Jazz Alfonso

... first orchestra in Malaysia, set up in 1961 under the direction of Dato Ahmad Merican, the 13 piece band was known as Orkes Radio Malaya led by late jazz pianist Alfonso ...

... and of the musical lineage that traces back to their late father (D’Cruz’s grandfather) Alfonso Soliano, who is widely regarded as the grandfather of Malaysian jazz

In 1971, Razak Rahman was already an established jazz star, when at age 12, he ... His late father served the Radio Malaya for a number of years under Alfonso Soliano ...