Ardhito Rifqi Pramono was born in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 22, 1995. He has a younger sister named Adhania Pramono. Pramono was always interested in music since he was a child and he has since been a jazz lover and a fan of 40s songs. More than just composing songs, he can also play musical instruments such as the guitar, piano and drums. He started composing music since 2013, when he was still studying at JMC Academy, Australia, in the Film Department. After graduating from JMC Academy, Pramono worked at his father's company which worked on aircraft maintenance. A year later, Pramono was selected as Top 6 MTV Indonesia VJ Hunt.
Pramono first appeared on YouTube in 2013 when he covered AJ Rafael's songs such as She Was Mine. A year later after graduating from college, in 2014 to be precise, he began to gain popularity. His first single was titled I Placed My Heart, which was then followed by the song What Do You Feel About Me. The second song became one of the most watched songs on YouTube. He stated that "because YouTube is the most used platform for playing / searching for new music". Apart from being a singer, Pramono also worked at TV stations, as a DJ and a barista before deciding to become a full-time musician.
DWIKI DHARMAWAN
Dwiki Dharmawan is among Indonesia’s most gifted and celebrated music personalities: a multi-genre keyboardist; skilled composer and producer, a co-founder, founder and member of the music group Krakatau and the World Peace Orchestra.
VENCHE MANUHUTU
Venche Manuhutu is a guitarist who won 1st place in the Guitar Festival in Indonesia in 1984 and a well-known jazz teacher from Bandung. Venche founded Venche Music School Bandung, a special jazz music school that was founded in 1990, served as the principal of the DjazzMusik School Jakarta for 10 years and now focusing in establishing Music & Art major in Maranatha University Bandung.
HARI POCHANG
Hari Pochang is a musician, activist and observer of music and culture, especially jazz, blues and world music from Bandung. Playing music since the 1970s until now, he is also the initiator and manager of JazzbreakBumiSangkuriang 1981-1990 and co-founder of DKSB (Depot Kreasi Seni Bandung)
BEN VAN GELDER
Ben van Gelder (1988) obtained his bachelor’s diploma and his master’s diploma at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in 2010 and 2012 respectively. He performs all around the world in various settings and formations. He played or recorded with many contemporary jazz luminaries including David Binney, Ambrose Akinmusire, Nasheet Waits, Mark Turner, Aaron Parks, John Escreet, Ben Street, Thomas Morgan and Rodney Green.
BARRY LIKUMAHUWA
Raised in a jazz & sometimes soul/funk musical enviroment had made Barry fall in love with music itself. Proven by the fact that he was able to blow the trumpet at the age of 4, while sometimes whistle some of standard mainstream jazz tunes such as "Someday my prince will come", "Bluesette", and lots of other tune with a simple based melody line. Attracted to the bass guitar at 11, after witnessing John Pattitucci performing live with Chick Corea Electrik Band at the JakJazz Festival, and started to learn how to play the instruments autodidactly. Barry’s bass playing is mostly influenced by funk & jazz, He’s the type of musician who plays intuitively and spontaneously, each musical performance is always a new perspective with different approach on the way he does his bass lines.
PARTICIPANT CATEGORY
Youth Jazz
Jazz Warrior
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Maximum of age for all the member is 18 y.o
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Minimal trio (3) and maximal nonet (9)
• Open to public bands and is welcome for any
nationalities
• Above 18 y.o (mix ages allowed in band member)
• Minimal trio (3) and maximal nonet (9)
• Open to public bands and is welcome for any
nationalities
TERMS & CONDITIONS
• TPJC will be hosted on our official website www.tpjazzfest.com
• TPJC is addressed to all bands that play the style generically called JAZZ
• The contest is open to jazz musicians of all ages per category, worldwide.
• Musicians per category can participate by sending one videos of mandatory song
• Youth Jazz : My favorite things by Rodgers &
Hammerstein
• Jazz Warrior: Mr. PC by John Coltraine