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Background

He was introduced to jazz music by his father, Jack Lesmana, who is also a jazz musician. His musical career with keyboards instrument started at age 10. He first performed with his father in March 1976 in Bandung. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1978, he went to Australia with his father to perform at cultural event of the ASEAN Trade Fair. During the stay his father encouraged Indra to take a qualification test at the Conservatorium of Music. He passed the test and was accepted at the school. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... ASEAN[1], pronounced // (AH-SEE-AHN) in English, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on August 8, 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand[2] as a display of solidarity...

Music career

In 1981, both he and his father formed a band called Jack and Indra Lesmana Quartet with Jack Lesmana, Karim Suweileh and James Morrison. They took a recording session during their visit in Indonesia in the same year and dealt with Queen Record to release the record called “Children of Fantasy“.

When he returned to Australia, he formed a Latin jazz fusion band with Jack Lesmana, Steve Brien, Dale Barlow, Tony Thijssen and Harry Rivers called “Children of Fantasy“. The band visited Indonesia in August 1982 to work on their tours. Dale Barlow (b. ...

In 1982, Indra explored his fusion jazz styles of music and formed another band called Nebula with Steve Hunter, Andy Evans, Ken James, Vince Genova, Carlinhos Gonzalves. The band had recorded their session in No Standing that contained 4 compositions by Indra (No Standing, The First, Sleeping Beauty, ‘Tis time to part) and a Steve Hunter’s “Samba for ET“. The album released in Australia by Jasmine Records and also in Indonesia by Jackson Records.

In 1983, he joined Sandy Evans, Tony Buck and Steve Elphick to form a modern jazz band called “ Women and Children First “ and recorded their first album in 1983.

Zebra Records, an affiliate of MCA Records sent their interest to sign him as the solo artist and release the album “ No Standing “ as Indra Lesmana’ s solo album. The agreement met in 1984 and the album was remastered by Bernie Grundman before released in the US.

Indra moved to California, US in 1985 and did the recording with Vinnie Colaiuta, Michael Landau, Jimmy Haslip, Airto Moreira, Charlie Haden, Bobby Shew, Tooty Heath for his album called “ For Earth and Heaven “. The album released in 1986 and happened to be his second internationally distributed album. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Michael Landau is a legendary session musician and guitarist who has played on thousands of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Seal, James Taylor, and Miles Davis. ... Jimmy Haslip is an electric bass player and record producer. ... Airto Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian Jazz percussionist and musician. ... Charlie Haden, Pescara Italy 1990 Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a jazz double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

His two albums “ No Standing “ and “ For Earth and Heaven “ appeared to be his highlight debut in USA. His singles “ No Standing “ ( from No Standing album ) and “ Stephanie “ ( from For Earth and Heaven album ) became the hits and entered the Billboard Charts for Jazz in US and number one in radio charts. ^{[citation needed]}

Besides his perform duties as an artist and record producer, Indra has deep interest in audio or sound recording technology. His album called Tragedi released in 1984 happened to be his first debut in becoming a sound designer. In 1998 Indra firstly produced the master quality sound of the Sabda Prana album by Java Jazz. In 1999 he decided to establish his independent mixing and mastering house specializing in jazz. He has personally mixed and mastered more than 20 albums of Indonesian distinguished artists, such as The Groove, Maliq & d’Essential, Andien, Donny Suhendra, Rika Roeslan, Delon, Simak Dialog, Chlorophyl, Dewa Budjana, Humania, Ermy Kullit and many more. He was also nominated for Best Mixing Engineer for album “ Rumah Ke Tujuh “ on AMI Awards 2003.

In 2000, his first single-instrumental jazz music video called “Reborn“ was heavily aired on Indonesia's national television. ^{[citation needed]}

He formed his first 17-piece big band project in March 2002 in order to record his 17th solo album that also happened to be his first big band arrangement of original soundtrack album “ Rumah Ke Tujuh “ film produced by his sister, Mira Lesmana.

Other achievements

In early 2004, with wife Hanny Trihandojo Lesmana and music partner Aksan Syuman, built and organize a non-profit art documentary weekly program at a mini art center in South Jakarta called “ Concert Practice “ to regenerate young people to explore their artistic performance in music and dance.

In March 2004, Indra was engaged to Fremantle Media and RCTI working for the Indonesian Idol as the head of the four juries. RCTI (Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia) is Indonesias first privately-owned television network based in Jakarta. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Discography

• 1978 Ayahku Sahabatku
• 1981 Children of Fantasy
• 1982 No Standing
• 1982 Nostalgia
• 1982 Latin Jazz Fusion (Special Edition)
• 1983 Women and Children First
• 1984 No Standing
• 1984 Tragedi
• 1984 Yang Pertama Yang Bahagia
• 1986 For Earth and Heaven
• 1986 Karina
• 1986 Gemilang
• 1986 Jack & Indra Lesmana Various
• 1987 La Samba Primadona
• 1987 Semakin Menawan
• 1988 Kau Datang
• 1988 Ekspresi
• 1989 Dunia Boleh Tertawa
• 1989 Titi DJ 1989
• 1990 Aku Ingin
• 1990 Adegan
• 1992 Cerita Lalu
• 1992 Selangkah Di Depan
• 1992 Hanya Untukmu
• 1993 Biarkan Aku Kembali
• 1994 Tiada Kata
• 1994 Waktu Berjalan
• 1994 Keharidan
• 1994 Bulan Di Atas Asia
• 1994 Ayah
• 1995 Kabut Di Kaki Langit
• 1996 Jalan Yang Hilang
• 1996 Romantic Piano
• 1996 Jalan Hidupmu
• 1996 Menari-Nari
• 1997 Lost Forest
• 1997 Selamat Tinggal
• 1998 Kedua
• 1998 Sabda Prana
• 1999 Saat Yang Terindah
• 2000 Interaski
• 2000 Reborn
• 2001 The Birds
• 2002 Kinanti
• 2002 Rumah Ke Tujuh OST
• 2003 Gelatik
• 2005 Silver

Awards

• Best Jazz/Pop Keyboards Instrumentalist - Gadis [1989]
• Best Pop Selling Album : “Aku Ingin“ - BASF Awards [1990]
• Diamond Achievement Awards - De Beers Diamond [1995]
• Best Jazz/Fusion Album – producer : “ Ermi Kullit - Saat Yang Terindah “ - 4th AMI Awards [2000]
• Best Jazz Vocalist - News Music Awards [2001]
• Best Keyboardist - News Music Awards [2001]
• Best Instrumental Song : “ Reborn “ - 5th AMI Awards [2001]
• Best Jazz/Contemporary Jazz Album – producer : “ Andien - Kinanti “ - 6th AMI Awards [2002]
• Best Score/Soundtrack : “ Rumah Ke Tujuh “- Festival Film Bandung [2003]
• Best Jazz/Contemporary Jazz Artist - 7th AMI Awards [2003]
• Best Jazz Song : “Mimpi & Rumah ke Tujuh“ - 7th AMI Awards [2003]
• Best Jazz Arranger : “Mimpi & Rumah ke Tujuh“ - 7th AMI Awards [2003]
• Best Jazz Producer : “OST Rumah ke Tujuh“ - 7th AMI Awards [2003]
• Most Radical Musician : Nokia 7600 [2004]

External links

• Official site