Bubi Chen

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Bubi Chen (* 9. February 1938 in Surabaya , Java , † 16th February 2012 in Semarang , Java) was a Indonesian musicians of modern jazz ( piano , band leader , composition ).

Life

Chen, whose father played the violin, began taking piano lessons from European teachers who lived in Java from the age of four. At the age of seventeen he took a composition course at the Wesco School of Music , where Teddy Wilson was one of the teachers. At this age he played in a band with his older brothers Jopie and Teddy; he also began to give piano lessons himself. A few years later he formed a group with guitarist Jack Lesmana, with whom he made his first recordings in 1959. These were presented at Voice of America , which made him internationally known. The Down Beat , for example, honored him as " Art Tatum of the East". Together with Lesmana, Maryono, Kiboud Maulana, Benny Mustafa and his brother Jopie Chen, he was one of the Indonesian All Stars , which first appeared at the New York World's Fair in 1964/65 and together with Tony Scott , with whom they had already played in Indonesia performed at the Berlin Jazz Days in 1967. The resulting album Djanger Bali , which is partly based on themes from gamelan music , is an early example of world jazz . He also played with Jeremy Montero. In 1992, Chen performed with the Indonesian All Stars at the North Sea Jazz Festival . Most recently, Chen interpreted the standards of the Great American Songbook primarily in an easy-listening style.

Discographic work

  • Bubi Chen & Kwartet (Lokananta, 1959)
  • Indonesian All Stars Djanger Bali (SABA, 1967)
  • Lagu Untukmu (Irama)
  • Bubi Chen and His Fabulous 5 (Irama)
  • Bubi Chen with Strings Bila 'Ku Ingat (Irama)
  • Margie Segers - Bubi Chen Terpikat (Hidayat, 1975)
  • Mengapa Kau Menangis (Irama Tara)
  • Just Jazz (Virgo Ramayana)
  • Bubi Chen Plays Soft and Easy (Atlantic Records, 1977)
  • Music Santai (Atlantic Records)
  • Jazz Meeting Vol.1 - Recoding Live In Bandung (Hidayat)
  • Rien Djamain & Jack Lesmana Combo Telah Berlalu
  • Selembut Kain Sutera (Hidayat)
  • Kau Dan Aku (Hidayat)
  • Bubi Di America (Hidayat)
  • Kedamaian (Hidayat, 1989)
  • Bubby Chen and his Friends (Bulletin, 1990)
  • Virtuoso (Legend Records, 1995)
  • Jazz the Two of Us (Legend Records, 1996)
  • Nice 'n Easy - My Way (Legend Records, 1997)
  • ASIC Australia Singapore Indonesia Connection (Legend Records, 1998)
  • Wonderful World (Sangaji Music)
  • Best of Me (Platinum, 2007)
  • Buaian Asmara (DeMajors, 2007)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary at tempointeractive  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.tempointeractive.com
personal data
SURNAME Chen, boy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indonesian jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Surabaya
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 2012
Place of death Semarang