Eugene Seow

Bass

Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Dr Eugene Seow is a Singapore-based drummer-percussionist, bassist, arranger, educator, and practice-led researcher. Beginning with classical piano before moving into percussion, drum set, bass, and world percussion, his work spans jazz, contemporary music, orchestral performance, intercultural ensemble practice, and rhythm-section musicianship.

As a performer and arranger, Eugene has worked across jazz combos, big bands, symphonic ensembles, and hybrid contemporary settings. His performance credits include appearances at Lincoln Center, the Esplanade, and Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, where he performed as a big band drummer with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. He has collaborated with musicians including Terence Blanchard, Samuel Torres, Dr Lonnie Smith, and Cécile McLorin Salvant, while his compositions and arrangements have been performed by ensembles including the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra.

Eugene holds a Doctor of Music Education from Liberty University, a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from Queens College, City University of New York, and a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music, where he graduated summa cum laude in Jazz Composition and Professional Music. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, the London College of Music, and the Victoria College of Music.

Alongside his performing work, Eugene lectures at LASALLE College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and Singapore Raffles Music College. His teaching and research span contemporary musicianship, aural fluency, ensemble pedagogy, musical judgement, curriculum, and assessment, with publications in Music Education Research, Jazz Education in Research and Practice, and College Music Symposium. He also serves as an Examiner for Music with London College of Music Examinations, University of West London.

Across performance, teaching, research, and examining, Eugene is particularly interested in how listening, touch, timing, sound, and ensemble interaction shape musical decision-making.