Dwiki Dharmawan

Dwiki Dharmawan is one of Indonesia��s most gifted and celebrated music personalities: a multi-genre keyboardist, composer, producer, peace activist and cultural icon. With a career spanning over 30 years and performances in more than 70 countries, Dwiki remains one of his country��s most popular and respected industry stalwarts. On his debut for MoonJune, listeners were treated to an exotic musical m��lange of the highest order �� featuring fusion, jazz and progressive rock luminaries, Chad Wackerman and Jimmy Haslip, as well the legendary violinist, Jerry Goodman. ��So Far, So Close�� featured adventurous compositions, augmented by sleek arrangements and performances. His follow-up release, ��Pasar Klewer,�� cruised at even higher altitudes �� earning Dwiki a coveted 5-star review in the iconic Downbeat magazine, the widely read and highly respected All About Jazz, as well as equally exalted praise from respected music critics across the globe

Melbourne guitarist Nick Freer, Eelco Van Zanten, Gavin Harrison, David Binney and The Outernet

by Len Davis
August 10, 2025

Kick off your musical journey today with Melbourne guitarist Nick Freer and his latest albumApperseptions . From the Netherlands, Eelco Van Zanten shares Eel Fusionkastel followed by Canadian guitarist Joel Grundahl. British drummer Gavin Harrison joins forces with guitarist Nick Johnson and bassist Evan Marien for some stand out fusion, then a ballad with bite from ...

Dwiki Dharmawan: Pasar Klewer

by John Kelman
May 10, 2023

Indonesian keyboard star Dwiki Dharmawan returns following his 2015 MoonJune Records debut, the more fusion-heavy So Far, So Close, with the even more ambitious Pasar Klewer. This vibrant, acoustic piano-driven two-CD set features the cream of Britain's younger expat crop, blending with Indonesian musicians to create a passionate, seamless cultural cross-pollination. Bassist Yaron Stavi ...

Lee Puckett bassist from Kentucky. Yellow Jackets, Dwiki Dharmawan and Yo Miles with Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith

by Len Davis
December 26, 2021

New music from bassist Lee Puckett, Yellow Jackets and Dwiki Dharmawan featuring Jimmy Haslip, plus Yo Miles! with Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith. Playlist Lee Puckett “Brain Tweezer" from Lost Horizon (Self Produced) 00:00 Yellow Jackets “I Wonder" from Lifecycle (Heads Up) 08:44 Dharmawan"Whale Dance" from So far So Close (Moonjune) 17:23 Jing ...

Hari Ketiga

By Dwiki Dharmawan

Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: CD 1: Act I—The Earth/La terra; Act II—The Man/L'uomo; Act 3—The Event Horizon/ l'orizzonte deagli aventi; CD 2: Act IV—The Loneliness of the Universe/La solitudine dell 'universo; Act V—You'll Never Be Alone/Non sarai mai solo; Act VI—The Fact Is Done/Il fatto e finito; Act VII—The Perpetual Motion/Moto perpetuo; Act VIII; The Deal/L 'acordo; Act IX—The Memory of Things/ La memoria delle cose.

Mark Sullivan's Best Releases of 2020

by Mark Sullivan
December 30, 2020

Despite the circumstances, this was a high volume year for album releases, rich in both quantity and quality. Mine is not a ranked listing, but more or less in reverse chronological order. Since I wrote fewer album reviews than average, for the first time I have included several releases that I did not review myself.

Dwiki Dharmawan: Hari Ketiga

by Dan McClenaghan
December 26, 2020

Hari Ketiga is presented as a logbook of a voyage from the Earth to the moon, and beyond, to contact with music from distant planetary systems—a sprawling outer space improv opera as dense and difficult to fathom as Frank Herbert's first three Dune novels, or Samuel Delany's Dhalgren. It began simply enough: Leonardo Pavkovic ...

New releases from Nicolas Meier-Dewa Budjana, Stick Men, Marcus Klossek and more

by Len Davis
December 19, 2020

New releases from Stick Men, Dwiki Dharmawan, Oz Noy and more. Playlist Nicolas Meier-Dewa Budjana “Jayaprana" from Flying Spirits (Blue Canoe) 00:00 Stick Men “Cusp" from Owari (Moonjune) 09:54 Stick Men “Larks Tongues in Aspic" from Owari (Moonjune)16:17 Dwiki Dharmawan “You'll Never be Alone" from Hari Katiga (Moonjune) 23:12 Marcus Klossek Electric Trio “Big ...

Three-Day HeartH Star Festival:One Streaming Event Begins May 21, 2020!

May 22, 2020

Welcome Aboard HeartH Star Festival:One A unique world-wide music and arts festival! The Hearth Star Festival: One is a live three-day, online festival intended to weave an international array of passionate storytellers, dancers, healers and musicians into a beautiful tapestry of sound, light and color. Please join us at our opening ceremony from the beach in ...

Jimmy Haslip: Amperes Beyond The BASSics, Part 1

by Jim Worsley
February 5, 2020

The name Jimmy Haslip needs no introduction. So, he doesn't get one. Seriously, we had a lot of ground to cover and he had so many great stories and interesting asides to share that we are breaking the interview into two parts as it is. So, without further ado... All About Jazz: I ...