Widiyanto Sutanto
Piano, keyboards, Indonesia

About the participant

ID, Bandung

Widiyanto (Widi) was born in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. He moved to Bandung to continue his study at Maranatha Christian University (MCU). During his study in college, Widi joined Maranatha`s choir and played a piano, and sang in a gospel manner. He started loving music after that. Widi loved listening jazz too. The first musician that he liked very much is Chick Corea, and until now, Widi always learn and train every Chick Corea`s composition. He improved his jazz style on wedding perform and many other events. But thank God for one day, he met a Jazzuality (a website that fully talk everything about jazz) owner, Riandy Kurniawan. He said that he loved every tuned that out of Widi`s hand, and he like, with his pleasure, to be a manager of Widi`s jazz band “Out of 7”. Widi and “Out of 7” has joined a "jazz world" for about 2 years. This 2 years, has made Widi to be more talented than before, just like "bird out of cage". His skills in music is getting better and better. Thank God cause in 2 years, Widi and “Out of 7” has performed at many big events, such as JakJazz 2013, Margo Friday Jazz (Benny Likumahuwa's jazz lounge), Red White Lounge (Indra Lesmana's jazz lounge), and at many jazz lounges and another jazz events. Widi wants to expand his music talent, beside doing his jazz works, Widi conduct and compose big band and orchestra, and a music director of movies.