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Nial_Djuliarso:
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'''Nial Radhitia Djuliarso''' (born [[February 5]], [[1981]] in [[Jakarta]]) is an [[Indonesia]]n [[jazz]] [[pianist]].
== Background ==
Nial began taking piano lesson at an early age, 2½ years{{Fact|date=September 2007}}.
Nial was introduced to jazz music by his father, Tripudjo Djuliarso, who plays [[double bass|bass]]. In the house he heard a lot of jazz from his father's collection. After seeing a concert by the [[Pat Metheny Group]] in Jakarta in 1995, Nial became interested in the musical genre.
When Nial attended high school in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], he continued to learn jazz piano. In Chattanooga he played frequently in the Jazz Junction, a jazz club, before he graduated in 1999.{{Fact|date=April 2007}} At that time, he actively sought knowledge from other jazz musicians, including [[Ellis Marsalis]], by sending the recording of his music in order to be accepted to masterclasses by those renowned musicians.
== Music education ==
Upon finishing high school, he continued his musical studies at the [[Berklee College of Music]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in 2004, majoring in Contemporary Writing and Production and Performance.
He continued his studies at the [[Juilliard School]]'s jazz studies program, graduating in May 2006. He is currently residing in [[New York City]], touring with the [[Artie Shaw]] Orchestra when they are on the road, and freelancing.
==Discography==
*Nial Djuliarso at Juilliard (2005) Omega Pacific Production
== Achievements ==
* Winner of 1999 Piano Jazz Improvisation Competition at [[Oberlin Conservatory]]
* 1st place at the 2003 Horace Silver piano competition
* 3rd place at the 2005 Montreux solo jazz piano competition
* 3rd place at the 2005 Moscow jazz piano competition.
* 3rd place at the 2005 USA Songwriting Competition
== Resources ==
* [http://www.nialdjuliarso.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=2233 All About Jazz]
* [http://www.oberlin.edu/con/bkstage/199905/jazzwinners.html Oberlin competition winner]
* [http://www.berklee.edu/profiles/djuliarso.html Berklee College profile]
* [http://ejazznews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2337 ejazznews]
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[[Category:People from Jakarta]]
[[Category:Javanese people]]
[[Category:Berklee College of Music alumni]]
[[Category:Indonesian Americans]]
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