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INDRO HARDJODIKORO & FRIENDS

Indro Hardjodikoro, bassist born in Jakarta on 14 December 1968. He learns music by autodidact since 3rd grade primary school. His enthusiasts to learn bass gets serious when he met Bintang Indrianto. To study more about music, Indro went to Indra Lesmana, Erwin Gutawa and saxophonist Maryono. Indro met Tohpati in PMMC (Yamaha) that leads them to a band formation called “Halmahera”. Their friendship continues in Simakdialog band, Tohpati Ethnomission which has played in Den Haag, Netherlands and Berlin, Germany and many more music projects, events and recording. 
Indro has played and records for Halmahera (two albums; Kuyakini and Khayalanku), Simakdialog (two albums; Lukisan and Baur), Earth Music (together with percussionist from Australia Ron Reeves, Indra Lesmana, Cendi Luntungan and saxophonist Arif), and other top singer album in Indonesia which brings Indro as a great session BASS player who is  able to play all type of music with his own style and colour. Indro Hardjodikoro has now become the best session bass player in Indonesia and performing with almost every big orchestras in Indonesia, such as Erwin Gutawa, Addie MS Twilite Orchestra, and with Andi Rianto Magenta Orchestra. 
His experience also played with Dwiki Dharmawan band in New York, Chicago, St. Louis and Beijing; Dwiki Dharmawan World Peace Orchestra together with Andy Suzuki, Steve Thornton, Sadao Watanabe, Roger Burns and Tolak Aulstead. Tour with Eric Marienthal in Indonesia in 1997. Indro also experienced played with international musicians such as Kenny Garret, Dave Koz, Michael Lington, Michael Colina. Master class in Rhythm and Groove Music Camp with Victor Wooten. 
He has also jamming with Herbie Hancock in Bali, George Duke, Mattias “IA” Eklundh (Laney endorser). Recording session with several international musicians, such as: Earnie Adams (drum), Howard Levi (Harmonica), Frank Gambale (guitarist) in Dwiki Dharmawan World Peace Orchestra, Sheila Madjid solo album, Bob Sheppard (saxophone), Dira J. Sugandi album which is produced by Bluey Incognito. 
He has finally released his first debut album; Indro Hardjodikoro “Feels Free”, together with Demas Narawangsa, Lal Intje Makkah, featuring some of great musicians such as Tohpati, Oele Patiselano, and Irfan Chasmala. After Feels Free concert in 2009, Indro build his own project with his student, Fajar Adi Nugroho, the project with two bass player named Indro Hardjodikoro The Fingers which has played in several Jazz clubs and International festivals such as the Java Jazz Festival (Jakarta - Indonesia), Petro Jazz Festival (St. Petersburg - Russia), MuzEnergo (Dubna-Russia), Iguana Wine n Jazz club (Belgrade - Serbia), Red n White Jazz Lounge (Jakarta - Indonesia), MusicTown (Moscow - Russia), World Youth Jazz Festival (Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia), Panggung Gembira KBRI Washington DC. 
In  this project Indro Hardjodikoro will play with Echa Soemantri (drum), Yankjay Nugroho (guitar) and Eghay (Piano) 	
Twitter: @indrohardjo
IG: @indrohardjodikoro

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