Jazz trio Baihana holds concert at the Music Museum

August 24, 2012, 7:30 PM

Music Museum

Greenhills Shopping Center

San Juan

Featuring:

Baihana

     Anna Achacoso

     Krina Cayabyab

     Mel Torre

Baihana, the vocal trio composed of Anna Achacoso, Krina Cayabyab and Mel Torre are regularly seen and heard as back up singers of Sarah Geronimo on the television program Sarah G, Live! This coming August 24, 2012 at 7:30 PM at The Music Museum, these three talented women will grab the spotlight as they showcase their exquisite harmonies in a concert entitled Love, Baihana.

Mel Torre, Krina Cayabyab and Anna Achacoso

I first saw Baihana perform live during my first visit over at Radio Republic and I immediately became a fan when I first heard their first chord. The trio specializes in jazz and bebop repertoire (which means complicated chords with lots of bent notes) and whenever they take on songs from other genres and make them their own, I am always left mesmerized. They’ve also mesmerized the judges at the recent Katindig Jazzfest eventually winning the Best Jazz Band award which gave them the chance to represent the country in the International Jazzfest in Malaysia.

Baihana performing

Several bloggers were invited to catch a preview of Love, Baihana over at The Music School of Ryan Cayabyab. Krina, by the way is the daughter of Ryan Cayabyab. Since I was already familiar with the kind of music that these ladies can make, I got more excited for the others who were there especially those who have never heard them before. The trio performed a handful of songs that included Sunday Morning by Maroon 5, an a cappella version of Zia Quizon’s Ako Na Lang and Krina’s own composition and entry to the Katindig Jazzfest Talk to Me among others. As expected, the trio demonstrated strong vocals with each member capable of singing the lead. But what really captivates me was how they harmonized with such ease although they do those complex jazz chords.

Banjo, Pael and Enzo do a vocal improv

Also in the preview were three young guys Banjo, Pael and Enzo who will be special guests at the concert. The trio does vocal improv based on a single word given by the audience. During the preview, they did vocal improvs from the words serenity and marshmallow. Immediately after the guys finished with marshmallow, Mel couldn’t resist and led Krina and Anna to do a vocal marshmallow improv of their own.

Since this was just a preview, what they showed to us was just a portion of what people should expect from them this coming August 24, 2012. Aside from a bit of dancing that they did during the preview (although very limited since the microphones they used were wired), Mel teased that there will also be a bit of theater/acting at the concert. Beyond that, she and the other two refused to give out spoilers. I guess that one has to find out what the other surprises will be by going over to the Music Museum and see Mel, Krina and Anna strut their stuff in Love, Baihana.

For inquiries:

The Music School of Ryan Cayabyab 637-9840, 914-5055, (0917) 909-6484