Yuri Mahatma
7
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I Can See Your Eyes From Here I Can See Your Eyes From Here
I Wish I could I Wish I could
Song For Mina Song For Mina
lush life lush life
chikako chikako
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Yuri Mahatma was born in Jakarta, Indonesia 1972. Moved to Bali in 1980 until now. He got the first music influences from his sister, Dian Pratiwi, a professional Jazz singer.
Studied guitar since he was 12-year old (self-taught). After finished high school, Yuri intensively studied jazz music privately from many guitarists, among them is Martijn Van Iterson in Leiden,Holland ( now Martijn teaches in Antwerp Conservatory, Belgium).
His first professional career started with State of Mind Band in 1994, since then he played with many groups all around the island such as Kayane Band, Duotones, and also had played in Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan.
In 2005 Yuri formed his own band called Yuri mahatma Group with some different nationalities of members (Indonesia/U.K./Japan) which play mostly their own compositions in some jazz festivals
Nowadays, Yuri is still living in Bali, playing in clubs, cafés, and hotels, teaching guitar and vocal, and also writing and recording his own music.Have you performed in front of an audience?Yes, Here are the most updated gig's venues;
-tuesdays:Batujimbar cafe(sanur)
-Fridays : The Warung (jazz by the beach) Kuta
-Sundays/wedn: As One Jazz Gallery (ubud)
Your musical influences
Dian Pratiwi, John Scofield, Joe Henderson, Herbie Handcock, Joe Rosenberg, Pat Metheny,Bill Evans,What equipment do you use?
D'armond guitar (by Guild)Contact
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