SRI HANURAGA

Born in Jakarta, Indonesia in December 24th 1985. At the age of seventeen, Sri started to study Jazz piano with Indra Lesmana, the leading Jazz pianist in Indonesia. During this period he won the first prize in JGTC Competition, and played at some major Jazz festivals in Indonesia including the International Java Jazz Festival 2005. At the age of nineteen, he moved to Amsterdam to study Jazz piano at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. In April 2006 he won the soloist prize at the East of Eastern Jazz Festival in Nijmegen. In January 2009 He won the second prize at the YPF Jazz Piano Competition (with jury such as Jacky Terrason, John Taylor, Antonio Farao, Enrico Pieranunzi and Bobo Stenson)  In February 2010 his trio “Animated”, was chosen to play at the Dutch Jazz Day in May 2010 and his composition was chosen to be put on a CD called “The Best read more...