Biography
Tohpati Ario Hutomo (born 25 July 1971 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian jazz guitarist and songwriter. He is known as one of the most famous jazz guitarists in Indonesia.[1] He has collaborated with many Indonesian musicians such as Glenn Fredly, Indro, Arie Ayunir and Shakila. Many of his work has traditional culture elements as he always try to combine both modern and traditional Indonesian music on his albums. The influence came from many different international jazz guitarists, but the most significant influence came from Pat Metheny.
Tohpati Bertiga , (Tohpati in a Group of Three) , a trio together with his music soulmate, a senior bassist Indro Hardjodikoro and the drummer of Gugun Blues Shelter, Aditya Wibowo who’s better known as Bowie. They launched the album not long after they were established as a team.
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