On 3rd March 2003, Jason Carter, a British guitarist captivated audience with his mesmerizing guitar playing. 

Before an audience of about 120 people at the Perupok Room of Kingwood Inn Hotel, Jason gave a spectacular guitar concert blending styles of flamenco, jazz and classical guitar. 

Jason’s music is a rich mixture of Spanish and blues with Irish Arabic and Indian influences. The very moment he strummed the guitar, he gripped the undivided attention of each and every individual person in the room by the virtuosity of his fingers. 

Through his music and the stories behind each piece, he took the audience on a breath-taking journey through landscapes, cultures, life, emotion and passion. 

It was especially endearing when he shared with the audience stories of his personal life experience which were the inspiration behind his compositions. 

In ‘Mark’s Peace’, he wrote it for his friend, who was dying of cancer and in ‘Going Home’, he composed it based on his Belgian friend’s stories of her first journey home to the Congo. 

It was a spellbinding experience which kept the audience awed to the very end. The finale did not come easy for Jason, the crowd demanded him to play two encores!

This being his first trip to Kuching, he was profoundly interested in the sape, an instrument akin to a guitar originating from the Orang Ulu tribe of Sarawak.

We (Jane, Yih Hui and Peggy), took him to visit Matthew Ngau, a reputable sape player and teacher, at his work place.  Before long, Jason was playing the sape and the both of them ended up having a jamming session. 

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