In the world of espresso machines, McIntosh is similar to legendary icons like Slayer, Synesso and Strada. Incidentally Nazar had many friends in the electronics department at Bandung Institute of Technology, which had its own radio transmitter and helped establish the birth KLCBS, more than a quarter century ago. Ahmad Noe’man adviced him on playing his music collection to a wider audience through radio – a ‘charity’ which was what they used to call it back then. KLCBS was born when Nazar’s music collection grew while at the same he was unable to continue to high school. He cited the work of John Lennon that can be played in jazz because it extends the “age” a great pop music, including classical – which can be appreciated, and certainly worthy of collection. But Nazar thinks that jazz has the ability to assemble a variety of musical genres within a certain pattern. His first experience to classical music and recognition of its composers continued on to knowing musicians such as Geoge Gershwin, Cole Porter, and other jazz streams such as beebob, hardbop, and many other. In Nazar’s opinion, classical music reaches the top of a music appreciation. That was the beginning of the growing amount of music collection that Nazar started by himself. “Even the price of a bowl of meatballs was never more than 5 rupiah” he said with a smile. “Usually classical music fans are loyal to their choice of music, but my parents enjoy both of them.” Then came the time when Nazar was trusted to add more to his parents’ music collection when Ahmad Noe’man asked him to buy LPs, which back then in the 60s, worth 75 rupiah. Nazar appreciates thet fact that since his teen years he has been introduced by his parents to classical music, which started from the Baroque era composers such as Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi, and eventually, jazz. KLCBS Music Director and Nazar’s second son. “Maybe because we and all living things are made of the earth element, that taste will inevitably occur, although only just a little bit” he said with a laugh when Faidhan Noe’man, his second son jokingly implied that he also would charge their family members 20 thousand rupiah for a cup of espresso made by him. In addition to finding pleasure in a cup of brewed coffee he personally makes, Nazar often recognizes an earthy taste and aroma from his coffee. “Back then, literatures about coffee was rare and only a few people could be consulted to talk about this particular beverage.” But glaucoma makes him resolve to using this simple equipment as his daily coffee brewing tool. Nazar is still loyal to his French Press, although he actually wants to also try to make coffee using an espresso machine. “Jazz can be Avant-garde, or fusion, and that’s what makes it so enjoyable, just like the different variants of coffee.” “Coffee is like jazz,” Explains Nazar about how this music genre is so rich and comes with a wide range of streams. Accompanied with Faidhan, we chewed the fat with Nazar who has an extensive knowledge in many areas. Nazar introduced himself to me wearing his Sunday attire – a white T-shirt and knee-length denim shorts. Soon after, a Pat Metheny concert was played in a superb blu-ray disc quality and sounded through a McIntosh audio amplifier –a beautiful background music that played during our conversation making one finally understand the meaning of ‘music to my ears’. In living room, I saw an advanced audio equipment an MA6200 integrated amplifier McIntos type which I begged to Faidhan Noe’man (Nazar’s second son) to turn on. My small talk with Nazar at his residence last Sunday afternoon was absolutely delightful – his home is where KLCBS has been airing jazz tunes for 30 years. Understandably, for Nazar, the electrical and electronic things are his daily play-dohs. This Electrolux machine is equipped with a stabilizer to maintain the electric current when brewing and frothing. But until recently, although not a heavy drinker, coffee has been one of AT Noe’man Nazar’s life’s companion, who is the founder of KLCBS radio, a station that airs jazz as its genre since March 11, 1982. “Don’t sip too much or you’ll get a moustache,” was what Ahmad Noe’man would say to his son – jokingly, of course. Little Nazar liked to secretly sip the coffee made by his father, an Indonesian famous architect, Mr. Founder of KLCBS (Karang Layu Citra Budaya Suara) jazz radio on 100.4 fm in Bandung.