JakArt@2003 music

M001 and M001W The Bill Heid trio featuring Bill Heid, Patrick O’Leary, Micheal Petrosino (jak/ EUSA)

Keyboardist/ vocalist Bill Heid, a native from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has performed throughout World. He led his own groups as well as played with such artists as Jimmy Ponder, Bruce Foreman, Grant Green, Sonny Stitt and David “Fathead” Newman, and with blues artists including Son Seals, Jimmy Witherspoon, John Lee Hooker, Fenton Robinson, Ko Ko Taylor, and Roy Buchanan. In Detroit in the late 1980s through the 1990s, Heid performed and recorded with blues legends Johnnie Basset, Joe Weaver and Alberta Adams. Heid has appeared at the Monterey Jazz Festival and his blues and jazz piano and Hammond Organ keyboard work has been heard on European and American television programs including NBC’s Dateline. His recordings are on the Muse/Westside, Black Magic, Fedora, and Savant Labels. Bassist and bass guitarist Patrick O’Leary, born in Buffalo. New York, studied piano and bass at Potsdam State University’s Crane School of Music, where he received a bachelor’s degree. He has toured with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, the Illinois Jacquet Orchestra, the Hal Galper Trio and Teri Thornton. Other leading artists with whom O’Leary has played include saxophonist Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, and James Moody, pianist Marian McPartland, trombonist and conch shell artist Steve Turré, vocalist Joe Williams and Marlena Shaw, vocalist/pianist Diane Krall and Bob Dorough. Drummer Michael Petrosino, a native of Auburn, began his professional career at the age of eighteen, playing gigs in the Toledo, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan metropolitan areas. He has performed with such entertainers as The Fifth Dimension, Lou Rawls, Ben Vereen, The Temptations, and Gladys Knight, Jeannie Bryson, Rick Margitza and Gerry Allen, Bruce Barth, Xavier Davis, Joe Barbato and Randy Johson, to name a few.

M001 at gov02 (bio), 22/6 20.30, the10, 24/6 20.00, uni18, 25/6 19.00, cc01, 26/6 19.30, clu06, 27/6 19.30 M001W sch14, 23/6 17.00

M002 Soesja Citroen and her piano trio featuring Berend van de Berg, Ruud Ouwehand and Joost Kesselaar. (jak/ENL/EH)

Soesja Citroen, vocalist, Featuring: Berend van de Berg, piano, Ruud Ouwehand, bass, Joost Kesselaar, drums. Soesja Citroen started her career in 1979. She soon became very well known in Dutch jazzclubs and theaters . She performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1981, for the first time. She did radioshows with the Metropole Orchestra and won second prize at the Knokke Songfestival. She has recorded many albums. In 1980 “To Build” featuring Willem Breuker, 1981 “Good enough for Jazz” with Nico Bunink and 1982 “Key Largo” with Cees Slinger and Buck Hill. In 1983 “Soesja Citroen sings Thelonious Monk” was released. In 1985 “Angel Eyes” with the Metropole Orchestra conducted by Rogier van Otterloo. “Soesja sings Fred Astaire” (1987) “along with Soesja in Silk” (1989), a beautiful ballad-cd conducted by Robert Farnon, and the band-album “Shall we Dance”. In 1986 playing at the Yatra Jazz Festival in New Delhi and Bombay was one of the special highlights in Soesja's career. In 1993 she performed in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. On “Soesja Citroen Band Live” (1991) Soesja proves that she's not only a great singer of ballads but also a wild woman on stage 'when the spirit moves her'. In 1994 “Here and Now” was released followed by a tv-show in Ljubljana. In 1996 Soesja performed successfully again at the North Sea Jazz Festival and produced the CD “Songs for Lovers and Losers” featuring Louis van Dijk and Hein Van de Geyn. The German jazz-magazine JazzPodium called Soesja an European Top Jazz-singer and the American jazz-magazine, Jazz Times, called her absolutely sensational. In 1997 “Yesterdays” was released, a compilation of her three albums with the Metropole Orchestra. And finally in 1998 Soesja recorded the cd “Song for Ma”, an autobiographical cd featuring Michael Moore on clarinet. In 1999 the Canadian jazz-magazine CADENCE called the cd superb and wrote that Citroen deserves recognition as a composer, and Jazz Times wrote: “Dutch vocalist and songwriter Citroen shows herself a formidable composer”.

M003 ‘100 ABG Babu’ by Slamet Abdul Syukur and 100 teenagers from Jakarta playing kentongan. (jak)

25 min of contemporary music by Slamet Abdul Sjukur
The award winning Indonesian musician and composer Slamet Abdul Sjukur has gathered one hundred teenagers from all over Jakarta and together they will be making music with bamboo. Following six hours practice, and a one day general rehearsal, each kid will play a kentongan (blue bamboo) in a first time public performance. Satu hari gladi gatel (3/4 hours) dan besoknya langsung mejeng. Slamet Abdul Sjukur simply and humorously outlines his biograhy as: “Composer with a lot of different jobs.”
Teacher of 'Mandala' Kinder-Garten in Surabaya, Lecturer for the Magister Program (S-2) in STSI (Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia) Surakarta etc. History: Head of Jakarta Arts Comittee Head of the Indonesian Composers Association. “Got fired from the Jakarta Institute of Art and Suara Surabaya FM.” Received Awards: Golden Record of l'Academie Charles Cros, France; L'Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France and from the Millenium Hall of Fame at the American Biographical Institute. Also received the: Medaille Commemorative Zoltan Kodaly, Hungary.His scores and recordings are conserved in: SACEM/ Societe d'Authors, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique, Paris; CDMC/ Centre de Documentation de Musiques Contemporaines, Paris; ARION recording publishers, Paris; Radio Nederland WERELD OMROEP, Hilversum; and AMERICAN GAMELAN INSTITUTE, California, USA
He also produces and publishes CD's for his friends.

M004 Miwako Fukushi + Gamelan Bumbung, Traditional Japanese and Indonesian Folk music performed by Miwako Fukushi and Fumiko Tashiro, I Ketut Sujadnya, I WayanWindia, I Made Suta, I Wayan Sudayasa, I Wayan Radjin. (jak/EJAP)
Was born in Japan, and started learning piano when she was 4 years old with an English Piano teacher, Mr. Ronald Cavaye and a Hungarian pianist Mr. Varelia Szervansky. Her debute was at the age of 10 in North Japan, Tohoku. She won various competitions in Japan, such as the third prize for the Junior Piano Competition in 1978, second for the North Japan Piano Competition in 1979, and first in 1984 for the Young Pianist competition in Japan. In 1985 she went to Hungary and enrolled at the famous Franz Liszt Music Academy under guidance from Prof. Nador Gyorgy for piano and Prof. Harvath Aniko for harpsichord; upon graduating from that academy in 1990, she actively performed in Budapest, Hungary. She also participated at the International Baroque Music Festival in 1987 in Sopron, Hungary playing solo harpsichord and many other festivals in Hungary. She is also an active member of the Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Music, performing classical pieces from baroque to contemporary music. At this moment she is working with a new method for teaching children piano in a more creative way, especially traditional Japanese music. The method was used by children, their mothers, and young teachers, and received positive responses, and next year she will launch a book on this method. Miwako performs at least 30 concerts yearly in Japan. The Program she performs is not only classical music but also pop and jazz. Since her return to Indonesia (2002) she participated in ‘Pendidikan Musik Klasik Bagi Anak Indonesia’ ( Classical studies for Indonesian Children), and performed in schools and outdoors in kampungs. Besides being a pianist, she actively gives guidance to Japanese women who want to live abroad or in Indonesia about adaptation and other problems. So Miwako constantly stays in touch with children either as a professional pianist or as a board advisor. Miwako is very skilled in playing Rachmaninoff, Liszt, and Schumann´s romantic pieces. Nonetheless the Bach´s pieces that she plays are fascinating, because of her acute analysis and heartfelt performance

M005 “Classical Music Recital” by the students of the International Music Foudation. (jak/YMI)
The International Music Foundation, founded on June 5th 1992 in Jakarta, is a social institution which moves in music development and appreciation in Indonesia. This foundation build the Jakarta International Music School to improve the quality of music in Indonesia and supports the Masyarakat Musik Kamar Jakarta to expand the music art. The Jakarta International Music School gives music education that can stimulate esthetical sensitivity of the young generation, while Masyarakat Musik Kamar Jakarta was founded to raise the society’s appreciation about chamber music. The board of directors are pianist Pudjiwati Insia M. Effendi and vionist IG Bagus Wiswakarma. The “Classical Music Recital” is performed by 10 students of the foundation consisting of Indonesian, Korean, and Japanese children ranging from 6 to 15 years old. The children will play the clarinet, piano, violin, and flute instruments. The students of International Music Foundation will perform only June 8 at the Galeri Nasional.

M006 Reinkarnasi, Acoustic Guitar and Balinese percussion by Ghita and I Ketut Budiyasa. (jak)

Ghita was born in Roma, Italy, 26th of july 1962, and is the son of Trisutji Kamal, well known Indonesian composer and pianist. In 1968 he moved to Binjei, North Sumatra, and lived with his grand father. His Grand father was a respected Doktor and owner of the Binjei Hospital.
His grandfather also played the violin and with his guidance Ghita enrolled in the Yamaha Kesawan, Medan, to study guitar. From 1976 until 1978 he lived in Jakarta with his mother.After that he moved to Padang to finish his basic Guitar studies. After finishing his formal studies he moved to Portland Oregon, to continue his music studies at the Portland State University. (1987 – 1997) During this time he performed with many different rock bands. Presently he lives in Jakarta and performs with his own band called Reinkarnasi. Reinkarnasi was formed in 1998 and features many different musicians.
They performed at several local clubs in Bandung, Kampung Daun, and on many occasions in Jakarta.
Their music is Atmospheric and peaceful. Balinese percussionist, I Ketut Budiyasa started studying Balinese Traditional Music and Dance at an early age. He is very active in many Balinese musical performances in Jakarta and is a member of The Saraswati Balinese Dance and Music Company founded by I Gusti Kompyang Raka. In 1990 with the Balinese Culture Group, they jointly performed in Kumamoto Japan. In 1995 he became a member of Trisutji Kamal Ensemble, since then performing in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Rome, Marseille, Paris and Athens.

M008 and M008W Swing Works, the Ronald Douglas Quartet featuring Rob van Kreeveld, Marius Beets, Peter Ypma and Ronald Douglas. (jak/ENL/EH)

Featuring Ronald Douglas, Vocals, Rob van Kreeveld, piano, Marius Beets, Bass, Peter Ypma, Drums
The Ronald Douglas quartet will perform several works from his latest CD: Swing Works, released by by Munich Records, Wageningen Holland. (www.munichrecords.com). Ronald Douglas recalls his passion for music from his earliest years. He agrees, to take you back to the middle of the 60’s, to the house in The Hague where Ronald grew up and where music always filled the living room. The family loved music; father and mother Douglas had an extensive record collection mostly from the famous '‘Great American Songbook'’. And of course jazz. The radio and record player produced sounds and rhythms all the time and impressed the little boy. This created the foundation for his musical taste today. “Mel Tormé, Matt Monro, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett; and of course Jim Reeves” Ronald Douglas says. “They have become my lifetime heroes. I got to know their songs in our living room and after a while I could sing them almost word for word, even at that age. Just like the hits of Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Hildegard Knef and Nancy Wilson. Their music, their voices, shades and intonations have become an important part of me. They have partly shaped my musical inner life.” Just a swing controls his musical heartbeat since then.
M008 Swing Works, the Ronald Douglas Quartet featuring Rob van Kreeveld, Marius Beets, Peter Ypma and Ronald Douglas. (jak/ENL/EH)

M008 clu08, 9/6 21.00, cc01, 10/9 19.30, pub27, 12/6 20.00, mil03, 13/6 10.00, the04, 14/6 20.00 and a workshop M008W sch15, 11/6 15.00

M009 Anggun and Guest Stars featuring “Housy” Galleon, Julien Cely and Cyno (CCF)

Anggun inviting upcoming Star "Housy" GALLEON, the Talented JULIEN CELY and the Amazing Indonesian Cyber Techno Group CYNO. This concert is organized by the Centre Culturel Français.
Anggun Cipta Sasmi, born in Jakarta April 29th, 1974, started in entertainment when she was 7 years old. She succeeded to gain several achievements and quickly became South East Asia’ star for music lovers known as “Lady Rocker”. In 1995, Anggun moved to Paris and found the comfort and richness of the French language: “I feel there is a similarity between French and Indonesian in the use of metaphor.In 1997, she produced her new album “Anggun”, a mix music of pop, hip-hop and world music in which some of the tracks are sung in both languages. Following her success, she returned in 2000 with her new song: “Desires Contraires”, and recorded a movie soundtrack “Open Heart”.
Being known in the international music world (Disque D’Or in Italy, Platina in Indonesia), Anggun totally is accepted in the French music community and her presence is always eagerly awaited.

M011 Jazz Night organized by the Jakarta Jazz Society (JJS) in cooperation with Bimasena

The Jakarta jazz Society was set up by Mr. Firman L. Soebardjo and Ms. Yulida Baharsan and Mr. Asrim kasmir in August 2000. Previously established as Himpunan Penggemar Musik Jazz Indonesia by the late Indra Malaon. The goal of the founders was to interest young musicians to love jazz and to motivate them to follow their senior masters and to keep jazz going. There are many young talented musicians I Indonesia who deserve a chance to perform and to grow their abilities.
The Jakarta Jazz Society organizes events on every last Friday of the month in cooperation with Bimasena. One of the highlights sofar was when they payed a tribute to pianist Nik Mamahit who recently became 80 years old. The theme of this event was “wine jazz and dance” The JJS has featured 4 very successful nights sofar and is now preparing for Friday June 27: An evening with the Bill Heid trio and special guest violinist from Poland: Adam Baldych.

Ireng maulana. A self taught musician, his career started at the age 15th (1960), as a singer and a pop guitarist. In 1964 he was sent to the New York World's Fair, and while there followed a course in classical guitar. In 1965 he studied classical and composition in Koningklijke Conservatorium in The Hague, Holland for 3 years. He returned to Jakarta in 1968 and began building his career by doing studio work and taking jobs in night clubs, recording & playing Pop music & Jazz Concert.
In 1972 he began teaching, and joined the ERA "YAMAHA MUSIC FOUNDATION".
In 1974 he was sent by the Government to the USA to continue his study in Classical.guitar at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Returning to Jakarta in 1978 he became a teacher for classical guitar at TIM (The Jakarta Arts Centre). Late 1978, he became a Principal of the Yamaha School. His activity became more and more Jazz influenced and through making concerts, seminar, and shows he became more influencial. His own band is a Jazz Band called "Ireng Maulana All Stars". He also established his own association called " Ireng Maulana Associates ". His studio activity produces a lot of cassette (L.P.'S). From 1982 to 1996 he was very active in the music business, producing recording, doing shows, private parties, television program, radio programmes, and concerts, and has now become one of indonesia’s best and most famous musicians. His music related business has expanded into an agency involvinging artist management, sales and rental of sound and musical instruments, organizing campus programs, touring shows, sending groups abroad for festivals, and inviting groups to come to Indonesia. Other notable acheivements by this remarkable musician include: 1983 Participated the Singapore International Jazz festival. 1985 Northsea jazz festival, The Hague, Holland. He is the Founder and Organiser of the Jakarta International Jazz Festival ( JAK JAZZ ) 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, attended by more than 40 groups from more than 20 countries.

M014 Musik Akustik by KEMSIK KAMEL, Kelompok Pemusik Kampung Melayu - musicians from Kampung Melayu. (jak)

Street performers around the Bus terminal in Kampung Melayu had a dream that their live should be different and would like to get more respect through their music. It was not easy for them, remembering that their level of education is not sufficient. On February 14, 2001 they decided to be more serious and formed the group known as KEMSIK KAMEL. An abbreviation of Srteet Musician from Kampung Melayu, in East Jakarta. Since then they have been performing in various places in . University. Not only did they take part in competition, they also had won several commendations.

They group performs using acoustic instruments, combined with percussion. The present local folk music and their own composition.

M014, pub30, 1/6 14.00, res05, 7/6 12.00, mal15, 13/6 15.00, mal11, 15/6 12.00, fco06, 15/6 17.00, mal01, 16/6 15.00, mil01, 20/6 13.00, pub27, 21/6 17.00, off10, 22/6 15.00, pub30, 22/6 20.30

This group was established on the 20th of March 2000. The band Features
Rudy Rinaldy, Rhythm Guitar and leader of the group, Chairul Anwarl, Melody Guitar, Abdul Harris, Melody Guitar, Hendri Thamrin, Percussion and Ade Gamgolo, Contra Bass.
Rudy started the group of street musicians with the objective to prove street musicians can also be not only good but professional. He gathers the same musicians that would play in the buses and terminals to perform in a very a different type of environment, such as the fancy Hotels and bars. They play a form of Indonesian, Pop / Rock. The operate out of their kampung: Pondok Bambu, Gang Asem No.10 Kampung Melayu, Jakarta Timur. Andto date have worked at Hotel Maharaja, Hotel Imperial, Restauran Laufan, Hotel Central, Batavia Café, and many other places besides.

The band was formed on November 9th 2001 in Jakarta. Based on the English term “no end”, the band aims to perform with maximum and endless effort. Since its formation, the band focuses on song material creation and demonstration recordings. nOEn is based on the personels’ vision and mission resemblance in performing either from the musical perspective or the materials they play. nOEn plays alternative pop rock music which they hope the music lovers in Indonesia can enjoy. Following the vast development of music industry, nOEn tries to offer a different music concept than the dominant pop and rock music that now exists They plan to play 11 of their own music and 6 other well-known songs. For them, to participate in JakArt is wilful for JakArt is a massive event in the height of Jakarta’s anniversary. This event involves numerous artists which will benefit the band to exchange ideas, to learn Jakarta’s culture, and as a foundation to introduce their works.

Adam "Virus" Baldych was born in 1986, and began playing violin in 1995. At 12 years of age he won the “all-Polish Violin Contest” playing classical music. His interest in jazz started three years ago, when he first made contact with the "Small Jazz Academy" organised in Gorzów by Jazz Club "Pod Filarami". Today he has played not only with many polish jazz musicians, but with famous international jazz names such as: Luluk Purwanto and The Helsdingen Trio featuring Billy Cobham, Didier L'abbe and others. Six mounths ago he made his first recording: “Hotel Nadmorski", with his "Up to Date" Group. He is inspired by: Joe Zawinul, Scot Henderson, and Miles Davis. As a Graduate of the “Small Jazz Academy” Adam Baldych and his group " Up to date", received the second award in The International Jazz Competition " Jazz Juniors" in Krakow. Adam also took the first prize at the National Jazz Competition “Sax Club in Gdynia“, was winner of the prize " The Key to the Career " during the XXVIII Porska Jazz Autumn , and received the third prize in the “National Violionist Competition” in Poznañ . The Small Jazz Academy was established in 1985 in Gdañsk and was associated with the Northern Branch of the Polish Jazz Association .In it’s first years the academy functioned in many cities, mainly in the Pomorze Region.. Due to the economic recession many of the schools had to close. Only the Academy in Gorzów Wlkp.,managed to survive where lectures have been continuously conducted since April 1986. The organizer of The Small Jazz Academy is Mr. Bogus³aw Dziekañski, The Managing Director of Jazz Club " Pod Filarami ". The objective are: the aesthetical education, cultural development and development of general interests in music and rhythm for children and teenagers. The programme of The Small Jazz Acadamy includes 2 yearly educational cycles. The first year includes: rhythm, improvisation, blues, acoustic jazz instruments, arranging and Singing (work songs to modern). The second year includes: the world's rhythms, jazz and folk music, the violin, improvisation with synthesizers, the use of computer in music, new trends: Rap, Hip-Hop, Acid Jazz. The students of each educational cycle are primarily pupils from 5th and 6th grades of primary school but also includes kids from kinder-gardens and university students. Yearly there are about 2400 children from 19 primary schools and the music school in Gorzów Wlkp, Kostrzyñ, S³ubice, Witnica, from village schools in Ró¿anki and Kamieñ Ma³y and from the kindergarden in Nowiny Wielkie. In total there are 2200 students graduating from the Small Jazz Academy. The Lecturers include musicians and theorists amongst 50 of the most famous polish and foreign jazz players. The Small Jazz Academy is sponsored by: TV BET International (USA) Foundation The Gift of Jazz z Denver (USA), Polish Culture Foundation and the Stefan Batory Foundation (Poland) .Adam Baldych will perform as a Guest star With ireng Maulana, the Bill Heid Trio, the Nial Djuliarso Trio and as a soloist.

M017 Mal08, 20/6 18.00, clu09, 24/6 19.30, clu06, 27/6 19.30, Gal20, 29/6 16.00, Clu08, 30/6 21.00

M018 and M018W The Joona Toivanen trio , Jazz from Finland featuring Joona Toivanen, Tapani Toivanen, Olavi Louhivuori. Student’s experience exchange (jak/EFI)
Supported by the Embassy of Finland, Organized by Australia Northern Europe Liaisons in cooperation with JakArt. The Trio plays fresh, intelligent, modern and versatile jazz comprising mostly of their own songs. Active since 1997, the trio´s music is considered lyrical and elegant but also strongly individual and daring. The ambitious and young threesome has performed their modern jazz based compositions at various Finnish jazz festivals, EU's 1. Jazz Festival in Athens, Greece, Tallinn International Festival Jazzkaar, Estonia and Umeå Jazz Festival, Sweden. The trio was representing Finland in the Avignon European Jazz Competition in France in 2000. Later that year they shared the first prize in "Nordisk Talentlansering" (competition for young Scandinavian jazz musicians) in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Joona Toivanen trio has been touring in Finland, Sweden and Norway and got excellent critics from each concert. They have also got several local and national awards. Their debut CD Numurkah has been released in the Jyväskylä Summer Jazz Festival in Finland in June 2000. The CD was chosen to be a "jazz-CD of the month" by Finnish Broadcasting Company, Radio Mafia. Joona Toivanen (born May 25, 1981) started to play the piano at the age of seven. He has been studying jazz piano at The Finnish Conservatory in Jyväskylä for seven years. Toivanen was awarded The Friends of Swing scholarship for a young and talented musician in 1999. He composes for his trio and other line-ups. Tapani Toivanen (born Nov 10, 1982), Joona´s brother, has also studied at The Finnish Conservatory in Jyväskylä. He has played bass since 1996. He is considered one of the most promising young bassists in Finland. Olavi Louhivuori (born Jul 13, 1981) has been studying drums at The Finnish Conservatory in Jyväskylä since 1996. This talented percussionist is behind the drum kit and percussions in several jazz ensembles and an ethnic group, where he also sings. He composes for the trio and other line-ups. Currently he's studying with Jukkis Uotila.

M018 fco01, 19/6 20.00, cc01, 21/6 19.30, clu08, 23/6 21.00, the04, 24/6 20.00, the10, 25/6 20.00 and M018W sch14, 25/6 10.00

The Meeting of the Ballad singer, Oet Eno, and the programmer, Bo, has led to one concept combining the down-to-earth soul of ballads and the high-tech sounds of techno music and the ethereal ethnics. Oet Eno was formerly vocalist of the group “Pals”, and had already released a techno album in 1998 on Musica, Warner Music Indonesia. Bo, formerly a assistant teacher in Australian International School in Jakarta, is roaming Jakarta’s music scene with his electrical compositions, jamming and performing with seniors like Eko Partitur of DISKUS, Moussa Dialo and Suso from Canada, and Umacon, a percussion group in Austria, (enough to get cigarettes and beers).
Together they gathered some musician friends and combined each individual style including ethnical, rock and funk. Ivel is one of them. Ivel is a bit bored with drums lately, he can’t help it to touch tabla, the mother of drums. Then there are Franky and Sentot who are into jazz and rock. And so Dis’ BoOet was formed in November 2002.

Featuring: Dimas A. Soeryoputro, Pemimpin dan Pemain Gitar Nilon Akustik, Barry Likumahuwa, Bass, Doni Y. Joesran, Keyboard, Andre Dinuth, Gitar Listrik, Tri Alexander, Vokalis, Mery Kasiman, Keyboard. “co-P” (read : Kopi), derived from the word “contemporary-Parts”; music that give listeners the taste of contemporary jazz, easy for listening and not too complicated. There are elements of pop, classical and rock music inserted in their music. It started in year 2000 when Dimas, leader of a fusion-jazz group, met a friend guitarist whom together performed at the regular Monday Jazz Gig at Pasar Festival. During that time, the jazz scene was still in the doldrums and more so represented by the older and senior musicians who are perceived to be serious and more mainstream. It was then also exhilarating to find these two young jazz musicians representing a genre that is not traditionally related to youth. They noticed by Ireng Maulana, the Senior Jazz Musician who initiated this Monday event and he motivated them to form a more serious Jazz Group. In early 2001 Dimas formed “co-P”, a group which represents young people who are professional and skilled. This group focused on Contemporary Jazz music. Their debut album called “Blue Lines” is comprised of 10 songs. 9 songs were composed by Dimas and one by Glenn Dauna. The music is arranged by “co-P” , and all the songs are in English. The music refers to the international music appetite and atmosphere. The album veers into easy listening, and streams in the mode of Fourplay and Al Jarreau, the media quoted. “co-P” has recently finalized music for their second album which will soon be released, inspired by a nu-jazz atmosphere. “co-P” group main aim is to support Jazz locally, so that everyone: young and old can enjoy and understand Jazz Music, and at same time they intend to go international through World Class Jazz festivals and Contests.

Smesta (it is not “semesta”) became active as a band in 1996 but adopted their present identity in 1997. With their natural capability they built the band as a combination between protons and neutrons to become an Atom. Music is ‘ungkapan’, meaning ‘honesty’. Without intelligence it is hardly possible to make “unkapan “ and for “Smesta“ music is totally about honesty. An Aesthetic can never exist when feeling is ignored in a production. Smesta’s music is clearly Rock, but sometimes includes Heavy Metal and slow music. They can change the measure easily in one number, measure can be from 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8 until 9/8. Their overall sound is a mixture between modern and vintage, occasionally using ethnic sounds. They use nuansa sapacy, control chord, inverse, sincope, ritme baet non mainstream. One song consists of many parts. In every performance Smesta always presents their theatrical concept. They have produced and released two indy albums for the market which were well received judging from the high sales figures. They have participated in several events : 1997 : Forum Komunikasi Music Indonesia, 1998 : Reforms stage in Tim, celebration of May 12 tragedy in Trisakti, 2000 : Recording, 2001 : Press Conference in Classic Rock Café and also the first release of Indy album +/- 100 CDs totally content four songs. Guest Star in first Indonesian Progressive Festival ( by Progressive Society ) in Bale Ayer Senayan, Smesta return to release the second indy album was sold +/- 250 CDs. live on Air in Radio S 107,9 FM in Tenda Semanggi, Opening Band : God Bless, The Rollies, Gang Pegangsaan in Barbados café, 2002 : Progressive Nite by Progressive Society, first stage of PRJ with Elpamas, JakArt @ 2003 Festival in Ancol. Smesta Multi Discipline, Finalist of Audition Rock Competition in Hard Rock Texas, USA, but cancelled the flight because of bureaucratic delays. In JakArt @ 2003 Festival Smesta will perform 4 (four ) times.

M024 pub31, 7/6 19.30, pub30, 8/6 13.00, res05, 15/6 19.00, pub27, 28/6 19.00

M025 “Today for Tomorrow”, Nial Djuliarso Trio with special Guest: Adam Baldych (jak)

Born in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 5, 1981, Nial began playing the piano at the age of three. He graduated from high school in Chattanooga, TN, USA in 1999 and enrolled at Berklee College of Music in the fall of that year, where he was awarded a full-scholarship. Nial was the winner of the 2001 and 2002 Hilton Head Jazz Society Scholarship competition in South Carolina, USA. As is the case with every yearly summer break in college this year the young Djuliarso made plans to visit Indonesia, amongst others, and on its way to his hometown Jakarta, he will pass thru Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Singapore, where a series of performances and workshops/clinics have been set up in collaboration with local jazz musicians, and music dept’s of universities. He plans to arrive in Jakarta on June 23rd and plans to leave Indonesia on July 23rd. During this period, he will take part in several musical performances, conduct interviews (for radio, press and TV) in the following cities, Jakarta, Bandung, Jogya, Denpasar (Bali). “The jazz bug hit me that night!!” … said the young Nial Djuliarso, after experiencing the Pat Metheny Group live in concert in Jakarta in 1996. This should be the turning point in his life, afterwhich he was unwaveringly focused to become a jazz professional. Student pianist Nial Djuliarso cites jazz greats Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, and Oscar Peterson as his primary influences. This is his fourth year majoring in piano performance under the auspices of professors that include Joanne Brackeen, Hal Crook, and Danilo Perez. He has also played and studied with Mark Levine, Bobby Watson, Phil Wilson, Jerry Bergonzi, Christian McBride, and Joe Lovano. In 2000 at the Sarasota Jazz Festival in Florida, he has performed with Marian McPartland (piano duet). In the summer of 2002 he spent two months playing at the famous Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, MI. He played at Carnegie Hall in NYC with his trio as part of the week-long Carnegie Hall Workshop for Small Jazz Ensemble. Six Groups were selected to take part in this workshop. The Nial Djuliarso Trio also played at the 2002 North Sea Jazz Festival, in the Hague, Holland. Nial plans to move to NYC – the ultimate city for fledgling jazz musicians, it’s either “live or die”, the cruel city of musical opportunities -- to go to graduate school when he finishes his studies at Berklee in May 2004.
Come and witness Nial live, at the performance – when he swings so hard …. !! Nial is dreaming of ….. “Today for Tomorrow” …...

M026 Bertl Mütter, Shubert:Winterreise:Mütter – composition and free Improvisation (jak/ EAUS)

Supported by the Embassy of Austria and organized by JakArt. Bertl Mütter will perform extracts from his “winterreise” as well as free improvisations as a soloist, with trombone and voice. intense direct interaction with the audience - Bertl Mütter, trombone, voice, composition, improvisation, interaction Bertl Mütter, Composition, Trombone, Voice, Euphonium, Improvisation. Bathtub Music. As a soloist I relate to the tradition in the dynamic field between Composition and Improvisation. The sole tradition in which I have any chance at all of coming close to genuinely understanding is the one into which I was born. I enjoy opening myself to external inflnces, however, and in this way incorporate foreign elements into my art. But my ancestors were neither cotton-pickers in the Southern States nor Siberian shamans; I can therefore only be an observer of such traditions. My principal instrument, the trombone, possesses a classic-romantic repertoire which one can hardly take seriously. This is an advantage, for I experience no training-conditioned trepidation as I stand before masterworks dedicated to it. Thus in concert performance I can let works with which I am involved – improvisatorily and enriched with my own material – march past me with no impediment.
Whoever sings alone in the bathtub hears the entire orchestra internally – no instrument escapes him; my bathtub stands on the stage, a quite intimate situation. Born 1965 in Steyr, Upper Austria. Marching Band, Dixieland, Theology, Military Music. Then musical studies in Graz (Jazz Trombone and Voice Training), graduating in 1990. received many awards, prizes, grants and commissions from public funds including a Scholarship for composers 2002, Republic of Austria. As a soloist Mütter relates to nearer and farer (not only musical) traditions in the dynamic field between Composition and Improvisation. He plays with numerous ensembles, f.i.: Timbre, Franui, Camerata Obscura, the duo CechMütter, the octet Striped Roses, Haslinger-Mütter-Puntigam, Nouvelle Cuisine Big Band, Franzobel & Mütter,... Mütter lives in Vienna, Austria, as a free lancer, and works “almost entirely on things for which I had no training, things therefore whose enjoyment no one else can spoil.“
Bertl plays an Aurora-trombone by Schagerl.
M026 har01, 27/6 19.00, com14, 28/6 19.30, pub27, 29/6 19.00

Choire recital Paduan Suara. This choir is visiting jakarta from Bandung and will present a pre-competition recital, before departing for the 8^th Marktoberdorf Chamber Choir Competition.

Linda and Diani will perform with the Diani Children Choir and the kitara Female Choire.

There program consists of works of Händel, Bizet, Fauré, Bach, Pergolesi and Mozart. They are accompanied by the ParaInterpreter String Ensemble with Christina Sidjabat on Piano and Cembalo