Amanda Lee Swingtet - Celebrating Duke Ellington

Amanda Lee, a Singaporean jazz pianist, dancer and educator, is known for her specialty in early jazz and swing. Trained in Kansas City, Amanda has performed around the world including London, Edinburgh, Sweden, Bali and Taiwan, amongst others.

Leading her band, the Amanda Lee Swingtet, she fervently spreads the joy of jazz, performing both locally and internationally. Recently, the band was featured at the 1st International Jazz Festival Nha Trang 2024.

Amanda also is a member of the Traveling Janes, an international all-female early jazz band. Embracing a holistic approach to jazz, she imparts her knowledge through teaching and also engages in various jazz dances with Jazz Inc.

In this performance, Amanda will be joined by Raf Soundwalker from Singapore on drums and Amy Lu from Taiwan on double bass.

A drummer and percussionist since his youth, Raf Soundwalker has had more than 20 years of experience performing in Singapore and across Asia, spanning a wide range of genres including pop, rock, funk, fusion, Latin and jazz. His love for jazz and improvisation has led him to becoming a tireless student, performer and educator in the local music scene. In 2019, he represented Singapore as Grand Finalist in the Global Drum-off (Rhythm Duo).

Born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Lu graduated from the National Dong Hwa University (Taiwan) with a Master’s degree in jazz. She began studying classical double bass at the age of eight and has since accumulated extensive music training and performance experience. Her interest in jazz blossomed during college and she has passionately pursued jazz performance since. Lu performed at the Taipei Jazz Festival in 2020 and at the Taichung Jazz Festival for three consecutive years from 2021 to 2023.