Monteiro remains the only S.E. Asian to hold a vote in the Grammies, has performed with world-famous musicians like Ernie Watt & James Moody, participated in the Montreux, 22 albums to his name ... and the first S'porean jazz musician to be recognized internationally.
When my friend, a US intellectual property rights lawyer, was posted here, the first thing he said was: 'Know how I can get to jam with Jeremy?' He was an amateur saxophonist.
That's the trouble with grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side Sinkies. They go ga-ga over mediocre Western acts but look down on their own true-blue geniuses. That's why the arts and music scene remains stunted here.