Following a rigorous selection and judging process, The Papandayan International Jazz Competition (TPJC) 2025 officially crowned Blue Matter Trio from Yogyakarta as the Youth Jazz Category Champion, and Kinematics from Japan as the Jazz Warrior Category Champion. TP Jazz is a jazz music event management initiative organized by The Papandayan Bandung and Media Group, held

Iskandar Widjaja released his latest single Spirited Away on 13 March. Photos courtesy of Iskandar Widjaja/NOWJAKARTA The rising violinist virtuoso Iskandar Widjaja launched his newest single, Spirited Away. He shared his life experience to NOW! Jakarta in an exclusive interview. Like the soothing gentle wind in the air, we felt the soft breath of musical

Photos courtesy of Studio Eksotika With thought-provoking books lining the walls, a locally-accented bar and a specially curated library of vinyl records, Studio Eksotika presents a fresh new space for music lovers. It’s not often the ‘geeks’ are catered to in this day and age. Looking to lure in the masses, venues sell-out to mainstream interests; the folks

Late soul-jazz singer Phil Perry was rendering and reminiscing his pure-hearted old hit song with his signature gospel and whistle. Photo by Raditya Fadilla/NOW!JAKARTA Since first established in 2005, Java Jazz Festival has transformed into a celebration of groovy music and nostalgia where different musical genres amalgamated on multiple stages, offering various performances from local and

Justin Bieber’s Boyfriend songwriter Matthew Tyler Musto popularly known as Blackbear will join We The Fest this year to perform his blend all things good between R&B, Pop, and hip-hop tracks at We The Fest 2020. Photo courtesy of Ismaya Live/NOW!JAKARTA The unforgettable memories from last year We The Fest are still in people’s mind but global

Celebrating Valentine's Day, Indonesian tenor singer Ari Wibowo collaborating with Regina Handoko and Harland Hutabarat will be part of a classical music concert titled Amore – A Romantic Classical Evening. One of Indonesia’s gifted tenor, Ari Wibowo, talks about his upcoming concert and inspiration behind it. Please tell us a little bit about the upcoming

The Hispanic heritage is a hybrid form of arts, cultures and music, and the influences of Italian opera and the European piano repertoire have vital impacts on the development of Latin arts and music. A numerous catalogue of works from styles like abstract folklore, experimental, neotypical, neoromantic, expressionist, indigenist, impressionist, serialism, romantic and contemporary are

With tonnes of people went to the three-day festival, tirelessly dancing to lively music all night, We The Fest 2019 was a glorious success. In between shows, Eats and Beats, the culinary corner at We The Fest 2019 is the destination where people going to fill up their energy. Photo by Raditya Fadilla/NOW!JAKARTA Offering numerous