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The musicians who worked with him on the
Christmas album were Nan Alias (guitar), Mohd Rafi (guitar), Andy Peterson (bass), Steve Thornton (percussion), John Thomas (drums), Eddie Wen (trumpet), Kevin Choo (saxophone) and Chow Ming (trombone). The recording also includes the musical vocal talents of
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Aubrey Suwito and his wife came up with an idea to get fellow musicians to help other musicians in their time of need by organising a fundraiser concert in 2010. As the people whom he worked with throughout the project were mostly his friends, he decided to name the album 'Christmas With
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There were no sponsors for the concert but Aubrey did receive support from Dream Centre for the venue of the concert and personnel, and 8TV, for staging and lighting. 'Christmas With
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One Busy Street features the likes of Gary Gideon, Shawn Kelly and Zahid Ahmad on drums, Andy
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Home is Aubrey's latest
Malaysian-ize Jazz album which was released in Malaysia in November 2011 was recorded in just 3 weeks. The music of Home is a mix of Malaysian rhythms, pop-funk and jazz lines. It features Aubrey (as the arranger, composer and keyboardist),
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in Boston, United States in Fall 1991. After being exposed to the various kind of music styles while in
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