Java Jazz Festival 2011

Java Jazz mat sixth time was the largest in the world and is filled with tens of thousands of spectators dominated by young couples or groups. International festival carpet java jazz that began Friday evening yesterday featuring 93 solo musician or group, from within and outside the country and sing pop songs, soul, funky, acid jazz to pure jazz in 21 stage in the complex Pekan Raya Jakarta, Kemayoran .

One of the local bands that appear are JavaJazz. Music group this one may be spelled as examples of jazz supergroups of Indonesia. The reason, the founders JavaJazz consists of a number of names that are familiar in the world of jazz in the country. Call it Indra Lesmana as a keyboardist. Not to mention there are Embong Rahardjo fill the position of the saxophone and flute. Still less jazz? There Cendi Lunt sit as a drummer and Ron Reeves on percussion. This group was complete with guitar god Budjana and bass betotan Jefrie Tahalele.

JavaJazz represented by the name, they like I was making an ambitious project to harmonize between traditions of Javanese music with shades of jazz. Thus, there was unique in several albums such as the composition of the Moon in Asia or any of The Seeker, who worked in 1994. As a result, they can improve it without trapped dichotomy diatonik eight tone and pentatonic five-note as the gamelan.

In 1998, JavaJazz managed to release their third album, the word Prana. On this album, Gods Budjana position as a guitar picker replaced guitarist Donny Suhendra Krakatoa. Meanwhile, Gilang Ramadan was asked to be a drummer and percussionist JavaJazz.

Eleven years later, JavaJazz again present with the album Joy Joy Joy by members of the combination of the two previous albums. Of course minus Embong Rahardjo, who has breathed his last in 2001. On this occasion, Indra Lesmana escorted by Donny Suhendra, Dewa Budjana, USA Mates, and Gilang Ramadhan.

In the album Joy Joy Joy, there are two guitarists who didaulat JavaJazz. The album was released on December 10, 2009 that as the focus shifted to the color of prominent jazz rock with some additional electronic effects. The album is packaged in this double disc contains six new compositions and six long compositions.

International artists who perform at the International Java Jazz Festival.
Adonis Puentes
Alexandra Sherling
Allen Hinds
Arturo O’Farril
Bill Evans
Breakestra
Brian Lynch Latin Jazz Quartet
Brian Simpson
Carl Allen
Chieli Minucci
Christian McBride
Darryl Jones
Dave Koz
David Murray Black Saint Quartet
Emilio Santiago
Eric Benet
Eric Marienthal
George Duke
Hendrik Meurkens Samba Jazz Quartet
Hubert Laws
Ivan Lins
Jane Monheit
Jazzanova Live!
Jessy J
John Legend
Jonathan Butler
Karen Briggs
Lao Tizer
Lee Ritenour
Melvin Davis
Michael Paulo
Mindy Abair
Novello B3 Soul feat. Eric Marienthal, Melvin Davis, Ron Bruner Jr.
Randy Brecker
Robben Ford
Rodney Holmes
Ron Bruner Jr..
Ron King Big Band
Rufus & Sly Stone
Sax Divas
Sheila Majid
Soul Bop Special Edition
Special EFX
Steve Lukather
The Johnny Thompson Singers
The Rat Pack
Tony Monaco

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