Tze is an artist with a special set of skills. Although classical trained during his musical studies at the LaSalle School of the Arts, Toh Tze Chin broke out of the classical strait jacket to become jazz pianist, one infinitely curious about world music, film making and IT, which has influenced his music making with his inimitable TO Ensemble.
On this occasion (Saturday, 6 December 2025) at the National Library Board's first floor foyer, he gave an interesting and illuminating talk about the art of improvisation and how he approached this quintessential skill of all jazz musicians. With a deep and intimate knowledge of harmonies, scales, instrumental styles and world cultures, he provided multiple examples of how he varied colours, moods and imagery in his music making.
Time truly flew when one is having fun, and not a few members of his audience stayed on all the way to the end. Children and their parents were also drawn to his accessible and non-didactic style of presentation that was refreshing. Now he makes one want to experiment on the keyboard and long for the next TO Orchestra concert!
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| Even Martha Argerich appears spellbound. |
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| Many took out their handphones to record his talk and played examples. |
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| He's really having fun now! |
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| Detailed notes about his talk. He certainly takes his art seriously. |
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