Rooftop Trombone in the Age of Covid-19, v1.0

18 March - 01 July 2020

When Malaysia began its Movement Control Order (lockdown) on 18 March 2020, Don Bowyer committed to streaming live music and bad jokes at 5pm everyday until the lockdown was lifted. This continued for 106 consecutive days, until 01 July 2020. Initially streamed through his Facebook page, these videos are now available as a Playlist on YouTube and collected together below on this page.

Subsequently, he did the same thing for 70 consecutive days for a second lockdown from 14 October through 22 December 2020, a third lockdown from 13 January through 04 March 2021, and a fourth lockdown from 06 May through 03 July 2021.

Dean of the School of Arts at Sunway University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Bowyer is an American who has been in Malaysia since December 2016.

Week 8


12 May – Day 56

  • Black Orpheus
  • Twelfth of Never
  • Up on the Roof

11 May – Day 55

  • Just Friends
  • El Amor Cubano
  • Out to Lunch

10 May – Day 54

Happy Mother's Day!

  • I Wanna Hold Your Hand
  • Mother and Child Reunion
  • Someone to Watch Over Me
  • Pretty Woman
  • Señorita
  • Days of Wine and Roses
  • Make You Feel My Love
  • What a Wonderful World
  • I Love You

09 May – Day 53

  • Hush Puppies, No Onions
  • At Last
  • Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

08 May – Day 52

  • Bad Hair Day Blues
  • Bluesy Ballad
  • Where’s the Songo

07 May – Day 51

Happy Birthday, New Oeleans!

  • Bill Bailey won’t You Please Come Home
  • Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans
  • When the Saints Go Marching In

06 May – Day 50

  • Blue Bossa
  • Easy Livin’
  • In a Mellow Tone

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