Fourplay's Bob James to perform in three cities
Fourplay's Bob James to perform in three cities
Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta
Smooth jazz maestro Bob James is scheduled to perform in three
major cities in Indonesia from Dec. 11 to Dec. 13 in a concert
that will also feature another Fourplay member, bassist Nathan
East, and seasoned Indonesian pianist Idang Rasjidi.
Bob James will play with Asianergy band members, guitarist
Jack Lee and percussionist Lewis Pragasam. Asianergy performed at
the Bali Jazz Festival in mid November this year.
Lee and James worked together for James' latest project early
this year, called Angels of Shanghai Project, in which James
collaborated with five young students of the Shanghai
Conservatory of Music who played Chinese traditional instruments
like guzheng and pipa.
Bob James has been in the contemporary jazz scene since the
late 1960s and has released 38 solo albums as well as winning two
Grammy awards.
James, who has never published his birth year, often
collaborated with guitarist Earl Klugh, with whom he won a Grammy
Award in 1980, and saxophone player David Sanborn, with whom he
won another Grammy in 1986.
This year he released a double-CD album, Essential 24: Smooth
Jazz Classic, containing 24 of his popular compositions including
Angela (theme song from Taxi) and Nautilus.
"I have asked him to play his popular compositions here," Gita
Wirjawan, the owner of Omega Pacific Production, which invited
James, told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
Gita, who works as a senior country officer at JP Morgan Chase
Bank in Jakarta, added that emerging Indonesian jazz singer and
composer Tompi would also participate as a guest star in the
concert.
Tompi has released one solo album Tompi and collaboration
album Bali Lounge both under the Omega Pacific label.
On Dec. 11, Bob James will perform at the Shangri-La Hotel in
Central Jakarta. For the Jakarta concert, tickets will be on sale
from Rp 300,000 (US$30) to Rp 2 million (US$200).
"For the 2-million rupiah ticket, patrons will get a seat on
the front row, an autographed CD, autographed T-shirt and cap,
and a cocktail evening with Bob James," said Gita, who
occasionally played piano.
On Monday Dec. 12, Bob James will play in Bandung at the Grand
Hyatt Hotel and the next day he will perform in Denpasar at the
Kartika Discovery.
Bandung concert tickets are priced from Rp 250,000 to Rp 1.4
million and for the Denpasar concert from Rp 150,000 to Rp 1
million.
Soon after leaving Indonesia, the pianist will participate in
the Bangkok Jazz Festival on Dec. 17 with the Angels of Shanghai
Ensemble. He will play with other Fourplay members the next day
also in the Bangkok festival.
Information on tickets:
Albert: 0815 922 7667
www.omegapacificproduction.com