Bahrain to host Indonesian Jazz Night

An Indonesian jazz night will be staged by the Indonesian embassy in Bahrain on November 19.

The Indonesian Jazz and Cultural Night at Bahrain Cultural Hall will be featuring Ade Irawan, a young pianist from Indonesia who is currently living and studying in Los Angeles.

Ade was a child prodigy, born blind in Colchester, England, in 1994. At the age of two and a half, he taught himself to play the piano, and eventually to write music.

Later, in the USA, he began making a name for himself in the Chicago jazz community, including performances in the Chicago Winter Jazz Festival (2007) and the Chicago Jazz Festival (2007).

Robert Irving III, Ramsey Lewis, John Faddis, Dick Hyman, Coco ElyseesHevia are some of Chicago’s Jazz cornerstones responsible for mentoring this young talent. While in Indonesia, Ade appeared numerous times as a solo pianist at recitals, and performed at many prestigious jazz festivals throughout much of Indonesia, including the Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Jaya Suprana, Indonesian musical legend, encouraged Ade to show his talents in Solo, rather than group performances. His latest performance was at Indonesian Pavilion in Milan Expo. Ade’s unusual solo piano recital at the Sydney Opera House in Australia in 2011 received high acclaim from both jazz musicians and critics. He has been billed as ‘unique’ – one of only a few disabled musicians who have done recitals at the Sydney Opera House.

After moving with his family to Los Angeles, he joined the Braille Institute there, and he is being mentored by Fay Roberts, one of the music lecturers at that institute.

The Indonesian Jazz Night is open for public and it is free.

Caption: Ade Irawan

Photo: BNA