Sri Hanuraga

Sri Hanuraga: To The Universe

by Dave Wayne
July 14, 2016

Pianist Sri Hanuraga is another amazing young talent from Indonesia. To The Universe is his debut album as a leader, though he's previously recorded with the young Polish vibraphonist Dominik Bukowski and Indonesian bassist Kevin Yosua. Recorded in Amsterdam with a European band, Hanuraga nevertheless draws quite heavily on the music of his native land for inspiration. The result is a consistently engaging synthesis of modern jazz and ethnic Indonesian music, with a little bit of progressive fusion thrown in. ...