Jody Diamond (b. Pasadena, California, April 23, 1953) is an American composer, performer, writer, publisher, editor, and educator. She specializes in new music for the Indonesian gamelan and is considered an international expert on the subject. She received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1977, and an M.A. from San Francisco State University in 1979, pursuing interdisciplinary studies in music, anthropology, and education. Wikipedia
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Jody Diamond is one of the co-founders and co-directors of Frog Peak Music. She is the main graphic designer and a principal editor for most Frog Peak's publications. She also founded and directs the American Gamelan Institute and edits its journal Balu www.frogpeak.org/fpartists/fpdiamond.html
Gamelan music of all kinds, in Indonesia and around the world, is supported and documented by the American Gamelan Institute , an organization devoted to publishing, recording, distributing, and making available information on all aspects of Indonesian www.gamelan.org/