An unusual treat,
OPP has recently been involved with Nial Djuliarso,
a young and gifted Indonesian Jazz pianist who is completing
his studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New
York
A student of various world renowned artists, including
Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Carls Allen, and Renee
Rosnes, Nial was commissioned to play popular western
and Indonesian renditions, plus a couple of his own
originals.
The songs were recorded in New York and performed together
with other musicians including Rufus Reid and David
Wong on acoustic bass, Lewis Pragasam on drums, and
Bruno Le Flanchec on a number of instruments.
People behind Nial Djuliarso album |
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Nial Djuliarso
Pianist
Nial
has performed at prestigious stages such
as the Weill recital hall in Carnegie Hall
in New York; the North Sea Jazz Festival
in the Hague; Kennedy Center in Washington
D.C; Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland;
and Sarasota Jazz Festival.
Born in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 5th,
1981, Nial went on to study at Berklee College
of Music in Boston, MA, where he received
his Bachelor of Music degree in May of 2004.
At Berklee, Nial was able to study with
Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, Joanne Brackeen,
Hal Crook, Ed Tomassy, among others. There
he also met his mentors Sonny Watson, whom
Nial played with for 5 years, and Bo and
Bill Winiker.
Enrolled since September 2004, Nial has
just finished his first year at Juilliard.
His teachers at Juiliard are Wynton Marsalis,
Kenny Barron, Carl Allen, Renee Rosnes,
among others. He credits God and his parents,
Tripudjo and Vera Djuliarso, for all his
accomplishments and for instilling an appreciation
for music since childhood. |
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Rufus reid
Bassist
Rufus
Reid is one of the world's greatest bass
players according to the Down Beat magazine.
From his days in Chicago during the early
1970s to his current and longtime tenure
on the New York scene, Reid has built a
reputation as one of the most reliable,
respected, and sought-after players in jazz.
Clearly, when one has been the bassist of
choice for masters like Dexter Gordon, Gene
Ammons, James Moody, Kenny Burrell, Art
Farmer, and J.J. Johnson, one must be doing
something right. Alongside his countless
sideman gigs, Reid, in partnership with
drummer Akira Tana, co-leads the quintet,
TanaReid.
Reid is a dedicated jazz educator. Since
1980 he has served as director of the Jazz
Studies and Performance Program at New Jersey's
William Paterson College. He also is an
active clinician and private teacher, the
author of two books on bass playing, and
a former panelist for the National Foundation
for the Arts. In recognition of this long
record of service, the International Association
of Jazz Educators, at it's annual convention
in January 1997, honored Reid with its Humanitarian
Award. |
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David
Wong
Bassist
David
Wong was born and raised in New York City.
He started playing the violin at the tender
young age of four and continued until high
school when he discovered the beauty of
jazz and began playing the double bass.
After only three years of playing bass,
David traveled to Los Angeles to perform
as a member of the Grammy High School Jazz
band. Upon graduating from LaGuardia High
School of Performing Arts, he attended The
Juilliard School of Music for classical
bass performance under the instruction of
the world renowned Orin O'Brien.
While at Juilliard he attended the Jazz
Aspen Snowmass Summer Festival with Christian
McBride, the Ravinia Jazz Institute with
Rufus Reid, the Vail Jazz Festival with
John Clayton, and the Spoleto Opera Festival
in Italy. Since graduating from Juilliard,
David continues to perform nationally and
internationally, in venues such as Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center, the Oak Room at the
Algonquin Hotel, and the Hollywood Bowl.
He has performed with the Eric Reed Trio,
Wynton Marsalis, Paula West and the late
Illinois Jacquet just to name a few. He
has been a recipient of the ASCAP Foundation
Ira Gershwin Award and the Bertelsmann's
"World of Expression" Scholarship
for music composition. |
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Track Listing
1. MY FAVORITE THINGS
2. JUWITA MALAM
3. OVERJOYED
4. LONG AND WINDING ROAD
5. SPAIN6. TO A FRIEND
7. KEI SONG
8. THIS
ONE'S FOR YOU
9. JUST THE WAY YOU
ARE
10. MY LADY VALENTINE
11. WIND MILLS OF
FIRE
12. MOSCOW MORNING
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Live Performances Highlight
Java Jazz Festival 2006
Mosaic Music Festival, Singapore 2006
Erasmus Huis, 2003
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