another jazz event

After last jazz event held by kampoeng jazz with law faculty of unpad. psychology faculty of unpad with wartajazz.com and klab jazz also held at october 23th 2008. JJE or jatinaggor jazz event held at jatinaggor. I’m so glad with it because lately I feel a rapid growth in indonesian jazz,especially for college jazz community.

JJE is a bit different from last event that held at Unpad Dipati Ukur by kampoeng jazz. Since JJE is a competition for jazz band.

There is also performance by 4 am quartet,

Bayu+Tesla, Bob Vivant, Sekapur Sirih, Contra Indigo. And special performance by Syaharani and The Queen fireworks.

Humph maybe you don’t really know about them so I make a little review about them.4 am quartet has a instrumental jazz with acoustic touch on their songs. 4 am quartet was born on 2005 with members: Sonny Akbar (piano), Edward Prasetya (guitar), Edward Manurung (drum), and Lindu Muliantara (bass) at Bandung. Their name was started to known when they performed at New Generation Mezzo Jazz Award Competition, 2006. On the 2007 the member was changed: Sonny Akbar (piano), Edward Prasetya (guitar), Edward Manurung (drum), and Chaka Priambudi Wicaksono (bass).

Bayu+Tesla another dynamic duo from Bandung. The members are Bayu (piano) and Tesla (guitar) .Their bands their friend relationship as house mate. They remind me of safari duo but in jazz version.

The Third performer that I will write is Bob Vivant. If I’m not mistaken they their first performance was at Java jazz go to campus. Their name was taken from word bop which means their style in jazz, and vivant which means joyful and lively. They brought bop style blends with standard jazz. Bop Vivant consists of 3 personnel. David Manuhutu (piano), Opik (drum), and Sonny Susetyo (bass).

Sekapur sirih formed by: Prasandhya (elektrik bass), Bonar Noviasta (guitar), Andreas Nandhiwardana (gitar), Lukman Agus (drum), Rara Utami (keyboard). First performed in Ganesha Jazz Event. Their bands begin from their interest with jazz.then after few performerd together sekapur sirih was born.they bought a smooth jazz in their music.

Contra Indigo is a unique band for me.contra indogo born from the different perception of jazz on it’s members. If you see their performace it wiill seems that Contra indigo is far from jazz. But there is still an atmosphere of jazz on their songs.

Last but not Least Syaharani & The Queenfireworks. I believe we have known them. First I know them was when I heard one of their songs from album “Buat Kamu”is kind of Easy listening jazz. I think can be enjoy by people that even not so familiar with jazz.

Are you intertest to come??personally I’m looking forward to this event???

(source picture credit:wartajazz.com)