Classicallytrainedonpianoatageof6intheearlypartofhismusiceducation,SandyWinartastalents

weresoondiscoveredthroughtheageof17whenhegotacquaintedwiththedrums.Itbeganwitha
fascinationinthesoundsthatinstrumentsmakethatledSandypursuingmusicattheAustralian
InstituteofMusic,Sydney(Australia)in2000.
UpongraduationwithaBachelorinMusic,SandyproceededtoreturntoIndonesiaandbegan
professionalworkasasessionandrecordingmusician,performerwithmanyregionalandinternational
artistesacrossamyriadofgenres.HehasbeenseenonsetsofIndonesianIdolandAsianShow,
performedwithBalawanTrioinQuebecMusicFestival(2007,Canada),andacrosscontinents
throughoutChina,Australia,Malaysia,VietnamandmostrecentlytooinSingaporewithmultiple
GrammyAwardWinnerCharlieHaden(JazzLegend)andhisLiberationMusicOrchestra.
Sandyalsoinvolvedineducationalprojectofteachingdrumsspecificallyjazzdrummingthroughhis
websiteBisadrum.com.Andhesbeeninvitedtogiveworkshopsatmanymusicinstitutesandmusic
schools,suchasIMI,IMDI,Farabi,etc.
Movingacrossfestivals,SandyhasbeenaregularatregionaleventssuchastheJakjazzFestival,Java
JazzFestival,KualaLumpurInternationalJazzFestival,AmbonJazzFestival,MosaicMusicFestival,
JazzTrafficFestivalandhasworkedcollaborationswithmanyartistessuchasSadaoWatanabe,
StevenThornton,RogerBurns,AndySuzuki,IndraLesmana,BarryLikumahuwa,tonameafew.
InDecember2011,withhistrio,LLW,theyperformedatBlueNote,Tokyo.Itisoneofthemost
famousandprestigiousjazzclubintheworld.AndlaterinJune2012,heperformedagainatBlue
Note,TokyowithEveretteHarp.
ItisnottoofarfetchedtoconsiderSandyassomethingofamusicalvirtuoso.Therecognitionofthis
veryyoungdrummerhadbeganinrecentyears,withinvitationstoperformwiththeWorldPeace
Orchestra(JavaJazz2007),TonyMonacoTrio,EveretteHarp,MauriceBrown,OranEtkin,Dwiki
Dharmawan,ToninhoHorta,andallthesewithmuchfavorableacclaim.
AndalsoinJune2013,SandygotinvitedtoparticipateinMasterJamFestinUkraine,itsan
internationaljazzfestival.AndSandyistheonlydrummerfromAsiathatgotinvitedtoparticipatein
thefestival.
ThenameofSandyWinartaisonethatisbuildinganinfluenceacrossAsia,yetthehumilityand
professionalismthatthisIndonesiandrummerisrenownedforiswhathasmanyunderstandofhis
successes.

2013
Java Jazz Festival Sandy Winarta quartet
Ubud Village Jazz Festival Sandy Winarta quartet
Ubud Jazz Caf David Garfield ( George Benson, TOTO, etc ) ,
Magnus Lindgren( grammy award winner )
Ryoshi Jazz house Kash Killion ( Sun Ra Orchestra )
2012
Blue Note Tokyo Everette Harp and Indra Lesmana quartet
Jazz Traffic Festival Toninho Horta
Kuala Lumpur International Jazz Festival Everette Harp and Indra
Lesmana quartet
Ambon Jazz Festival Oran Etkin ( grammy award winner )

Miri Jazz Festival Malaysia Nita Aartsen Quartet

Java Jazz Festival LLW featuring Maurice Brown ( grammy award
winner )
- Sandy Winarta quartet
Zildjian Award 2012 Category Jazz Drummer
Red White Jazz Lounge Jakarta Tony Monaco trio
Bangkok Jazz Festival Nita Aartsen quartet
2011
Blue Note Tokyo LLW
Jazz Reload Singapore LLW
Java Jazz Festival
LLW
- Sandy Winarta quartet
- Pitoelas big band
- Bubi Chen
Many local jazz festivals with various Indonesian jazz musicians
2010
Mosaic Music Festival Singapore Charlie Haden Liberation Music
Orchestra ( counducted by Alan Broadbent )
Java Jazz Festival

Pitoelas big band

- Sarimanouk quartet
- Oele Pattiselano and Jeffry Tahalele
- Maya Hasan
2007
Java Jazz Festival - Andy Suzuki, Steve Thornton, Sadao Watanabe and
Dwiki Dharmawan World Peace Orchestra
2006
Quebec Music festival Canada Balawan trio