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ADDIE MS & TWILITE ORCHESTRA
FEAT. LEA SIMANJUNTAK & BOB JAMES
PERFORMING GERSHWIN
THE GLORIOUS RETURN
I gershwin atau george jacob gershwin adalah
koMposer dan pianis idola asal aMerika di era 1920-
an. Karya-karyanya yang paling terkenal adalah Rhapsody in
Blue (1924) dan An American in Paris, lagu-lagu Swanee (1919),
dan jazz standar yang berpengaruh, I Got Rhythm (1930).
Pencinta film khususnya era klasik akan mengenalnya sebagai
hero, dan itu pula yang akan coba ditampilkan kembali oleh
Addie MS & Twilite Orchestra yang bahkan akan jadi sajian
spesial karena turut mengajak musisi luar negeri, Bob James.
Nama Addie MS & Twilite Orchestra sudah begitu melekat
dalam hal musik klasik di Indonesia, sementara Bob James
merupakan musisi jazz senior yang menghidupkan beraneka hits
sejak 1970-an.
Bersama penyanyi Lea Simanjuntak, Addie MS & Twilite Orchestra Classical film devotees recognize him as a hero, a persona
dan Bob James akan menjadi elemen-elemen yang menyatukan that will be revived by Addie MS Twilite Orchestra in a special
wujud karya Gershwin sebagai sosok penting pada masanya. performance with an international musician, Bob James.
Addie MS & Twilite Orchestra is known in Indonesia for their
e gershwin or george jacob gershwin was an classical music performance, while Bob James is a senior jazz
aMerican coMposer and pianist in the 1920s. He is musician whose hits spanned since the 1970s.
celebrated for his works Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An Along with Lea Simanjutak, Addie MS and Bob James will put
American in Paris, Swanee (1919), as well as the influential jazz the work of Gershwin as a powerful figure in his era back on the
standard, I Got Rhythm (1930). contemporary stage.
ARDHITO PRAMONO
BACK TO 1950S
I bayangkan seorang Musisi
indonesia berlirik bahasa inggris yang
mengombinasikan Billie Holiday, Dean Martin,
sampai legenda golden pop Indonesia 1950-
an, Sam Saimun. Inilah yang akan terwujud
jika melihat penyanyi sekaligus pemain piano
bernama Ardhito Pramono.
Pria yang lahir di Jakarta dan belajar
perfilman di JMC Academy, Australia, ini akan
menggiring penonton ataupun pendengarnya
pada nuansa musik jazz 1950-an yang
mengusung rasa tradisional nan hangat dengan e picture an indonesian Musician singing songs in english that
karakter vokal yang jelas dan berenergi, combines Billie Holiday, Dean Martin, to Indonesian 1950s golden pop star, Sam
mengingatkan Michael Buble jika mengambil Saimun. Such image will embody in the singer and pianist Ardhito Pramono.
contoh modern. Ardhito, who was born in Jakarta and studied film in JMC Academy, Australia,
Maka, coba dengarkan “Say Hello” yang will invite his audience and listeners to the ambience of the 1950s jazz music
meledak-ledak dengan balutan swing berlirik that represents the warmth of traditional element with pronounced and
satire, atau “Fake Optics” yang terasa sendu. energetic vocals character, which takes us to the likes of modern era singer,
Nuansa vintage itu juga mencakup bossanova Michael Buble.
seperti di “Bitterlove”. Bukan cuma itu, pria So, try to listen to the explosive “Say Hello” in swing tunes with satire lyrics,
kelahiran 22 Mei 1995 yang berbekal album or the melancholic “Fake Optics”. The same vintage atmosphere can also be
solo perdana self-titled (2017) ini juga punya found in the Bossanova of "Bitterlove". The singer, born in May 22, 1995, who
satu lagu berbahasa Indonesia berjudul “Bisa” has released his debut solo self-titled album in 2017, also launched a song in
yang menjadi OST untuk film Susah Sinyal. Bahasa Indonesia titled “Bisa” featured in the OST of Susah Sinyal.
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