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Mellow Blues

Mellow Blues
Performing as Mellow Blues, Yat Hamzah is a jazz-pop singer, guitarist, songwriter and guitar teacher from Singapore, based in Phuket, Thailand. Inspired by Django Reinhardt, Jimi Hendrix, Chet Baker and João Gilberto, his intimate vocals and lyrical guitar blend jazz, blues, bossa nova and acoustic pop singer-songwriter styles reminiscent of John Mayer, Norah Jones, Jamie Cullum and Laufey. Mellow Blues performs stripped-down, acoustic-like solo electric sets with a repertoire of originals, covers and instrumentals. As a guitar teacher, he offers online Zoom guitar lessons specialising in jazz, blues and pop guitar.
Mellow Blues has performed at renowned venues across the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, and has graced the stages of festivals such as the Vibe Nation Beach Fest in Vietnam, UNESCO Phuket Jazz Fest, Rammanee Jazz & Blues Festival and Phuket’s International Jazz & Blues Festival in Thailand. He is endorsed by Emiya Guitars and has collaborated with them to design the Mellow Blues archtop guitar series.
As a guitar teacher, Mellow Blues has been teaching since 2010. In 2014 and 2015, two of his students received Certificates of Excellence from Trinity College of London for scoring among the highest in the Trinity Rock & Pop guitar examination. He is certified with Grade 8 in Trinity Rock & Pop Guitar and Grade 5 in ABRSM Music Theory.
Tags
Primary Instrument
Guitar and vocals
Willing to teach
Beginner to advanced
Credentials/Background
Online Zoom Guitar Lessons
Jazz, Blues & Pop




