DWIKI DHARMAWAN with SEA JAZZ PROJECT

at 3rd Phillipines International Jazz Festival

Sofitel Phillipina Plaza – Pasai-Metro Manila : Sunday 28 february 2010 at 06:30 PM

At the Phillipines International Jazz  Festival 2010, Dwiki Dharmawan will be presented his pieces from his previous World Peace Orchestra Album, among others : Arafura, Jazz for Freeport, Paris Barantai, Numfor, Janger as well as his new compositions among others : Peace Talks, Tribal Dance, Lamalera’s Dream, Roger’s Touch, and many more with ASEAN JAZZ Musicians line up ; Dwiki Dharmawan (Piano/Synth/Vocoder), Lewis Pragasam (Drums), Jeri de Leon (Nass), Uly Avante (perc), Michael Guevara (saxophone), Dewa Budjana (Guitar)

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DWIKI DHARMAWAN PROJECT

at INTERNATIONAL JAVAJAZZ FESTIVAL 2010

Venue:Jakarta international Expo-Kemayoran

Friday 5^th March, Hall B1 23:00 onwards

At the International JavaJazz  Festival 2010, Dwiki Dharmawan will be presented his new compositions among others : Peace Talks, Tribal Dance, Lamalera’s Dream, Roger’s Touch, and many more with energetic line up : Deva Permana on Drums, Barry Likumahuwa on Bass, Eugen Bounti os Clarinet/Sax, Gatut on trumpet, Enggar on Trombone/Tuba, Indonesian rising sun jazz singer Dira.J.Sugandi and Dwiki Dharmawan himself on Piano, Vocoder and Synthesizer as well as several international jazz musicians as guest stars.

Dwiki Dharmawan’s music is innovative, intense and also emotional and draw its inspiration from many different sources with his spirit and compositional originality. He has ability with the various touches on the instrument, and familiar with classical and jazz repertoire but also has an affinity with his Indonesian traditional culture.

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Next Dwiki Dharmawan performances (line up to be confirmed)

28 April, HARRODS London, UK

20 May, AULA MAGNA-LA SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY Rome, Italy

22 and 23 May, Teatro Stabile del Veneto “Carlo Godoni’ Venezia, italy

26 and 27 May, Moskow, Russia

28 May, Twer, Russia

30 and 31 May, St Petersburg, Russia

July, European Tour

16 and 17 July, World Expo Shanghai Stage

17 August, World Expo Shanghai Stage

18 and 19 September, World Expo Shanghai Stage

Detail TO BE CONFIRMED……

(Photos by:JAZZUALITY.com)

Dear all my beautiful friends and fans, 2009 has been a very important and very productive year for me..this year.

My career has moved one step ahead in 2009. I travelled with my group internationally, to play in D.P.R Korea for April Springs Festival  (with Krakatau), then in New York, USA (with The Soul of Indonesia) promoting ‘Batik’. UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a masterpiece of oral and intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009. as part of the acknowledgment, UNESCO insisted that Indonesia preserve their heritage. During USA Tour i had a chance for a recording session with Earny Adams (Drums), Howard Levy (Harmonica), Dewa Budjana (Guitar) and Indro Hardjodikoro (Bass)at Steve Ford Music Studio, Chicago for several new compositions and give a workshop at University of Wisconsin School of Music. After USA Tour I also play in Abudhabi for Abudhabi Film Festival 2009 (with Kamal Musallam and Rascha Rizkl).  In Indonesia, World Peace Orchestra held a prestigious concert for ADB Board of governors -Inspiring Cultural Night at GWK Bali which included 100 musicians and 500 dancers on 3rd of May. In June I released Dwiki Dharmawan-World Peace Orchestra after the long journey with the big support from my friend Gita Wiryawan and OPP Team, as well as respected musicians Roger Burn, Steve Thornton, Russel Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Andy Suzuki, Tollak Ollestad, Michael Paulo, Marc Antoine, Guy Strazz,Ayko Akhrief, Frank Gambale, Rich Breen, Indro, Ivan Nestorman, Dewa Budjana, Dira, Sandy,Peni and many more…..while promoting KOMODO National Park for new 7 Wonders (Vote Komodo). Komodo Island is famous for giant pre-historic lizards, considerd the last of their kind remaining the world today. komodo ‘dragon’ actually is a giant lizard which growing up to 3 to 4 meters in length, its ancestors roamed the earth up to about half a million years ago.

2009 end with the launch of ‘Sahabat PMI’ charity album dedicated to Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) and  my visit to Kupang, East Nusatenggara for a collaborative performance for Sasando Festival. The sasando musical instrument is believed to have been created on Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara, in the 18th century. It is made from bamboo, metal and wood (usually from the Cendana tree). There are two known types of sasando: a sasando gong, with 10 strings, which can only be used to play traditional music with ’slendro scale’. The second type is a sasando violin, with 24 strings, and which can play any style of music (with diatonic scale). Beside ‘Angklung’ Indonesia proposed ‘Sasando’ to be UNESCO Heritage of Humanity. so far UNESCO has designated Wayang, Keris and Batik.

2009’s missions, passions, and tensions has led me to several important changes in my musicial path: exploring the richness of world of music.

Therefore, 2010 will feature many activities and new projects, as :

-Together with Dr.Anggito Abimanyu received an apreciation from Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mr.Haruhiko Kuroda at ADB Head Quarter in Manila on 3rd February 2010 for our contribution composing ‘From Asia to the World’ as ADB Theme Song

- Performance at Phillipines International Jazz Festival 2010 in Manila with SEA Jazz Project (feat:Lewis Pragasm, Dewa Budjana, Jeri de Leon) 28 February 2010

- Performance at JAVAJAZZ FESTIVAL : 5 March 2010 in Jakarta: DWIKI DHARMAWAN PROJECT with Barry Likumahuwa on bass and Deva Permana on Drums : in this occasion will be Launching LIVE DVD ALBUM : Dwiki Dharmawan and Friends Live at The Baked Potato in memory of Roger Burn. feat : Jimmy Haslip (bass), Walfredo Reyes Jr (Drums), Andy Suzuki (Sax), Steve Thornton (Percussion) and last but not least Roger Burn. under JavaJazz Live Dvd Series:with the big support from all musicians and Javajazz Festival Chairman Peter Gontha.

-Making the Theme Song for LIVE EARTH – Save Water as well as Performance on 18 April 2010 for Live Earth Concert which will be broadcasting to 40 countries.

-Cultural Mission , Promoting Indonesia in London UK 1 to 28 April

- Cultural Tour in Italy (Rome, Venice and Tuscany) in 17 to 24 May with Bandung Institute of Arts (STSI) :Sundanese Dance and Music

- Cultural Mission to Moskow, St Petersburg and Twer (Russia) in anniversary of 60 years diplomatic mission between Russia and Indonesia. 24 to 30 May 2010.

-Performance at WORLD EXPO 2010 – SHANGHAI, PR CHINA for several time (July, August, September and October).

and much more..

I hope we will always be in touch, and that all the music i and my colleagues produce for you will bring you all the joy good in PEACE, will that we all look for in our own lives…i always appreciate your comments, and critisism for all what i do. your participation is essential if we want to reach better results and help the culture of our region as well as the whole world of music to flourish..

love and peace

DWIKI DHARMAWAN

WPO adalah grup musik yang didirikan oleh Dwiki Dharmawan dan baru saja merilis album pertamanya dibawah label Omega Pacific Production (OPP) yang didukung oleh banyak musisi kawakan dunia seperti Jimmy Haslip, Russel Ferrante (Yellowjackets), Roger Burn, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Michael Paulo, Steve Thornton, Lewis Pragasm dll, yang oleh Keyboard Magazine-USA di review sebagai sebuah grup musik-orchestra ‘Multi Cultural Jazz’ yang phonemenal karena berhasil memadukan komposisi musikal berbasis kekayaan tradisi Indonesia serta lintas budaya dengan jenius serta dengan mengangkat kearifan local, tema peduli, perdamaian, toleransi dan lingkungan. Tak heran bila Album perdana WPO didukung oleh musisi mancanegara dari lima benua serta di rekam di Los Angeles, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing dan Jakarta.

I am proud of my nationalism and strongly believe in internationalism, we want our generation to always seek new ideas an innovation based on our rich traditions, culture, diversity and pluralism as given. “A Nation’s greatness is reflected in her arts and culture”. Demikian disampaikan Dwiki dalam interview nya dengan Keyboard Magazine beberapa waktu yang lalu.

Anggito Abimanyu, mengatakan WPO dipilih karena secara musikal telah merepresentasikan keragaman seni musik Indonesia dengan format jazz orchestra. Berkat UGM, sungguh beruntung masyarakat Jogya dan sekitarnya hingga dapat menikmati sajian WPO dengan dukungan penuh sponsor BNI, PERTAMINA, TOYOTA, ESIA dan XL.

Pada kesempatan ini WPO juga akan mengkampanyekan ‘Vote Komodo’ for the new 7 wonders. Pemerintah Indonesia mendorong warga negaranya untuk mendukung voting secara online untuk Taman Nasional Komodo (Komodo National Park) agar menjadi salah satu 7 keajaiban dunia yang baru kategori Alam (New 7 Wonders of Nature). Voter dapat melakukan voting melalui www.new7wonders.com.

Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, terus mengkampanyekan agenda Vote Komodo termasuk dalam launching Album Dwiki Dharmawan World Peace Orchestra di Gedung Kesenian Jakarta 17 Juni 2009 yang lalu. Direktur Jendral Pemasaran Depbudpar Sapta Nirwandar, mengatakan bila Taman Nasional Komodo terpilih, dampaknya sangat positif bagi Indonesia.

Konser tahun ini diselenggarakan dengan suasana penuh keprihatinan atas musibah bencana yang menimpa Indonesia secara beruntun yaitu di Jawa Barat, Sumatera Barat dan Jambi, untuk itu konser ini ingin mendedikasilkan dan memberi empati atas terjadinya peristiwa tersebut.

60 tahun berkarya dibidang pendidikan, banyak yang telah dihasilkan UGM. Jutaan lulusan, Karya Penelitian, Buku-buku Ilmiah, Pengabdian Masyarakat di berbagai penjuru adalah bukti kongkrit sumbangsih UGM untuk bangsa, sesuai tema Dies Natalis 60 tahun UGM yaitu ‘60 tahun UGM membangun Sinergi Pelaku Pemberdayaan Masyarakat’

Harga tiket VIP A Rp 125.000.,-, VIP B RP 100.000,-, FESTIVAL Rp 40.000,- . Ticket Box di Swaragama FM (0274) 4913, KPPMA UGM (0274)747831, Eltira FM (0274)0561275, Geronimo FM (0274)51105, Kedaulatan Rakyat (0274) 565685.

Berangkat dari kepedulian para insan Jazz Indonesia, maka akan digelar konser Jazz for West Java sebagai wujud dari nyata kegiatan untuk menggalang dana, mengumpulkan donasi guna membantu saudara-saudara kita yang mengalami musibah gempa di Jawa Barat.

Kegiatan ini merupakan persembahan dan hasil kerjasama Dewan Kesenian Jakarta, Simpay Wargi Urang, WartaJazz.com, Palang Merah Indonesia dan Farabi Music.

“Insya Allah seperti halnya kepedulian kita pada korban Tsunami Aceh dan Gempa Yogyakarta, kali ini kita menggelar konser amal untuk para korban gempa Jawa Barat”, demikian diungkapkan Dwiki Dharmawan pengagas acara saat melakukan pertemuan koordinasi panitia konser Jazz for West Java bersama Adang Daradjatun dari Simpay Wargi Urang, Muhammad Thoriq dari Palang Merah Indonesia, Agus Setiawan Basuni dari WartaJazz.com, Gideon Momongan dari Indiejazz Inc.

Acara akan digelar pada hari Minggu, 13 September 2009 mulai pukul 19.00 wib hingga 23.00 wib bertempat di Graha Bakti Budaya – Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikin Raya 73 Jakarta Pusat. Anda yang tertarik menonton dan beramal, undangan sebesar IDR 100.000,- dapat diperoleh dengan menghubungi salah satu nomor telepon berikut:

DKJ 021-39899634 / 3162780 Ranti
Farabi Music 021-7226270 / 7224407 Dina
WartaJazz.com 021-8310769 Dewi
PMI 021-32084400 Indah / Winda
Simpay Wargi Urang 3100551 Yane

Para musisi jazz Indnesia yang berkenan hadir hingga berita ini diturunkan antara lain Benny Likumahuwa, Krakatau, B3, Rio Febrian, Dwiki Dharmawan, Fariz RM, Maya Hasan, Tompi, Idang Rasjidi, Andien, Budjana-Tohpati, World Peace Orchestra, Agam Hamzah,Adi Darmawan, Kulkul, Donny  Suhendra, Riza Arshad, Bintang Indrianto, Arief Setiadi, Yance Manusama, Tere, ES.QI.EF,Totong Wisaksono, Gerry Herb, Audiensi Band, Otti Jamalus Quartet, Clorophyl D’next Generation, Tompi, Yeppi Romero, Erik Sondhy, Barry Likumahuwa Project, Jilly Likumahuwa,Mahagenta, Oppie Andaresta, Bram,Aldhi,Gerald Trio, Notturno, Rio Moreno, SOL Project, Vodka, Ryo The Malay.
Farhan dan Denny P-Project akan bertindak selaku MC atau pembawa acara.

Selain itu panitia juga merilis merchandise khusus edisi Jazz for West Java dengan harga sebesar IDR 100.000,- (seratus ribu rupiah) dan tersedia dalam ukuran XXS, S, M, L, XL, 3L dan 4L. Anda bisa mengontak info@wartajazz.net untuk pembelian merchandise Jazz for West Java ini.

Source http://www.wartajazz.com/2009/09/07/jazz-for-west-java-bentuk-kepedulian-musisi-jazz-indonesia-pada-gempa-jawa-barat/

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Special Event, Friday, July 24, 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Memorial Union Terrace – University of Wiaconsin at Madison
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Indonesian Fusion Music Workshop
Dwiki Dharmawan and a group of top-notch Indonesian musicians will give a workshop about their approach to music and composition, blending Indonesian musical traditions with jazz and alternative rock.  The event is free and open to the public.  SEASSI gratefully acknowledges the support of many offices at UW-Madison for making this workshop possible: the Wisconsin Union Directorate, the Union Music Committee, the Division of International Studies, the College of Letters and Science, the School of Music, and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

[Our music] is an attempt to capture the notion of change that is taking place in the Indonesian arts. It is an exploration of how the traditional arts define a cultural milieu and whether they are able or not to deal with modern influences. The Soul of Indonesia also explores whether the mixing of traditional with modern is capable of meeting the creative challenge of making a contribution to a new national identity. In the “Soul of Indonesia”, Dwiki has collaborated closely with Indonesian composer and guitarist Dewa Budjana, and Sa’at Syah (aka Sa’at Borneo), a traditional flute player and singer Dira.J.Sugandi (Dwiki Dharmawan)

Tracks

1. The Spirit of Peace
2. Benggong Banggong
3. IE – Sydney Version
4. Janger
5. Numfor
6. Paris Barantai
7. Island of God
8. Anaritin Teo
9. Arafura
10. Clarissa
11. Jazz for Freeport
12. IE – LA version

Sajian Dwiki ini akan ditampilkan dalam acara BNI Inspiring Cultural Night dalam rangka 42nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank (ADB) dan acara akan digelar pada Senin malam, 4 Mei 2009 mulai pukul 19.00 wita di Monumen Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK), Bali.

Tak hanya musik, Dwiki Dharmawan juga menampilkan tari kontemporer yang berangkat dari nilai-nilai tradisi asli. Bagi Dwiki, ini merupakan caranya menerjemahkan tradisi, senin kontemporer termasuk pula berbagai nilai seni dari beragam negara.

Semangat yang dimiliki Dwiki tak lepas dari kseadarannya sebagai musisi, komposer, arranger sekaligus produser, bahwa ia harus terus bereksplorasi dan berkarya. Ide-ide kreatifnya diaplikasikan dalam berbagai karya seni yang terus ia hasilkan dari waktu-waktu.

The Soul of Indonesia didukung oleh komposer musik tradisi asal Bali I Nyoman Windha, penata tari  I Nyoman Sura yang dikenal dengan tarian kontemporer Bali-nya, dan I Ktut Rina (Kecak), dalang I Gde Anom Ranu Ara. Line-up pada barisan tarik suara ada penyanyi Rafly (Aceh), lalu vokalis Ivan Nestorman (Flores), Anggito Abimanyu (flute), Peni Candrarini (sinden), Diva Indonesia yang terdiri dari Krisdayanti, Kristina, Ita Purnamasari dan Dira J. Sugandi dan World Peace Orchestra.

Acara ini didukung penuh oleh BNI.

Dicuplik dari http://www.wartajazz.com/2009/05/02/the-soul-of-indonesia-persembahan-dwiki-dharmawan-di-gwk-bali/

Photos by Rizaldi Siagian

Jazz mask display a bit of “change” currently taking place in the arts in Indonesia. How the traditional arts define a cultural milieu are able-or otherwise unable-to deal with the challenge of making a new national identity through creativity. Dwiki Dharmawan is one of the Indonesian musicians who are always in a restless creative search, and he is now focusing on various traditional arts to develop new ideas and achieve innovation.

One of his experiments is fusing tari topeng (mask dance) with jazz, which to his mind represents a blend of national and international influences.

In the Jazz Mask concert, Dwiki Dharmawan involved mask dancer Uum Sumiati and musicians Titi Syuman (drums), Eugen Bounti (clarinet/alto saxophone), Donny Kuswinarno (flute/tenor saxophone), Enggar Widodo (tuba/trombone), Sa’at Syah (suling/reed), Ade Rudiana (kendang) and Peni Candrarini (voice).

Dwiki Dharmawan was born in bandung, 19 August 1966, He studied piano at the age of 7, and started learning jazz music when he was 13 years old. At 17 he formed Krakatau Group that has performed in national as well international concerts like Montreux Jazz, North Sea Jazz, Toronto Jazz, Vancouver Jazz, Sziget Festival, Festival Cervantino. It has also performed at various famed venues such as Chicago Cultural Center, Esplanade, Beijing Concert Hall, Lincoln Center Outdoor Festival.

Dwiki is also the director of Farabi Music Education Center and a member of music committee of the Jakarta Arts Council.

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Konser Topeng Jazz oleh Dwiki Dharmawan dkk.

Topeng Jazz mendemonstrasikan serpihan “praktik perubahan” dalam kesenian yang sedang berjalan di Indonesia. Bagaimana kesenian tradisional yang menentukan ciri khas suatu lingkungan budaya mampu—atau tak mampu—menyongsong tuntutan kebangsaan baru lewat kreativitas. Dwiki Dharmawan adalah salah satu musisi yang selalu gelisah, saat ini banyak memusatkan perhatiannya pada ragam-ragam kesenian tradisional dalam mengembangkan ide dan inovasi baru. Salah satu di antaranya: mengambil tari topeng dan meramunya dengan jazz, yang menurutnya: perpaduan nasionalisme dan internasionalisme.

Dalam pementasan Topeng Jazz, Dwiki Dharmawan akan melibatkan penari topeng Uum Sumiati, serta sejumlah pemusik seperti Titi Aksan (drums), Eugen Bounti (klarinet/saksofon alto), Donny Kuswinarno (saksofon tenor/flute), Bang Sa’as (suling), serta Ade Rudiana (kendang).

Dwiki Dharmawan, lahir di Bandung 19 Agustus 1966. Belajar piano klasik di usia 7 tahun, di usia 13 tahun mulai belajar musik jazz. Di usia 17 tahun mendirikan Grup Krakatau yang sampai saat ini terus berkeliling dunia dan tampil pada berbagai konser dan festival internasional, seperti Montreux Jazz, North Sea Jazz, Toronto Jazz, Vancouver Jazz, Festival Cervantino, dan Sziget Festival. Tampil juga pada berbagai tempat seni pertunjukan terkemuka seperti Lincoln Center, Chicago Cultural Center, Esplanade, Beijing Concert Hall, serta Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts. Selain seorang pemusik, Dwiki juga Direktur Lembaga Pendidikan Musik Farabi dan anggota komite musik Dewan Kesenian Jakarta.

Hari/tanggal: SABTU, MARET 14 , 2009
Waktu : 20:00 WIB (Tempat parkir terbatas.)

Harga tiket:
Umum (Rp) 50000
Mahasiswa (Rp) 25000

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