Indra Lesmana Remembers The Late Father On His Birthday

Indra Lesmana and Jack Lesmana (Instagram @indralesmana)

JAKARTA - It is no secret that Indra Lesmana's musical talent was derived from his father, Jack Lesmana, who is known as a great musician and one of the pioneers of jazz music in Indonesia.

Jack was born in Jember, East Java on October 18, 1930. He had a career in the music industry for more than two decades, and died at the age of 57 on July 17, 1988.

After 36 years of missing, Indra is still celebrating his father's birthday. He uploaded a photo of his father playing the guitar through his Instagram account.

"The late Jack Lesmana, was born today on October 18, 1930," wrote Indra Lesmana.

Kibordis, who recently released the album "Sydney Reunion", also expressed his longing for his father.

"You're playing together," said Indra.

The 58-year-old keyboardist also uploaded a photo of his childhood playing music with his father. Indra plays keyboards and Jack plays guitar.

As is well known, Indra was introduced as a musician at the age of 10, when he played with his father.

Indra has also played with well-known Indonesian jazz musicians at the time, such as Benny Likumahuwa, and singer Broery Marantika.

For information, Jack Lesmana's greatness made him one of The Immortals: 25 of the greatest Indonesian Artists of all time in 2008 by Rolling Stone Indonesia magazine.

Jack also received a special award in the Legend Award category in the 21st Indonesian Music Award (AMI) in 2018.