Projects

Loophole

Critically acclaimed project, Loophole featuring Steve Saunders on Guitar, Shivraj Singh on Bass and Luke D’Aulerio on Drums is about finding a way to break the cycle of monotony in Jazz music. The direction of the music experiments with the boundaries of Jazz music incorporating influences from ambient sounds of Aphex Twin to the fast free form of Amok Amor. Recently, the band performed a new set of music commissioned by Birmingham Jazz supported by Arts Council England. The performances received with wide spread acclaimed featuring in London Jazz News and were to sold out shows in Birmingham which featured special guest Soweto Kinch.

B:Music

B:Music is a youth led programme that focuses on giving free music lessons to children from underprivileged areas in Birmingham. Having been a student on the first ever Jazzlines Ensemble program Shivraj has now become one of the lead tutor on the program. He has also been a part of the Generation Ladywood Showcase project, where five primary schools from the surrounding area are put together and perform a commissioned piece of music to a live audience on the Symphony Hall stage.

A Hologram Maze

Shivraj is also part of David Austin-Grey’s project A Hologram Maze: All Songs are Love Songs which is a blend of classic Jazz Standards and more contemporary Jazz music. The band have recorded an album that is set to be released in 2024 and has release multiple singles in promotion for the new album. Media publications have been building for the release with features in Jazzwise magazine.

Intersect

INTERSECT project is a new commission from Jazz At The Spotted Dog. Featuring Shivraj Singh and, spoken word artist and rapper, Joe Cook have been paired with young people from Concord Youth Centre to produce a new set of music and spoken word Both sets focus on the lives and experiences of people of all ages and backgrounds living in Birmingham.