Get ready for Total Touch, Jimsaku and Phil Perry<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Dutch band Total Touch will likely capture most
\nof the attention on today's second day of the Jakarta
\nInternational Jazz Festival (JakJazz).<\/p>\n
Starting at 6 p.m., the evening's performances will conclude
\nat 1:45 a.m.<\/p>\n
Guitarist I Dewa Gede Bujana, better known as Dewa Bujana,
\nwill show his mastery of the guitar with two other musicians,
\nArie Ayunir on drums and Bambang Indriyanto on bass, at the
\nindoor basketball hall.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old musician, who released his first solo album
\nNusa Damai this year, will also play along with Sa'unine String
\nQuartet of Oni, Helmi and Surti on violin, and Wawan on cello.<\/p>\n
After an absence from the stage, Java Jazz, led by noted jazz
\nmusician Indra Lesmana, will play its own arrangements for music
\nlovers shortly after Bujana.<\/p>\n
Known for an obsession with not compromising their musical
\narrangements for commercialism, the band will be worth waiting
\nfor.<\/p>\n
With Gilang Ramadhan on drums -- both acoustic and electric --
\nMates on bass, Embong Rahardjo on saxophone and flute, and Indra
\non keyboard and acoustic piano, the band will attract music
\nlovers with their ability to communicate through their music.<\/p>\n
One of today's most-awaited performances will be by Total
\nTouch, which is recognized for their unique combination of R&B,
\nsoul, funky and even European dance music.<\/p>\n
In its homeland, Total Touch has emerged as the most popular
\nband through its first hit Touch Me There and winning a first
\ngold record with Somebody Else's Lover. Those attending the gala
\nopening Thursday night got their first glimpse of their talent.<\/p>\n
The group was also invited to appear as special guest at
\nMichael Jackson's shows at the Amsterdam Arena last year.<\/p>\n
The outstanding rapport between the band's funky singer
\nTrintje Oosterhuis and her brother, keyboardist Tjeerd P.
\nOosterhuis, is a determining factor in the group's success,
\nincluding when it garnered platinum for its single, One Moment
\nYour Mind.<\/p>\n
In all their years of making music together, Tjeerd and
\nTrintje have never performed other people's songs.<\/p>\n
At 12:30 a.m., several celebrities from business, the arts and
\nentertainment will provide some light relief with a jam session
\nand talk at the indoor basketball hall.<\/p>\n
Among those expected to show are businessman Peter Gontha,
\nmusician and businessman Setiawan Djodi, artists Camelia Malik,
\nTitiek Puspa and Rano Karno, and the Bagito Group of comedians.<\/p>\n
Dua Warna<\/p>\n
Talented singer Phil Perry and pianist Ramsey Lewis, who
\nlulled the audience with his hits Sister Moon and Stormy Monday
\nBlues on the first day, will also perform today at the indoor
\nbasketball hall.<\/p>\n
Here are some other bands scheduled to play tonight at the
\nJakarta International Jazz Festival:<\/p>\n
Indonesia's Dua Warna will have Aminoto Kasim jazzing up
\nethnic tunes of Djaduk Ferianto, known for his expertise in
\nblending contemporary with traditional compositions. Dua Warna's
\nfusion of jazz and traditional music is televised live every
\nmonth on local private TV station RCTI.<\/p>\n
An all-too delightfully familiar face with a \"different\" sound
\nis saxophonist Dave Koz, also scheduled on the final night
\ntomorrow.<\/p>\n
Having coproduced and cowritten his third album, Off The
\nBeaten Path, with brother Jeff, Dave experiments with the
\n\"organic\" sounds of jazz.<\/p>\n
New beats are no different from a collection of acoustic
\nperformances recorded live, as musicians define new beats by
\nreplacing drum machines and synthesizers.<\/p>\n
His 1990 self-titled debut spent 25 weeks on Billboard's
\nContemporary Jazz Chart, with the song Castle of Dreams earning
\nhim double platinum in Malaysia and gold in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Koz has his own successful U.S. radio show, Personal Notes,
\nand was invited to perform at President Clinton's inaugural
\ncelebration alongside legendary saxophonists Tom Scott,
\nGrover Washington Jr. and David Sanborn.<\/p>\n
He is also known in Indonesia for having played on Oddie
\nAgam's composition Sinaran.<\/p>\n
Elfa Scicoria, the man behind Indonesia's Elfa's Big Band,
\nwill parade his usual troupe of 31 musicians in Elfa's Band,
\nElfa's Singers, EBB Voice, eight percussionists and seven
\nflutists. Japan's Jumsaku Casiopea and saxophonist Kasumi
\nWatanabe will show their talent with original compositions.<\/p>\n
Jimsaku's eight albums are Jimsaku, VIVA!, Wind Loves Us,
\nNavel, Forty-Five Degrees, Blaze Of Passion, 100% and Jade.<\/p>\n
Audiences will get a second chance to enjoy performances of
\nJeff Lorber and Incognito, both of whom performed opening night.<\/p>",
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