "tunes" we played... We just walked into the room, no one says a word and we start playing... Recorded with my Iphone. XD
Chris Almada - Tenor Matt Roads - Bass Lu Salcedo - Guitar Chris Sullivan - Piano Poh Soon Teng - Drums
Wow... It's almost been a year since i last updated this site... But anyways, much has changed and things have been good. Done with undergrad life and starting a new phase in my life... :)
Wanna know what else is up?? Well, just hit me up... I'm a lil too lazy to type... :)
PS, The Poh Teng Group is now hosting a session every first and third Thursday at Zuckersuss 7:30pm - 9:45pm. It's right across the street from Buffalo Bills Brewery. Walking distance from Hayward Bart... Come on over and say hi...
Tenor - Chris Almada Piano - Chris Sullivan Drums - Poh Soon Teng Bass - Matt Roads
Here's a video from someone who was there at our last one... Opening it up with some blues... :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJk7Xq_XOxY
08/17/2010
Once again, it's been a while and this time even longer. Finishing off
my GEs over the summer all at the same off working up my repertoire,
gigging and etc... Had the wonderful opportunity to work with many very
accomplished musicians over the summer at La Honda music camp while
making friends along the way. That and I just recently got a teaching
gig at a studio in Fremont!!! It's busy but it's good... will keep you
guys updated in more detail later when i dont have ten minutes to class
time... XD
Anyways, new videos added... and did I mention I got to meet Stanton Moore??? XD
06/10/2010
It's been a while and been swamped with school and random gigs, but here's a little update. Just uploaded some sound files and added my buddy's site to the links page... XD
05/22/2010
Welcome to Poh's site... Currently
under construction, but feel free to browse through. Recordings and
videos will be up sometime soon as well as a schedule... XD
